Amendment viewed as threat to Medicaid expansion may be pulled from bill
By Joe Sonka | Posted on March 8, 2019State Rep. Kim Moser stated in a tweet Thursday evening that she would pull her floor amendment filed to a bill this week that health care advocates say would allow the Bevin administration to follow through on its threat to end the Medicaid expansion...
Vandalism of Hindu temple being investigated as possible hate crime
By Joe Sonka | Posted on January 30, 2019City leaders have denounced an apparent hate crime directed at a Hindu temple earlier this week, as it was broken into and desecrated with graffiti. At some point between Sunday night and Tuesday morning, officials said, one or more vandals broke into the Swaminarayan Temple...
Democrats blast Bevin over Medicaid benefit cuts, as dental clinics for poor brace for changes
By Joe Sonka | Posted on July 2, 2018A number of Democratic elected officials from Louisville blasted the Bevin administration in a news conference Monday morning for ending dental and vision benefits for the expanded Medicaid population over the weekend, which several local dental providers fear will jeopardize such services and the health...
South Louisville legislators convene task force on opioid crisis
By Joe Sonka | Posted on June 18, 2018State Representatives McKenzie Cantrell and Joni Jenkins have convened a new task force to combat the opioid epidemic devastating the south Louisville districts they represent, where more residents died from accidental drug overdoses in 2017 than anywhere else in the city. The task force...
Guest Commentary: Legislators propose progressive tax reform
By Guest Author | Posted on July 15, 2017This commentary was co-authored by the following state representatives, all Democrats: Tom Burch, Joni Jenkins, Mary Lou Marzian, Reginald Meeks, Attica Scott and Jim Wayne, all of Jefferson County; George Brown Jr. and Kelly Flood, of Fayette County. We applaud Gov. Matt Bevin for seeking...