AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMedicaid Relief in Frankfort: Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky will use a $255 million budget surplus to stop a planned 4% cut to Medicaid reimbursement rates, plus fund senior meals and Michelle P. Waiver slots, after providers were told the cuts would start Aug. 1. Data Center Tension: Beshear also says he wasn’t briefed by the White House before a major $100 billion Kentucky data center campus was announced, raising concerns about power, design, and environmental impacts. White House Shake-Up: With Karoline Leavitt set to leave at month’s end, reports say CNN pundit Scott Jennings is among names being floated to replace her as press secretary. Public Safety Tech Debate: Flock Safety says it’s rolling out privacy reforms, including cutting default license-plate data retention from 30 to 7 days, but critics say officers can still search without warrants. Local Fraud Watch: Frankfort saw two scam reports for the week ending Aug. 8, while Glasgow police arrested a man accused of an organized scam targeting a woman out of more than $150,000. Kentucky Business & Community: NatureMed opened its third medical cannabis dispensary in Murray; CREATE named Kelly Glasser Wright its new programs director for a 12-county tech entrepreneurship hub.
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