University of Kentucky bill collection feud heads to Kentucky Supreme Court
June 07, 2019
By Darla Carter | June 6, 2019 9:30 am Courtesy of Pixabay The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether the University of Kentucky should be allowed to use the state Department of Revenue to collect unpaid medical bill...
Court Rules In Favor Of Former Conn Clients
May 17, 2019
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (LEX 18)– Attorneys for the former clients of Eric C. Conn have received more good news in court. According to attorney Ned Pillersdorf, a Floyd County County Circuit Judge ruled against the former attorney’s legal malpractice insu...
New Data: 21,400 Kentuckians Have Lost Food Assistance as a Result of Barriers Erected by State
May 16, 2019
By Anna Baumann May 14, 2019 New data shows 21,400 Kentuckians have had Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits taken away due to a recent state rule requiring adults without dependents or a disability report work hours over a...
John Rosenberg receives award at 2019 Equal Justice Conference on May 10th
May 14, 2019
John Rosenberg receives the William Reece Smith Jr. Special Services to Pro Bono Award at the 2019 Equal Justice Conference in Louisville.
Attorney Escaped The Holocaust, Changed Eastern Kentucky
May 07, 2019
Associated Press 1:30 pm May 4, 2019 PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Far from his soon-to-be home in Prestonsburg, a Jewish attorney and Holocaust survivor got a phone call that would change Eastern Kentucky forever. It was the summer of 1970. John...
The other side of Eric Conn case: Lawyers, law students stepped up to help those he hurt.
April 26, 2019
Why do mountain folks detest attorneys? The answer is easy . Two words. One name . Eric Conn. Who can blame them? For the last four years thousands of mountain families have lived with this continuing dark cloud thanks to our neighbor who brand...
Housing's hidden crisis: Rural Americans struggle to pay rent
April 15, 2019
By Aimee Picchi April 10, 2019 / 5:00 AM / MoneyWatch A quarter of America's most rural counties have witnessed a jump in severely cost-burdened households. Rural counties with spikes in such households range from Maine to Oregon. Income...
A two hour commute for day care: How poor access to child care hurts Eastern Kentucky
April 08, 2019
By Will Wright April 04, 2019 12:40 PM, Updated April 04, 2019 12:40 PM The extra bedroom in Alexia Ault’s home near Cumberland holds a child’s bed along one wall, a crib along another and a playset in the corner. Recently, though, this room wh...