Morgan Watkins
Health ReporterMorgan Watkins is LPM's health reporter. She hails from Florida, where she started her career covering city and county government at the Gainesville Sun. Louisville has been her home since 2016. She covered national and state politics, as well as higher education, for The Courier Journal before joining LPM. Email Morgan at mwatkins@lpm.org.
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Kentucky senators advanced an amended bill Tuesday that would let a parent pursue child support payments for the months they were pregnant, but only retroactively. Abortion rights advocates say the updated bill addresses their legal concerns about fetal personhood — an issue in the spotlight due to the Alabama court ruling on IVF.
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Kentucky’s House Bill 367 could exclude people from SNAP benefits if they have a few thousand dollars in savings.
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A Kentucky bill aims to ensure pharmaceutical companies give eligible hospitals a discount on medications through a federal program. It has bipartisan support.
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Two organizations are teaming up this year to expand access to therapy and massage services in west Louisville.
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A Kentucky House committee voted in favor of a bill Thursday that would make it harder for residents to qualify for SNAP benefits.
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A Kentucky senator wants the state to invest $300 million in early childhood education, including grants for struggling child care providers.
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A bipartisan plan to expand health care access and education for new mothers cleared a Kentucky House committee Thursday.
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Members of Louisville’s Jewish community said they have felt distressed since the war between Israel and Hamas began. LPM News spoke to more than a dozen residents about their experiences.
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A Kentucky Democrat introduced legislation Wednesday that would repeal years’ worth of anti-abortion laws and add protections for people who get abortions out-of-state.
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A new legislative proposal would require Kentucky Medicaid to cover certain midwife services. It just cleared its first hurdle.