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Alex Acquisto

Kentucky

Politics & health reporter, @heraldleader. H-L Guild prez. Past: @bangordailynews, @the_forecaster. @report4america, @SaltInstitute, @WKU alum | she/her

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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Alex Acquisto |Austin Horn

    A judge on Monday denied Kentucky Rep. Daniel Grossberg’s efforts to temporarily block a legislative ethics proceeding against him over allegations of misconduct. Grossberg appeared before Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate Monday morning asking for him to intervene and dismiss the case. “We’re asking for this whole proceeding to be dismissed because it violates the due process rights of Mr. Grossberg,” his attorney Thomas “T” Clay told Wingate during a virtual motion hour.

  • 3 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Alex Acquisto

    AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomMedicaid cuts in the bill could shutter rural KY hospitals, affecting women's care. Nearly half of KY births in 2023 were covered by Medicaid-funded services. Planned Parenthood warns bill would reduce care for low-income women on Medicaid. Rural Kentucky women will be “bear the brunt” of the impact if Congress passes a bill backed by President Donald Trump that would slash Medicaid spending by billions, Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman said Monday.

  • 4 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Alex Acquisto

    LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Louisville woman who sued Kentucky late last year in an effort to overturn the state's near-total abortion ban withdrew her lawsuit on Friday without explanation. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, the plaintiff - referred to with the pseudonym Mary Poe - was roughly seven weeks pregnant when she sued the state in November, challenging two laws that have kept abortion banned in Kentucky since June 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

  • 4 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Alex Acquisto

    LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Louisville woman who sued Kentucky late last year in an effort to overturn the state’s near-total abortion ban withdrew her lawsuit on Friday without explanation. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, the plaintiff — referred to with the pseudonym Mary Poe — was roughly seven weeks pregnant when she sued the state in November, challenging two laws that have kept abortion banned in Kentucky since June 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

  • 4 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Alex Acquisto |Lexington Herald-Leader

    LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Louisville woman who sued Kentucky late last year in an effort to overturn the state’s near-total abortion ban withdrew her lawsuit on Friday without explanation. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, the plaintiff — referred to with the pseudonym Mary Poe — was roughly seven weeks pregnant when she sued the state in November, challenging two laws that have kept abortion banned in Kentucky since June 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

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Alex Acquisto
Alex Acquisto @AcquistoA
12 Jun 25

RT @liamsadams: Then, Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti sought to parse through the legal + scientific basis and his personal religious intere…

Alex Acquisto
Alex Acquisto @AcquistoA
5 Jun 25

The Kentucky Legislature officially began its interim this week. A handful of committees met, incl. the Ky Make America Healthy Again Task Force. Chemtrails, autism & processed foods highlight KY’s first MAHA task force meeting https://t.co/PT22Buft9E

Alex Acquisto
Alex Acquisto @AcquistoA
29 May 25

RT @_AustinHorn: Gov. Andy Beshear calls special session for disaster recovery a "likelihood." Also suggests he'll make a call on presiden…