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Kentucky Just Set the Stage for the Next Obamacare War
Will it become the first state to reverse course on the Medicaid expansion after having embraced it? By Suzy Khimm.
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America's poorest white town: abandoned by coal, swallowed by drugs
In the first of a series of dispatches from the US’s poorest communities, we visit Beattyville, Kentucky, blighted by a lack of jobs and addiction to painkillers. By Chris McGreal.
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Kentucky counties with highest Medicaid rates backed Matt Bevin, who plans to cut Medicaid
The 66 percent of Owsley County that gets health coverage through Medicaid now must reconcile itself with the 70 percent that voted for Republican Governor-elect Matt Bevin, who pledged to cut the state's Medicaid program and close the state-run Kynect health insurance. By John Cheves.
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Obamacare is here to stay. Just look at Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin stormed into office promising to kill off the state’s Obamacare Medicaid expansion immediately. By Sarah Kliff.
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BIll would require men to have a note from their wives and swear on bible before getting Viagra
A Kentucky state lawmaker has filed a bill that would require men to have at least two office visits and swear on a Bible they are married before a doctor could prescribe them erectile dysfunction medication. The bill by State Representative Mary Lou Marzian, a Democrat from Louisville, is in response to Republican Gov. Matt Bevin signing a bill last week requiring women to consult with a doctor at least 24 hours before an abortion.
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Colonels of Truth
“In Corbin, according to Harland Sanders, ‘Bootleggin’s, fights, and shootin’s was as regular as a rooster’s crowing in the mornin’.’ Whether or not this excessive chicken noise informed Sanders’ future career is impossible to say, but Corbin is where he began his gradual transformation into the future famous food icon.” By Alan Bellows.
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Unbeaten Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby
Favorite Nyquist ran a perfect race to extend his unbeaten record winning the 142nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, sparking talk of a second consecutive Triple Crown champion.
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U.S. judge furious after jailed female defendant appears in court without pants
Watch U.S. judge furious after jailed female defendant appears in court without pants Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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KFC’s secret recipe uncovered
HE’S had us lickin’ our fingers for years but is the secret finally out to Colonel Harland Sanders’ tasty blend of 11 herbs and spices? The original recipe has been closely guarded since the 1940s, when Colonel Sanders began cooking his famous chicken, and is thought to be the key to the fast-food giant’s success, reports The Sun. But this week American news outlet the Chicago Tribune has published what it claims to be the secret recipe found in an old scrap book belonging to one of the Colonel’s relatives.
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Disunion: Going South
Even after the brutal battles at Bull Run and Wilson’s Creek had made clear the depth of the conflict awaiting North and South, the people and communities along the border were still trying to decide where their true allegiances lay.
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Wannabe Weatherman Arrested for Starting Wildfire to Get Facebook Views
"He enjoyed the attention he got from the Facebook stuff" An aspiring weatherman was arrested in Kentucky this week after intentionally setting a wildfire in order to film it and get more Facebook views. Johnny Mullins, 21, was arrested and charged with second-degree arson, the Associated Press reported. He often posted video segments that he called “Weather Outlook,” NBC News reported. His final video got 2,900 views.
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One of Kentucky’s Two Remaining Abortion Providers to Close Down
As of January 27, the state of Kentucky will have only one remaining legal abortion provider. The EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington is closing, news that was first reported in a Friday post on the Kentucky National Organization for Women Facebook page.
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Kentucky’s New Fetal Pain Law, Like Most Abortion Restrictions, Is Based on Junk Science
Kentucky’s new anti-abortion law assumes — incorrectly — that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks. By Jordan Smith.
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Heroin overdoses spike in Louisville
Another week, another cluster of overdoses. This time it happened in Louisville, Kentucky, where Louisville Metro Emergency Services responded to 52 overdose calls between midnight Wednesday and 8 a.m. ET Friday, said agency spokesman Mitchell Burmeister. That was a big jump over the 25 overdose calls received in the same 32-hour time frame last week.
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Armed neo-Nazis prepare for potential clash in small Kentucky town
Hate groups have come to tiny Pikeville in a bid for support, but locals fear a violent standoff between the neo-Nazis and anti-fascist protesters. By Lois Beckett .
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After Coal, a Small Kentucky Town Builds a Healthier, More Creative Economy
A complex network of local organizations helps neighbors support one another as they rebound from a dying industry. By Peter Slavin.
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Kentucky gives blessing to Bible classes in public schools
Watchdog groups have vowed to make sure Bible classes in Kentucky public schools don’t go from teaching to preaching. By Corky Siemaszko. (June 28, 2017)
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‘Don’t take away our healthcare’ says Trump country
The Appalachian mountain ranges are home to fervent Trump supporters who want him to back them now. By Laura Bicker.
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Kentucky Lawmakers Are Leading the Fight to Federally Legalize Hemp
Decades before cannabis was made illegal in 1937, hemp was a big cash crop for Kentucky. In 1850, the Bluegrass State produced 40,000 tons of the stuff. During World War II, the government paid citizens to grow the plant. Now it's at the center of a bill that would legalize hemp on a federal level.
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[Gov.] Bevin’s quest to outlaw abortion in Kentucky is unconstitutional and underhanded
Three-day trial ends, ruling is months away. Lexington Herald-Leader editorial.
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