Jun 4 Economy Taking Flight: Coalfield Students Have High Hopes For Drone Industry Jobs The Ohio Valley has a long history as a leader in aerospace engineering. The economically struggling communities of eastern Ky. are hoping drones will be a part of the region’s future. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 4 Economy Coalfield Students Have High Hopes For Drone Industry Jobs Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 19 Health Ky. Health Departments Get Brief Pension Reprieve, But Public Health May Still Take A Hit To make a $38 million pension payment by July 2019, county health departments say they may be forced to cut or close preventative and public health programs. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 19 Health Ky. Health Departments Get Pension Reprieve, But Cuts Still Likely Lisa Gillespie
Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Kentucky’s local health departments are facing massive increases in pension costs. And this could mean public health programs are cut back or closed entirely. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Lisa Gillespie
Apr 8 Environment Radiologists Call For Repeal Of Kentucky Black Lung Law The American College of Radiologists is asking Kentucky to repeal a new law that changes how coal miners receive benefits for black lung disease. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 8 Environment Radiologists Call For Repeal Of Kentucky Black Lung Law Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 5 Health Northern Ky. Expected To Be First Area Affected By New Medicaid Work/Training Requirement A top official says northern Kentucky will likely be the first area where Medicaid enrollees will have to meet the state's new ‘community engagement’ requirement, starting July 1. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 5 Health Northern Ky. Expected To Be First Affected By New Medicaid Requirement Lisa Gillespie
Apr 2 Health How A Rural Kentucky County Overcame Fear To Adopt A Needle Exchange The Ohio Valley’s opioid crisis has given rise to a new health threat: the region now has some of the nation’s highest risk areas for outbreaks of needle-borne disease such as HIV. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 2 Health How A Rural Ky. County Overcame Fear To Adopt A Needle Exchange Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 27 Health Kentucky Hospitals Joining Bevin Lawsuit Over Medicaid Changes A trade group representing every Kentucky hospital is getting involved in Gov. Matt Bevin’s lawsuit against 16 Kentuckians challenging the state’s impending changes to Medicaid. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 27 Health Kentucky Hospitals Joining Bevin Lawsuit Over Medicaid Changes Lisa Gillespie
Mar 22 Health Louisville Health Care Executives Discuss Hiring, Retention According to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics, more than 50,000 new positions will be created in the health care industry in Kentucky by 2022. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 22 Health Louisville Health Care Executives Discuss Hiring, Retention Lisa Gillespie
Mar 13 Health Calculate This: Use Our Web App To See How Bevin’s Medicaid Changes Will Affect You Gov. Bevin's changes to the Medicaid program are complicated. This calculator lets you see those changes in a straight-forward way. By Lisa Gillespie and Alexandra Kanik Mar 13 Health Use Our Web App To See How Bevin’s Medicaid Changes Will Affect You Lisa Gillespie and Alexandra Kanik
Mar 2 Health Kentucky Nurse Practitioners Push For More Prescribing Power A Kentucky House committee next week is likely to hear a new measure that could eventually allow advanced nurses to prescribe controlled substances. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 2 Health Kentucky Nurse Practitioners Push For More Prescribing Power Lisa Gillespie
Feb 9 Health For Many Kentuckians, Federal Food Aid Doesn’t Stretch Far Enough A five-year study released in 2016 by Feeding America shows that more 743,0000 people in Kentucky struggle with hunger at some point during the year. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 9 Health For Many Kentuckians, Federal Food Aid Doesn't Stretch Far Enough Lisa Gillespie
Jan 11 Health Work Requirements Are Likely Coming To Kentucky’s Medicaid Program Here are three ways today's decision will play out in Kentucky. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 11 Health Work Requirements Are Likely Coming To Kentucky's Medicaid Program Lisa Gillespie
Jan 2 Health Study Finds Teens Who Vape, Chew Tobacco More Likely To Later Smoke Cigarettes The study findings suggest policy experts may need to focus on trying to stop teens from using products like e-cigarettes in the first place. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 2 Health Study Finds Teens Who Vape More Likely To Later Smoke Cigarettes Lisa Gillespie
Dec 18 Health Here’s A Timeline Of The Ongoing Lawsuit Against A Louisville Abortion Clinic For the past two years, there have been lots of twists and turns in the case of whether Louisville's Planned Parenthood Clinic can provide abortions. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 18 Health Here's A Timeline Of The Lawsuit Against A Louisville Abortion Clinic Lisa Gillespie
Dec 11 Community Changing Course: ‘Tiny House’ Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country A project in three Eastern Kentucky vocational schools lets students build tiny houses and gives them experience with a wide range of construction skills. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 11 Community 'Tiny House' Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource