It’s the state and national medical story that not only won’t go away, but is expanding in scope. When is a cardiologist justified in recommending and performing invasive surgeries to insert mesh tubes, called coronary stents, in blocked arteries to relieve restricted blood flow? The basic rule of thumb is that an artery should have [...]
(Editor’s note: Since Insider’s initial and follow-up coverage of HB279, Curtis Morrison had some limited involvement in lobbying the governor to veto the bill and legislators to uphold the veto.) Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed his first bill last Friday, then watched as both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly voted to overturn that veto the following Tuesday. Beshear’s veto [...]
Residents and neighbors cheered the passing of an revised proposal before Wednesday’s evening’s meeting of Individual Landmarks Architectural Review Committee. The ARC approval will make way for the development of a new doctors office and a Mesh Restaurant on the site of the Bauer’s Tavern, which was last housed Azalea Restaurant. A battle has raged [...]
(Editor’s note: Curtis Morrison is a member of Metro Dems, and a former volunteer organizer with the superpac Progress Kentucky.) Fifty people at the Louisville Metro Democratic Club’s monthly meeting were stood up last night. And the reason suggests a lot about the uneasy relationship between the media and grassroots political groups, as well as about [...]
After a decade of public meetings and forums, you’d think all the kinks in how to conduct a public meeting on the Ohio River Bridges Project would be worked out, right? Wrong. Tuesday night, about 300 people stormed into the lobby of the Springdale Community Church, a space which could accommodate about 50 comfortably. WMV East [...]
(Editor’s note: Terry Boyd also contributed to this post.) The big question in Frankfort after the General Assembly passed “The Religious Freedom Restoration Act” yesterday is, “Will Gov. Steve Beshear sign it?” A spokesperson from the governor’s office told us the bill is still going through the final legislative process and isn’t expected on Beshear’s desk [...]
(Editor’s note: This post was updated at 3 p.m. on March 7 with comment from State Sen. Morgan McGarvey.) The Kentucky Senate will be voting on a bill titled “The Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” today at 2 p.m. that would give Kentuckians the right to ignore federal laws and regulations which “directly and substantially burden” [...]
Last Friday, the Indiana Finance Authority held a public hearing on $775 million in bonds they’re issuing to start construction on the East End bridge component of the Ohio River Bridges Project. IFA didn’t bring any information to present such as, say, that investment grade toll study we’ve been looking for. Rather, they were only hosting [...]
City audit finds multiple problems at Louisville Zoo, lack of financial controls at Metro Council
An internal city audit continues to find problems with city institutions that have had their share of issues: the Louisville Zoo, and the Metro Council. A 2013 Audit follow-up recently sent to Mayor Greg Fischer includes 46 issues, 19 of which are new from 2011 and 2012. Many of those findings have never been made public before now, and almost [...]