June 26, 2018
Thousands of whiskey barrels crashed into a massive heap Friday when a large section of a decades-old storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country. The damaged warehouse at the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown …
March 26, 2018
Kentucky lawmakers are closing in on making the biggest changes to the workers’ compensation system in decades after the Senate passed the measure on Thursday. The legislation – backed by business groups but opposed by organized labor groups – will …
February 20, 2018
Republican lawmakers began their latest push last week to revamp workers’ compensation, advancing a bill that would put time limits on benefits for some injured workers. The provision calling for a 15-year cap from the date of injury drew the …
February 9, 2018
Following up on a big change made last year to Kentucky’s medical malpractice system, state lawmakers are considering a measure that would further alter the process of pursuing lawsuits claiming medical error or neglect. The bill advanced by the Senate …
January 17, 2018
Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky touted its potential as a viable alternative to ease the state’s addiction woes from opioid painkillers. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes joined other advocates at a state Capitol event last week to …
January 16, 2018
James A. Jones saw enough cars stranded along the icy highway to know it was time to pull over as a winter storm blasted parts of Tennessee and Kentucky with sleet, freezing rain and snow Friday. Jones counted 25 cars …
April 17, 2017
Kentucky lawmakers passed legislation aimed at reducing the beleaguered coal industry’s costs to cover claims by workers suffering from black lung disease. The plan, presented by Republican Senate President Robert Stivers, was in the works for weeks but surfaced on …
April 2, 2017
Kentucky lawmakers completed quick work Thursday evening on a proposal championed by the Senate’s top leader to reduce the beleaguered coal industry’s costs to cover claims by workers suffering from black lung disease. The plan, presented by Republican Senate President …
March 20, 2017
A bill revising Kentucky’s medical malpractice system by creating panels of medical providers to review claims of error or neglect before cases go to court was passed earlier this month by state lawmakers. The legislation, long a priority of many …
March 10, 2017
Golf carts could become part of package-delivery fleets if a bill advancing in the Kentucky General Assembly becomes law. The measure won passage in the state House on a 61-36 vote after a long debate Wednesday. The proposal now goes …