Kentucky Supreme Court Rules to Limit Governor’s COVID Emergency Powers August 24, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner The Kentucky governor’s efforts to aggressively combat COVID-19 suffered a landmark legal defeat Saturday as the state’s high court cleared...
Fatal Overdoses in Kentucky Grew 49% in 2020 August 6, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Fatal drug overdoses in Kentucky _ an ongoing scourge that has ravaged communities in the state _ surged nearly 50%...
University of Louisville Approves $800,000 Settlement with Former President August 4, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner The University of Louisville and its investment foundation on Monday agreed to an $800,000 settlement stemming from a long-running and...
Kentucky To Rebid Unemployment Insurance System Amidst Cybersecurity Concerns July 16, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Concerns about cybersecurity have led the state of Kentucky to extend its search for a company to modernize its pandemic-stressed...
Kentucky Sues CVS Health, Accusing Chain of ‘Fueling’ the State’s Opioid Crisis June 7, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Kentucky’s attorney general last week sued CVS Health, accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids that...
Kentucky Gov to Relax Virus-Related Capacity Limits on Businesses, Events May 11, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday laid out the next phase for relaxing pandemic-related restrictions and said he hopes to...
COVID Liability Shield for Businesses Becomes Law in Kentucky April 15, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Kentucky’s governor stood aside and let a bill become law that protects an array of businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits. But...
Kentucky Passes Liability Protections for Businesses, Healthcare Facilities April 1, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Kentucky lawmakers voted to shield businesses and health care facilities from coronavirus-related lawsuits as they hurried to finish work Tuesday...
Kentucky Senate Backs COVID Liability Shield for Businesses March 3, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Legislation that would provide broad protections to shield Kentucky businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits won approval from the state Senate after...
Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Bills Limiting Gov’s Authority on Pandemic Restrictions January 11, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner In a stinging rebuke of the Democratic governor’s response to COVID-19, Republican lawmakers on Saturday gave final passage to bills...