A Fayette County Health Department representative says hepatitis A cases in Lexington won’t level off until community immunity is built up through additional vaccinations.  

New data from the Census Bureau show eastern Kentucky is still struggling with poverty and lagging far behind national and state averages in terms of income.

Former Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller has been working for the legalization of hemp for more than six years.  President  Donald Trump is expected to sign the farm bill, which includes the hemp provision, into law next week.

A national public radio report this week focused on a shortage of full-time sworn police officer in some communities across the country.  Lexington Police Commander Brian Maynard says that’s not the case in Fayette County.

The time for procrastination is over. Federal officials will be closing the enrollment for health insurance on Saturday.

Emily Beauregard is Executive Director of Kentucky Voices for Health. She said there is an indication  the federal website is pushing people to consider some short-term plans that may not be a good choice.

“They are actually directing people in some subtle ways to short-term plans which are really nothing more than junk coverage,” she said.

  In a major blow to Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration and the Republican-led legislature, the Supreme Court of Kentucky has upheld a ruling that struck down changes to the state’s pension system that passed into law earlier this year.

The pension law was challenged by Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear, who argued that the changes violated state workers’ contract rights and that lawmakers had illegally rushed the bill to passage.

Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Jay Box has appointed Dr. Koffi Akakpo to head Bluegrass Community & Technical College.

Akakpo currently serves as vice president for business, administrative, and student services at North Central State College in Ohio.  He believes there are more opportunities than challenges in taking on the presidency at the Lexington school.“Workforce development is a big one for me.  As I went around and I looked at all the sites and all the potential that we have.  I think we have a lot to offer,” said Akakpo.