Mar 17 Health Insult To Injury: State Adds 32% When It Collects UK Medical Debt Kristin Hurst walked into the Kentucky lottery office in Lexington in May of last year expecting to claim a $1,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket. Instead, the lottery employee told Hurst there was a red flag on her account. From the parking lot, she made a nervous call to her fiancé. It was his […] By Jared Bennett Mar 17 Health Insult To Injury: State Adds 32% When It Collects UK Medical Debt Jared Bennett
Oct 7 Politics Companies Sue WV Gov.’s Family Companies Over Debts But Find Bank Accounts Empty A review of court documents by the Ohio Valley ReSource found at least five cases in which judges ruled that Justice family companies failed to pay suppliers for goods or services. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 7 Politics Companies Sue WV Gov.’s Family Companies Over Debts Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 12 Economy Here’s How Debt Rates Vary In Kentucky And Jefferson County No part of the country is free from debt burdens, but the further south you go, the more it seems people owe. And non-white people tend to owe more. By Amina Elahi Dec 12 Economy Here's How Debt Rates Vary In Kentucky And Jefferson County Amina Elahi
Jul 11 Health Credit Agencies To Ease Up On Medical Debt Reporting Starting in September, the three main credit agencies will wait 180 days before including medical debt on a credit report. By Michelle Andrews Jul 11 Health Credit Agencies To Ease Up On Medical Debt Reporting Michelle Andrews
Mar 23 Local News Stumbo Says Budget Compromise Should Be Easy House Speaker Greg Stumbo says his chamber’s priorities for the next two-year budget are not that different from the senate’s. Both chambers have passed their own budget bills for each branch of state government. The two sides must now work out a compromise. Stumbo says he doesn’t have many concerns with the Senate’s changes and he […] By Kenny Colston Mar 23 Local News Stumbo Says Budget Compromise Should Be Easy Kenny Colston
Mar 22 Local News Senate Passes Budget Bills, Must Compromise With House After hours of closed-door meetings, the Kentucky Senate approved budgets for the three branches of state government Thursday night. The House previously approved its own versions of the budgets. The Senate kept the House’s legislative plan intact but modified the executive and judicial budgets. The two chambers must now form a conference committee to work […] By Kenny Colston Mar 22 Local News Senate Passes Budget Bills, Must Compromise With House Kenny Colston
Jan 11 Local News Plan to Cap State Spending at Six Percent of Revenue Takes the First Step A new constitutional amendment that restricts how much debt the Commonwealth can carry took it’s first steps in Frankfort today. The amendment is sponsored by state Sen. Joe Bowen, a Republican from Owensboro. It caps state spending to six percent of annual revenue.Currently, the state has spent 6.3 percent more than it has taken in. The […] By Kenny Colston Jan 11 Local News Plan to Cap State Spending at Six Percent of Revenue Takes the First Step Kenny Colston
Jul 15 Local News Live Coverage of the President’s Press Conference Today at 11:00 President Barack Obama will hold a press conference today at 11:00. Mr. Obama is expected to talk about the negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. WFPL will carry live coverage of the event. By Gabe Bullard Jul 15 Local News Live Coverage of the President’s Press Conference Today at 11:00 Gabe Bullard
Jun 6 Local News Yarmuth Responds to Robo-Calls Attacking Debt Ceiling Vote Responding to criticisms over the recent debt ceiling vote, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth says Congressional Republicans are playing games with the country’s credit and jeopardizing economic recovery. Last week, the National Republican Congressional Committee launched robo-calls attacking several Democrats, including Yarmuth, for supporting an increase of the federal government’s debt ceiling without attaching spending cuts. […] By WFPL News Jun 6 Local News Yarmuth Responds to Robo-Calls Attacking Debt Ceiling Vote WFPL News
Jan 4 Local News Freshman Young Looks For Ways To Cut Spending Like many newly elected Republicans, Young wants to cut government spending and the deficit. One of the first such issues Young will have a chance to vote on is whether to raise the nation's debt-ceiling. A higher ceiling would allow the country to carry more debt. By Gabe Bullard Jan 4 Local News Freshman Young Looks For Ways To Cut Spending Gabe Bullard