WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinics in Kentucky A federal jury convicted a Kentucky doctor, a Texas businessman, and a Kentucky woman yesterday for their roles operating a scheme out of a series of addiction treatment facilities in Kentucky that fraudulently billed Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid for over $8 mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Barr, Moolenaar, McCaul Reintroduce FIGHT China Act to Safeguard U.S. Investment from Fueling CCP Aggression Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between Chinese Communist Party John Moolenaar (R-MI), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman-Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-TX) have reintroduced bipartisan  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 20, 2025, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Kentucky - 2023": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 91 in 2023 for Kentucky, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Kentucky was up from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal o  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Completion of Flood Response Efforts in Eastern Kentucky Frankfort, Ky. (March 21, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the agency has completed its work assisting the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection and local health departments with flood response efforts in eastern Kentucky. "The residents of Kentucky faced deadly floodin  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Financial Statements for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve System released the 2024 annual financial statements for the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, individually and combined, as well as for the Board of Governors. See the Board's press release and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's financial statements. Prior years' financial statements can be found on our A  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Jersey Pays More to Federal Government Than Any Other State, Gets Least in Return NORTH JERSEY -- In case you missed it: a new WalletHub study revealed that New Jersey paid the most taxes to the federal government while receiving the least federal dollars in return. The study shows that Jersey families and small businesses contribute significantly more in federal taxes compared to Mooch  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 22 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.'s (EKPC) request for a shortened notice period, allowing two Industrial Power Agreements with Interruptible Service to take effect on April 1, 2025. The decision, issued in Case No. 2025-00063, addresses EKPC's need to quickly replace lost load and revenue following the departure of a cryptocurrency customer from Cumberland Valley Electric's service territory. EKPC fi  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 22 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has extended the deadline for Commission Staff to file its report on Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.'s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The decision, issued in Case No. 2024-00197, modifies the previously established procedural schedule to allow for a more thorough review of the complex issues involved. The PSC, acting on its own motion, determined that additional time was necessary for Commission Staff to adequately a  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 22 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an order granting partial confidential treatment to documents filed by Atmos Energy Corporation related to its Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). The decision, under Case No. 2024-00392, allows for the confidential handling of a third-party report analyzing the LTIP, but denies confidential status to the LTIP document itself. Atmos Energy filed a motion requesting confidential protection for certain responses  more