During my 14 years in the Kentucky House of Representatives, I was deeply involved in overseeing Kentucky’s Medical Assistance Program, better known as Medicaid. I co-chaired a committee that made an in-depth study of Medicaid that resulted in legislation that I sponsored to address waste, fraud, and abuse. Recently,
In fact, they support pretty much the opposite.
Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich
Opponents say the bill “threaten[s] the foundational rights of free speech,” especially targeting pro-Palestine speech.
“A scam” – “Will gut Medicaid” – “Hospitals will close”
But not all Repubs are on board.
He outlined the problem in a letter before the session ended, but the GOP leadership took no action on it.
And how he handles it will affect the lives of over a million Kentuckians
— by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern — Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s going to ask the Kentucky General Assembly to lift a spending cap it imposed last year on state agencies responding to emergencies and disasters. Besehar also will ask lawmakers to fund emergency relief for local governments and education in
Fletcher says education department will keep talking with lawmakers
Rep. Maddox says her proposed fiscal note requirement is still needed
Also, some thoughts about the Trump funding freeze.
An analysis from Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo
Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne questioned the reliability of Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) data in response to the department’s prediction the day before that funding for public schools is facing a $40 million shortfall. Osborne said in a statement Wednesday that lawmakers “are aware that estimates provided by
