Apr 25 Arts and Culture It’s Over: Orchestra and Musicians Reach Agreement After 11 months of negotiations, the Louisville Orchestra musicians and board of directors have a signed employment contract. The two sides announced the agreement at a press conference at the Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall today. By Erin Keane Apr 25 Arts and Culture It’s Over: Orchestra and Musicians Reach Agreement Erin Keane
Apr 25 Education Louisville Parent Meets President Obama A Jefferson County parent will meet President Barack Obama Thursday in recognition of parent engagement in children's education. By Devin Katayama Apr 25 Education Louisville Parent Meets President Obama Devin Katayama
Apr 25 Environment NYT’s Mark Bittman on Wendell Berry, Land and Food New York Times columnist Mark Bittman came to Kentucky last month for what he describes as a sort of reporting trip/pilgrimage to poet-farmer Wendell Berry's Port Royal home. Berry has been in the national news this week after delivering the 41st Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities Monday in Washington, D.C. By Erica Peterson Apr 25 Environment NYT’s Mark Bittman on Wendell Berry, Land and Food Erica Peterson
Apr 25 Sports Court of Appeals Hears Instant Racing Arguments A decision is expected within six weeks over whether Instant Racing is legal in Kentucky. The state’s Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case today.Instant Racing is a slots-like game that Kentucky racetracks hope to use to boost race purses. But the Family Foundation of Kentucky says the game isn’t pari-mutuel betting like horse racing, but instead is closer to a slot machine.Foundation executive director Kent Ostrander says based on questions from the appeals judge, he believes the case will go back to square one. By Kenny Colston Apr 25 Sports Court of Appeals Hears Instant Racing Arguments Kenny Colston
Apr 25 Environment Utility Task Force Will Hold Public Meeting Tonight A task force commissioned to study a potential collaboration between Metropolitan Sewer District, the Louisville Water Company and Metro Public Works is holding a public meeting tonight.The task force was appointed by Mayor Greg Fischer to look for potential efficiencies or cost-saving between MSD, Louisville Water and Public Works. It began work in January. By Erica Peterson Apr 25 Environment Utility Task Force Will Hold Public Meeting Tonight Erica Peterson
Apr 25 Health IU Medical School, Health System Announce $150 Million Research Initiative The Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health hospital system are launching an unprecedented $150 million research collaboration. By Rick Howlett Apr 25 Health IU Medical School, Health System Announce $150 Million Research Initiative Rick Howlett
Apr 25 Environment LG&E Plans Dust Screen at Cane Run; Residents Skeptical As complaints over coal ash near the Cane Run power plant continue, Louisville Gas and Electric has begun construction of a 50-foot tall dust screen which the company hopes will resolve neighborhood concerns about dust emissions. By Erica Peterson Apr 25 Environment LG&E Plans Dust Screen at Cane Run; Residents Skeptical Erica Peterson
Apr 25 Health Eastern Kentucky Provider Sues to Maintain Adequate Healthcare Protection Eastern Kentucky’s largest healthcare provider is suing the state and two major managed care operators (MCO) for failing to provide adequate care under the new privatized Medicaid system.Appalachian Regional Healthcare, which provides a majority of the healthcare services to eastern Kentucky (locations noted on map), may soon lack adequate protection against high medical costs. By Devin Katayama Apr 25 Health Eastern Kentucky Provider Sues to Maintain Adequate Healthcare Protection Devin Katayama
Apr 25 Politics Yarmuth Crushing Wicker in Fundraising Totals The latest fundraising reports from the Federal Election Commission show Democratic Congressman John Yarmuth with an immense lead over Republican challenger Brooks Wicker in Kentucky's Third Congressional District race. Seeking a fourth term, Yarmuth raised over $80,000 in contributions during the first three months of the year and has more than $432,000 in cash on-hand. By Phillip M. Bailey Apr 25 Politics Yarmuth Crushing Wicker in Fundraising Totals Phillip M. Bailey
Apr 25 Arts and Culture Kentucky Writers Gather at Capitol Dozens of writers gathered in Frankfort yesterday for Kentucky Writers Day. By Erin Keane Apr 25 Arts and Culture Kentucky Writers Gather at Capitol Erin Keane
Apr 25 Arts and Culture Author Re-imagines Poe Story as Steampunk Thriller In Louisville author Bethany Griffin’s young adult novel “Masque of the Red Death,” a plague has ravished Araby Worth’s city. Her brother is dead, and she seeks escape from her grief in the seductive diversions of the Debauchery Club. By Erin Keane Apr 25 Arts and Culture Author Re-imagines Poe Story as Steampunk Thriller Erin Keane
Apr 25 Local News When General Grant Expelled the Jews Three weeks before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Orders Number 11. The order expelled Jews as a Class from General Ulysses S. Grant's war zone, which included parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Mississippi.Grant believed Jewish residents were smuggling goods from the south. There was active smuggling in the war zone at the time, but it was not limited to Jewish residents. Grant's own father, in fact, was involved in a cotton smuggling scheme. By Brad Yost Apr 25 Local News When General Grant Expelled the Jews Brad Yost
Apr 25 Education Local Students Support World Immunizations A handful of Jefferson County Public Schools students are walking today in support of World Immunization Week.The campaign targets the estimated 1.7 million children that will die this year from diseases that have “all but disappeared in the U.S.” One in five children around the world do not have access to the life-saving immunizations needed to survive, according to the Shot@Life website. The map above shows data from the World Health Organization (WHO) on immunization coverage with measles-containing vaccines in infants.The “World Immunization Week” is a campaign led by WHO, and along with it the Shot@Life campaign is launching this week to raise awareness of immunization issues affecting other countries.As Time Magazine reports, while some diseases like measles have increased in areas of the world, deaths by measles has actually declined the past decade. By Devin Katayama Apr 25 Education Local Students Support World Immunizations Devin Katayama
Apr 25 Environment Annual Air Quality Report Shows Louisville’s Progress, But Pollution is Still a Problem An annual report says Louisville’s air is better than it’s been in recent years. But the metro area’s air quality still ranks among the worst in the nation in two categories. By Erica Peterson Apr 25 Environment Annual Air Quality Report Shows Louisville’s Progress, But Pollution is Still a Problem Erica Peterson