Apr 10 Local News Beshear Urges More State-to-State Cooperation to Fight Prescription Pill Abuse Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is encouraging his peers to join him in fighting prescription pill abuse. Beshear sent that message today at a prescription pill conference in Florida sponsored by Operation UNITE. For the last few years, Beshear has reached out to Kentucky’s neighbors to share information on prescription pill tracking, in an attempt to […] By Kenny Colston Apr 10 Local News Beshear Urges More State-to-State Cooperation to Fight Prescription Pill Abuse Kenny Colston
Apr 2 Local News Prescription Pill Bill Will Be Voted on After Veto Recess Confusion and last-minute lobbying have potentially derailed what some Kentucky lawmakers considered the hallmark of the current legislative session. House Bill 4 is better known as the prescription pill bill. It’s centerpiece is the transfer of the KASPER drug tracking system to the attorney general’s office. Late last week, it appeared lawmakers had struck a […] By Kenny Colston Apr 2 Local News Prescription Pill Bill Will Be Voted on After Veto Recess Kenny Colston
Mar 8 Local News House Passes Prescription Pill Bill, Hopes to Hatch a Compromise With Senate Version A bill aimed at strengthening prescription pill tracking to crack down on abuse has cleared the Kentucky House. The measure is one of the chief priorities of House Speaker Greg Stumbo, whose work on the issue dates back to his time as attorney general. House Bill 4 would move the KASPER pill tracking system to the attorney […] By Kenny Colston Mar 8 Local News House Passes Prescription Pill Bill, Hopes to Hatch a Compromise With Senate Version Kenny Colston
Feb 29 Local News House Judiciary Committee Passes Two Bills That Would Overhaul Drug Enforcement The Kentucky House Judiciary Committee has overwhelmingly passed two bills to overhaul the state’s fight against drugs. One bill deals with synthetic drugs. It would ban the manufacture of any drug that simulates an illegal substance or that contains certain chemical compounds. The second bill is an overhaul of the KASPER system, which monitors prescription […] By Kenny Colston Feb 29 Local News House Judiciary Committee Passes Two Bills That Would Overhaul Drug Enforcement Kenny Colston
Apr 14 Politics Florida Governor Reverses on Prescription Tracking Program Florida Governor Rick Scott says he will support a compromise to implement a prescription pill tracking system in his state. Scott originally sought to block a prescription database from being used, citing privacy concerns. The system is meant to stop illegal prescription sales. Because Floridian pill mills are a major supplier of prescription drugs abused in Kentucky and elsewhere, […] By Gabe Bullard Apr 14 Politics Florida Governor Reverses on Prescription Tracking Program Gabe Bullard