WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Baptist Health, Louisville, Kentucky, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outlining serious concerns regarding the recently proposed Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The organization argues that the model could negatively impact access to cardiac care, particularly in rural areas of Kentucky and Indiana. In its critique, Baptist Health highlights methodological fla  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer: DOJ Complying with Epstein Records Subpoena House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice informed the Committee it will begin providing Epstein-related records this week: "Officials with the Department of Justice have   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Applauds DOE Action to Secure American Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chains Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement regarding the Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement that it would issue funding opportunities to su  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended an application (Case No. 2025-00222) by Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., Paintsville, Kentucky, to adjust its customer rates. Filed on August 1, 2025, the application sought to pass through a wholesale rate change from its supplier, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester. Big Sandy RECC proposed that the adjustments take effect on September 1, 2025. In an order on August 19, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended an application (Case No. 2025-00258) by Duke Energy Kentucky Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, to adjust its Net Metering II Rider rates. The application, filed on August 4, 2025, sought to implement a single avoided cost excess generation credit for all customers, with an effective date of September 4, 2025. The Public Service Commission determined an investigation is required to assess the reasonableness of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended an application (Case No. 2025-00223) by Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., Kentucky, to adjust its rates. The cooperative's application, filed on August 1, 2025, aimed to pass through a wholesale rate adjustment from its supplier, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester. The proposed effective date was September 1, 2025. In an order on August 19, 2025, the commission suspended the pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended an application (Case No. 2025-00221) from Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corp., Glasgow, Kentucky, to raise its rates. The cooperative filed its application on August 1, 2025, with the goal of passing along a wholesale rate adjustment from its supplier, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester. The proposed rate increase was set to go into effect on September 1, 2025. In an order issued   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSdok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, has suspended a request by Fleming-Mason Energy Cooperative Inc., Flemingsburg, Kentucky, for a rate adjustment. The application (Case No. 2025-00224), filed on August 1, 2025, sought to pass through a wholesale rate change from its supplier, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc., Winchester, to its customers. The proposed effective date for the adjustment was September 1, 2025. The PSC's decision, outlined in an   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Meng, Vargas, and Colleagues Raise Alarm and Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Language Access Roll Backs * WASHINGTON, DC - Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Juan Vargas (CA-52) led 58 of their colleagues in a letter to the Trump administration demanding answers regarding its rollback of language access across federal agencies. The letter raises alarm over new Departm  more