University of Kentucky HealthCare improved its patient mortality rankings in the last 10 months, moving up to 11th-best out of 100 peer institutions, according to new numbers from the University HealthSystem Consortium. Yes, UK is working hard to spread positive stories throughout the press this week. [H-L] The Senate’s top Republican said Tuesday that the [...]

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When candidates for legislative office refuse to answer questions – or, more specifically, run from them – it’s only natural to continue asking those questions until someone pops a vein. We’ve been asking James Kay’s campaign for weeks (as have other reporters) about rumors surrounding him allegedly having an honor code violation while at the [...]

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Indiana psychiatrist Peggy Stephens has been appointed to lead Eastern State Hospital at its new $129 million Lexington campus, the University of Kentucky announced Monday. [H-L] The U.S. government was spared from going over the fiscal cliff earlier this year because God spoke to a group of Republicans and told them not to turn against [...]

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The University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine is still tied up in a racial mess and open records. The latest is a response to the Office of the Attorney General from UK’s general counsel, William Thro. Let’s dig in: RE: Lachin Hatemi v. University of Kentucky Attorney General Log No. 201300153 Dear Ms. Bensenhaver: Pursuant [...]

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Brenna Angel, the WUKY radio anchor/reporter who was sued by the University of Kentucky (the very university she works for) all because she filed some open records requests is speaking out. Dig into the letter she wrote to Eli Capilouti, copying the UK Board of Trustees, UK Staff Senate, et al in the process: I [...]

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As this Rutgers athletics director scandal continues to float to the top, Louisville gets dragged down: As if accusations of improper conduct by Julie Hermann during her time as a Tennessee volleyball coach two decades ago weren’t enough, the New York Times reports she’s at the center of an ongoing 2008 sex discrimination lawsuit involving [...]

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Franklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd denied a request by Gov. Steve Beshear to dismiss a Tea Party lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. [H-L] After years of vilifying prominent religious and conservative leaders, gay activists on Wednesday turned their ire to an unlikely target: Democrats. [Politico] The Louisville Metro Council on [...]

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In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flagged applications from conservative nonprofits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture — and big donors — have fallen through the cracks. [ProPublica] Eastern Kentucky authorities are plagued with a series of jail inmate escapes this week. [H-L] [...]

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Mitch McConnell dropped into Pikeville and Hazard on behalf of his own re-election last week, but also to help realize his dream of becoming Senate majority leader by electing a Republican to replace retiring Democrat Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia. [H-L] Sens. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio are facing a big obstacle if they seek [...]

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Last spring, Conor Murphy was a hired hand who spent his days galloping racehorses, combing knotted manes and shoveling manure in a stable in Berkshire, England. [H-L] The job market may not be as weak as it looked just a month ago — but it is still nowhere near as strong as it could be. [...]

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