Oct 19 Community Three Key Points on Monday’s Humana-Aetna Vote This story has been updated. Aetna’s proposed buyout of health insurer Humana was approved Monday by stockholders of the two companies. The deal was approved by more than 99 percent of the voting shares of each company. In July, executives from the two companies agreed on a $37 billion purchase price for the Louisville-based Fortune 500 company. […] By Stephen George Oct 19 Community Three Key Points on Monday’s Humana-Aetna Vote Stephen George
Sep 9 Community UPS Pilots’ Union Calls For Strike Vote Union leaders representing UPS pilots are calling for a strike vote as negotiations with the company over a new contract remain stalled. The Independent Pilots Association represents 2,600 UPS pilots — roughly 1,700 of whom are based in Louisville. The pilots’ current contract expired at the end of 2011. Under federal law, the terms of […] By Stephen George Sep 9 Community UPS Pilots’ Union Calls For Strike Vote Stephen George
Aug 19 Education Three Takeaways From the New Harvard Report on Kentucky Public Schools A new data tool from Harvard University is providing more specific insights into student performance at Kentucky’s public schools. The Strategic Data Project uses information provided by the state Department of Education from 2011 and 2012 to track and analyze high school students’ progress as they entered school, graduated and attended college. The project assesses four markers of achievement: […] By Stephen George Aug 19 Education Three Takeaways From the New Harvard Report on Kentucky Public Schools Stephen George