Day: February 24, 2011
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Meds-for-meth bill backer has last-ditch change to exempt liquids and gelcaps, which police expert calls inefficient feedstocks
Jensen Hoping to gain the few votes he needs, the sponsor of the bill that would require prescriptions for three popular decongestants said today that he will draft an amendment...
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Beshear signs first bill of session; optometrists will benefit
Gov. Steve Beshear has signed legislation that will significantly increase the scope of care optometrists can provide, making it the first bill to become law in this session of the...
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Ky. officials ramp up criticism of plan to cancel Florida drug monitoring; U.S. drug czar says Fla. governor may lack facts
Kentucky officials continue to rail against Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s proposal to cancel his state’s prescription-drug monitoring program, a move they argue would keep the pipeline open for Kentucky dealers who...
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Most Kentuckians say they don’t understand health-reform law
Though parts of the new national health-care law have started to take effect, three out of four Kentucky adults say they don’t understand how the new policies will affect them,...
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Kentucky teens under 18 among least likely to drink alcohol, but binge drinking among them is nearly the national average
About 6 percent (709,000 of 12 million) of U.S. children aged 12 to 14 drank alcohol in 2009, and nearly half got their drinks from their own home, according to...
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Longtime legislator gets national award for helping mentally ill
State Rep. Jimmie Lee of Elizabethtown, left, today received the national Jacob K. Javits Award, an honor given to legislators who advocate for mental health services. “It just blows my...