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House committee approves panel to investigate child abuse deaths in secret
FRANKFORT — An independent panel of experts would examine the deaths of abused and neglected children in Kentucky under a proposal approved unanimously Thursday by a House panel.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Bill would allow government contractors to avoid disclosure law
Some targets of critical news stories and state audits from recent years could avoid scrutiny under changes that lawmakers are proposing to the Kentucky Open Records Act.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Kentucky tourism official resigns over 'Roadkill Bingo' fiasco
Kentucky Tourism Commissioner Mike Cooper resigned Wednesday following days of controversy over a $179,900-a-year contract he oversaw with a British marketing firm that touted "Roadkill Bingo" as one of the state's tourist attractions.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
State yanks Web site touting 'roadkill bingo' as reason to visit Kentucky
Kentucky officials yanked an error-riddled, stereotype-filled Web site promoting the Bluegrass state to British tourists after the Herald-Leader mentioned it Tuesday in a news story.
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BUSINESS
New body scanners being installed this week at Blue Grass Airport
Body scanners at Blue Grass Airport will replace metal detectors as the primary passenger screening method. The "advanced imaging technology" scanners are being installed and workers are being trained this week. If the machine detects an unusual item on a passenger, the screener will see a generic...
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Ky. tourism official lets contractor pay expenses during 2011 trip
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Tourism Commissioner Mike Cooper allowed a state contractor to pay $735 for his meals, party tickets and other expenses in June during an unauthorized trip to London, England, in violation of state ethics laws, public records show.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Safety of children not always a priority for state in domestic violence cases
There were warning signs that Michael Utley was a danger to his toddler son. Utley had been charged with assaulting the mother of his child 18 months before the Gallatin County man attacked his live-in girlfriend and then shot and killed their three-year-old son and himself in February 2009.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
3 Harlan coal company Manalapan mine employees indicted
A Harlan County coal company and three supervisors willfully violated federal health and safety rules, exposing employees at an underground mine to the danger of being hurt or killed, a federal grand jury charged Wednesday.
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GREENSPOT
Appeals court strikes down regulation restricting surface mining in Ky. watershed
An appeals court has struck down a rule that state regulators used to restrict surface mining in a Floyd County watershed where some residents fought to block coal companies from stripping the hills.
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MEDICINE
Name of Lexington pain clinic is changed to AccuHealth
A representative of Lexington Algiatry pain clinic filed to do business under a new name Friday.
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PILL PIPELINE
Medical board consultant's report details allegations against doctor
A Louisville pain management physician reviewed records of patients treated by Dr. Najam Azmat, who prescribed drugs at Lexington Algiatry in Lexington. The Feb. 1 report to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure said that after meeting with specific patients, Azmat knew or should have known that...
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