Aug 23 Health State Fair Highlights Kentucky’s Complicated Relationship With Tobacco You can still see tobacco plants on display at the state fair. But even some people growing the crop say they have mixed feelings about it. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 23 Health State Fair Highlights Kentucky's Complicated Relationship With Tobacco Lisa Gillespie
Apr 18 Health McConnell Proposes Raising Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco Products McConnell said he will introduce a bill raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes, vaping devices and other tobacco products from 18 to 21. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 18 Health McConnell Proposes Raising Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco Products Lisa Gillespie
Feb 5 Health Edelen Endorses Smoking Ban In Most Kentucky Workplaces During a call with reporters Tuesday, Adam Edelen also said he would advocate for raising the tax on cigarettes to $1.72 a pack. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 5 Health Edelen Endorses Smoking Ban In Most Kentucky Workplaces Lisa Gillespie
Jan 14 Health The Vexing Vape: Officials Say Small Vaping Device Juul A Major Health Risk To Youth There was a 78 percent increase in teen vape use between 2016 and 2017. It's a compounding health risk in states like Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 14 Health Officials Say Small Vaping Device Juul A Major Health Risk To Youth Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 20 Community Gutting Guest Worker Rights: Migrant Labor Bill Cuts Protections Tobacco workers in Kentucky fear changes to a federal visa program would remove requirements that employers provide housing and other benefits. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 20 Community Gutting Guest Worker Rights: Migrant Labor Bill Cuts Protections Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 19 Community On Strike: Migrant Workers On Visa Program Claim Unfair Pay Workers on a tobacco farm in Garrard County, Kentucky, claim they haven't received pay guaranteed by a federal work visa program. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 19 Community On Strike: Migrant Workers On Visa Program Claim Unfair Pay Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 28 Economy FDA Proposes Cutting Nicotine Amounts In Cigarettes It would be the first time in the agency's history that it has sought to regulate the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. By Bill Chappell, NPR Jul 28 Economy FDA Proposes Cutting Nicotine Amounts In Cigarettes Bill Chappell, NPR
Jun 26 Community Craft Brewing Has Regional Farmers Betting On Hops “Like I said, I’m done growing something for somebody else. I’m tired of fighting skin cancer and copperheads for a crop that another man is going to make fortune off of.” By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 26 Community Craft Brewing Has Regional Farmers Betting On Hops Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 19 Health Kentucky Needs Public’s Help To Tackle Lung Cancer Rates, Advocate Says The American Lung Association's Heather Wehrheim says addressing health effects of tobacco use should be a priority for the state and the public. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 19 Health Ky. Needs Public's Help To Tackle Lung Cancer Rates, Advocate Says Lisa Gillespie