Articles by Roger Alford

Kentucky Urges Residents to Replace Medi-Share

Members of a Christians-only health insurance plan that has been ordered to cease operations in Kentucky should get different policies immediately, the state Department of Insurance advised. The move follows Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate’s ruling earlier this month …

Judge Shuts Down Christian Health Ministry Medi-Share in Kentucky

A Christians-only health care ministry must cease operations in Kentucky unless it can get regulatory approval from the state Department of Insurance, a judge ruled this week. The ruling by Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate means Medi-Share, a Florida-based …

Kentucky Bill Would Allow Christian Ministry’s Medi-Share Plan

A Christians-only health care ministry that’s battling in court for the right to continue operating in Kentucky could get a reprieve from the Legislature. Sen. Tom Buford, chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, has drafted legislation to eliminate …

Kentucky Judge to Review Christians-Only Health Plan Case

A judge will consider whether a Christians-only health care plan should be held in contempt of court more than a year after the Kentucky Supreme Court subjected it to stricter regulations that could have meant its demise in the state. …

Kentucky Insurance Chief Wants Christian Health Plan Held in Contempt

A legal dispute between the state and a Christians-only health care plan is continuing to simmer after a decade of legal wrangling that has made it all the way to the Kentucky Supreme Court. The case pits the Kentucky Department …

Amish Buggy Safety Bill Wins Final Passage in Kentucky

Kentucky’s General Assembly has given final passage to legislation that would exempt the Amish from a longstanding requirement that they affix bright orange safety triangles on their slow-moving buggies. Lawmakers, in a debate watched by other states with sizable Amish …

Small Towns in Southeast Hit Hard by Tornadoes

Residents of towns throughout the Southeast are recovering from the shock of last Friday’s severe storms and tornadoes. Along with pubic and insurance officials, they are beginning to assess the damage from the string of storms that caused death and …

Death Toll, Damage Mount from Tornadoes in Midwest, South

Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the …

Kentucky Lawmakers Advance Amish Buggy Legislation

Lawmakers in Kentucky have moved a step closer to discarding a longstanding traffic safety measure in the name of religious freedom, despite dire warnings that the move could lead to mayhem on the state’s roadways. The House voted 90-9 to …

Kentucky Screenings of Miners Highlights Risk of Drug Use

More than 1,500 coal miners have tested positive for drug use since Kentucky began screenings six years ago, a state attorney told lawmakers, and he urged lawmakers to close legal loopholes that can allow miners who test positive to return …