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Fan Outfitters sold to national chain
A Lexington-based string of sporting goods clothing stores has been sold to Lids Sports Group, a national chain based in Indianapolis. Members of the Dawahare family sold Fan Outfitters last week for an undisclosed price. The deal includes the three Fan Outfitters stores in Lexington, two in Louisville and two ...
Column: Dustups have government's role in common
A big brother you can trust to keep you safe, give you a hand and do right by you? Or a big brother who snoops, lies and bullies you in all corners of your life? There's a common thread running through a series of controversies dogging President Barack Obama: the ...
Congress votes to repeal Obama Care again
The U-S House of Representatives voted yet again to repeal ObamaCare. And although there isn't much chance that the law will ultimately be repealed, Congressman Mark Wayne Mullin said that voting for the repeal was a personally satifying experience. "I felt like I had a voice and I felt like ...
Fallin urges health care fix in Okla. Legislature
Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change Friday to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the program. Insure Oklahoma currently uses federal Medicaid funding, state ...
Governor Fallin urges Okla. Legislature for health care fix
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin is proposing a last-minute legislative change to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 Oklahomans who are expected to lose their health insurance under the program. Fallin released a statement ...
GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it's unclear whether they ...
Inhofe: Obamacare repeal has a slight chance in Senate
The U.S. House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week, but most observers believe such a repeal can not possibly survive a vote in the Democrat-controlled Senate. But Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) says don't jump to any conclusions just yet. "It's true that Republicans are a minority in ...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Week ending May 12th, 2013, powered by Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2013 The Nielsen Company. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Dead Ever After: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel" by Charlaine Harris (Ace) 2. "12th of Never" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) 3. "Silken Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam) 4. "The Hit" by ...
Another round for the House on 'Obamacare'
One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured Americans, it was the 37th attempt in a little more than two years ...
Business Highlights
___ Google unveils $10-a-month 'All Access' music plan SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee. The streaming service, called All Access, is available in the U.S. ...
Health care law changes could affect Okla. tribes
As a policy advisor for the Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority, Melanie Fourkiller knows that documented Native Americans can access the tribe's health care services even if they are not members of the Choctaw Nation or any other federally recognized tribe. But changes in how the government defines a Native ...
Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal at a glance
REVENUE — The Brown administration is projecting California will raise $97.2 billion in revenue for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The bulk of that — $60.8 billion — is expected to come from personal income taxes. The governor will not spend all of that revenue but will set ...
89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities
Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges in a massive bust spanning eight cities, federal authorities said Tuesday. It was the latest in a string of similar ...
Hospitals could lose $500M in federal funds
Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided against expanding Medicaid coverage. According to rough estimates released Monday by federal health officials, cuts ...
Where you live could determine price of prescriptions under ‘Obamacare’
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay. To try to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a hefty share of ...
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. REPUBLICANS WANT TO DEPOSE OFFICIALS ON BENGHAZI Rep. Darrell Issa says he will seek testimony from the officials who cleared Hillary Rodham Clinton of blame in the September attack that killed a ...
Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay. To try to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a hefty share of ...
Snowe presses for bipartisanship in new book
U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week before Christmas with a fire roaring in the fireplace in the Oval Office. Outside the window, his daughters played in the snow with their dog. Inside, ...
Fundraising from HHS secretary draws scrutiny
A fundraising push by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is drawing criticism from a key Senate Republican who questions whether she has a conflict of interest. HHS spokesman Jason Young confirms that Sebelius in recent weeks has asked various charitable foundations, businesses executives, churches and doctors to donate ...
Utah to be first to use dual-model health exchange
The federal government has approved Utah to become the first state to have a dual-model health insurance exchange in which the state and the federal government divide responsibilities. The plan allows Utah to continue to run its existing health insurance marketplace for small businesses, a system that lets employees pick ...
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