May 29 Local News Edelen Says He’ll Audit Private Medicaid Operators This Year After months of mounting problems, State Auditor Adam Edelen says he will launch a full investigation intoKentucky’s statewide Medicaid Managed Care system. Edelen created a Medicaid task force in February after taking a first look at the managed care system. He also gave recommendations to managed care companies, health care providers and the state on […] By Kenny Colston May 29 Local News Edelen Says He’ll Audit Private Medicaid Operators This Year Kenny Colston
May 29 Politics Edelen Says He’ll Audit Private Medicaid Operators This Year After months of mounting problems, State Auditor Adam Edelen says he will launch a full investigation intoKentucky’s statewide Medicaid Managed Care system. By Kenny Colston May 29 Politics Edelen Says He’ll Audit Private Medicaid Operators This Year Kenny Colston
May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Louisville’s Looking for Lilith Theatre Company celebrates a decade of productions with a staged reading of a new play, “Becoming Mothers,” and a revue of old favorites titled “10 Years, 7 Stories.” The shows open Thursday and run in repertory at The Bard’s Town through June 10. Looking for Lilith is a feminist theater ensemble […] By Erin Keane May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Erin Keane
May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Louisville’s Looking for Lilith Theatre Company celebrates a decade of productions with a staged reading of a new play, “Becoming Mothers,” and a revue of old favorites titled “10 Years, 7 Stories.” The shows open Thursday and run in repertory at The Bard’s Town through June 10. By Erin Keane May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Erin Keane
May 28 Local News Indiana Begins Gathering Input for Raw Milk Study Indiana officials begin gathering online input this week for a study on the sale of raw milk. The information will be turned to the 2013 General Assembly. Current Indiana law prohibits the sale of milk that has not been pasteurized. But its proponents say raw milk from pasture-fed animals contains beneficial nutrients depleted by the […] By Rick Howlett May 28 Local News Indiana Begins Gathering Input for Raw Milk Study Rick Howlett
May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Two Indian wrestling champions become business and political pawns in “Lion and Panther in London.” A young man looks for hints about his father’s death in handwriting samples in “The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor.” A woman applies to be matched with a dead man in “Girl Marries Ghost.” By Erin Keane May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Erin Keane
May 28 Community Military Officers Talk to Public About Afghanistan Efforts Military officers who served in Afghanistan will address Louisville-area residents this Wednesday on the challenges faced while fighting in the past few years. Major Ryan O’Connell, Major Tim Payment and Lt. Colonel Ryan Janovic all served in Afghanistan at various times between 2009 and 2011. The U.S. is scheduled to withdraw troops in 2014, but […] By Devin Katayama May 28 Community Military Officers Talk to Public About Afghanistan Efforts Devin Katayama
May 28 Local News Alltech Announces Prize for Best Eastern Kentucky Economic Development Plan Eastern Kentucky, like much of Appalachia, is beset by high poverty and high unemployment, and the limited investment in the area from the state hasn’t changed the situation. But a new contest offers an award to the university that can create a plan to redesign economic development in Appalachia. The contest is sponsored by Alltech, […] By Erica Peterson May 28 Local News Alltech Announces Prize for Best Eastern Kentucky Economic Development Plan Erica Peterson
May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Two Indian wrestling champions become business and political pawns in “Lion and Panther in London.” A young man looks for hints about his father’s death in handwriting samples in “The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor.” A woman applies to be matched with a dead man in “Girl Marries Ghost.” Author Tania James’ […] By Erin Keane May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Erin Keane
May 28 Here and Now Courier-Journal Publisher Discusses New Online Paywall and Content Strategy Courier-Journal publisher Wesley Jackson is in an odd position. He’s essentially the connection between a local institution (the paper) and a giant national corporation (C-J parent company Gannett) during an emotional and dramatic time for both. With revenue waning and on orders from Gannett, the Courier will soon start charging visitors to its website who […] By Gabe Bullard May 28 Here and Now Courier-Journal Publisher Discusses New Online Paywall and Content Strategy Gabe Bullard
May 28 Local News Lugar Not Campaigning for Mourdock After a brutal primary contest, U.S. Sen Dick Lugar, R-In., told CBS News he doesn’t plan on helping Republican Richard Mourdock in the general election. “For the time being, I don’t plan an active campaign,” Lugar said Sunday. From Face The Nation: Mourdock faces Democratic Congressman Joe Donnelly in the fall. By WFPL News May 28 Local News Lugar Not Campaigning for Mourdock WFPL News
May 28 Environment Influx of Insects Could Cause Problems for Tulip Poplars This Summer An old pest is causing new problems in the Ohio River Valley. The tulip scale insect has always preyed on tulip poplar trees, but the past two years of mild winters mean there’s a much higher population than usual. The tulip scale insect attaches to twigs on tulip poplar trees, sucks sap out of the […] By Erica Peterson May 28 Environment Influx of Insects Could Cause Problems for Tulip Poplars This Summer Erica Peterson
May 28 Environment Kentucky State Parks Begins Energy Retrofit of Nine Western Kentucky Parks Kentucky’s state parks system is two months into a major energy savings project at nine of its parks. The project is part of Governor Steve Beshear’s Initiative for Smart Government, which is designed to reduce government waste. Kentucky State Parks began its energy savings initiative by focusing on energy consumption in nine of the resort […] By Erica Peterson May 28 Environment Kentucky State Parks Begins Energy Retrofit of Nine Western Kentucky Parks Erica Peterson