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February 12, 2018 - 2:35 pm
Eric Conn, the flashy and arrogant attorney who billed himself as “Mr. Social Security,” is now behind bars where he belongs after spending seven months on the lam.
He entered guilty pleas for his pivotal role in a scheme that bilked the Social Security...
February 8, 2018 - 12:23 pm
Epidemiologists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say they've identified the largest cluster of advanced black lung disease ever reported, a cluster that was first uncovered by NPR 14 months ago.
In a research letter published...
February 8, 2018 - 11:52 am
By Bill Estep
bestep@herald-leader.com
February 07, 2018 04:59 PM
Updated February 07, 2018 09:00 PM
Teddy Newsome says he hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in years after hurting his neck and back while working for more than 30 years as an...
February 7, 2018 - 12:27 pm
Supreme Court justice and advocates fear Kentuckians will suffer from civil legal aid cuts in Governor Matt Bevin Bevin's budget proposal.
Author: Chris Williams
Published: 7:36 PM EST February 6, 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Legal advocates warn...
February 5, 2018 - 1:54 pm
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - Congressman Hal Rogers' office confirmed Friday the Social Security Administration (SSA) will have 2,000 additional former Conn clients attend redetermination hearings. Ned Pillersdorf, who represents Conn’s former clients, said these...
February 2, 2018 - 12:00 pm
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Jan 31, 2018
Helen is a senior citizen who is hearing impaired. Because Helen owns her home, she was shocked when she was served with court eviction papers.
Unbeknownst to Helen, a private company had...
February 2, 2018 - 11:56 am
By KATIE BENNERFEB. 1, 2018
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The Office for Access to Justice's stated mission was to “deliver outcomes that are fair and accessible to all, irrespective of wealth and status.” Credit Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times
WASHINGTON —...
January 22, 2018 - 9:22 am
By Will Wright
January 19, 2018 04:43 PM
Updated January 21, 2018 06:11 AM
Directors of the state’s civil legal aid programs warned in a joint letter Thursday that Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed state budget would leave thousands of low-income...
January 19, 2018 - 9:23 am
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January 19, 2018 - 9:11 am
Electric rates in Eastern Kentucky just changed. Here’s what it means for your wallet.
By Will Wright
wwright@herald-leader.com
January 18, 2018 08:20 PM
The state Public Service Commission approved a rate increase request from Kentucky...
January 16, 2018 - 9:40 am
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Calling it an "exciting day," Gov. Matt Bevin on Friday said federal authorities have given Kentucky broad power to reshape its Medicaid program, making it the first state in the nation to win such approval under rules that allow states to...
January 11, 2018 - 9:58 am
The Trump administration is about to start letting states require many Medicaid recipients to work for their benefits.
But millions of Americans in the health care safety net program already have jobs.
Some 60% of working age, non-disabled Medicaid...
January 11, 2018 - 9:22 am
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Choked and knocked unconscious, Jeanette McCue said a her husband's violent attack in 2016 left her bruised and battered with black eyes, a split lip and marks around her neck.
McCue of Springfield, Ky., figures she would have...
January 4, 2018 - 8:47 am
By Bill Estep
bestep@herald-leader.com
January 03, 2018 02:35 PM
UPDATED January 03, 2018 07:02 PM
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Eula Hall got home from her son’s baseball game one night in 1982 just in time to see a big piece of her life’s work go up in flames....
January 3, 2018 - 1:48 pm
By Cassie Chambers
January 02, 2018 04:28 PM
I liked Jane (not her real name) as soon as I met her. She was kind, warm and funny. She asked me so many questions about myself that, at times, I forgot that she was the focus of our meeting.
We...
