Morgan Watkins
Health reporter with Louisville Public Media-
The Kentucky Legislature’s GOP supermajorities can nix Beshear’s veto. If that happens, the ACLU of Kentucky indicated it will probably sue to try to block the bill. -
The main thing people with Medicaid coverage can do to prepare for the change is update their contact information with the state.
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This move comes at a time when GOP legislators and anti-LGBTQ groups in the U.S. are pursuing policies that restrict trans people’s ability to participate in public life.
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Major national medical associations recommend gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, provided in close consultation with a patient’s family. HB 470 would prohibit them from providing those services in Kentucky
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A nearly two-year investigation by the United States Department of Justice shows Louisville police have a history of excessive force, constitutional violations, under-reported incidents, invalid warrants and systemic racist practices.
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Following the police killing of Breonna Taylor, the U.S. Justice Department says it found a pattern of civil rights violations in its investigation of the Louisville, Ky., police department.
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The vote happened after transgender people, advocates and representatives for the Kentucky Medical Association and the Kentucky Psychological Association publicly urged lawmakers to reject the proposal.
