Jack Conway

Kentucky Residents Could Get Part of Foreclosure Settlement

WKMS and Paducah Sun — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:53:25 +0000

Kentucky residents could get part of a 49 state settlement if their home was foreclosed on between 2008 and 2011. The Paducah Sun reports the $25 billion settlement between the states and five of the country’s biggest banks means 16,000 Kentuckians could be eligible for $2,000 in relief funds.

Two Ky. Political Foes to Offer Spin at VP Debate

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:53:26 +0000

Two former Kentucky political foes are offering spin at the vice presidential debate Thursday in Danville. Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway will be among the pundits speaking to reporters covering the matchup between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan. Conway and Paul faced off in the heated 2010 Senate race. Paul won, and Conway was elected for a second term as Kentucky’s attorney general.

Conway Ready to Rework HB-1

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:25:12 +0000

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway says it may be time for lawmakers to take a second look at a tough prescription pill bill that passed earlier this year. Conway was a leading advocate of House Bill 1, which requires doctors to use the KASPER pill tracking system. But the Kentucky Medical Association has long opposed HB1.

Conway Announces Settlement with Website Over G.I. Benefit Abuse

Matt Laslo — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:52:32 +0000

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway was in Washington today announcing a settlement with a company he says was preying on military veterans.

Conway Takes Fight Against For-Profit Colleges to D.C.

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:34:05 +0000

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is taking his fight against for-profit colleges to Washington D.C.

Kentucky Medicaid Gets Johnson & Johnson Settlement

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:22:08 +0000

The Kentucky Medicaid program has recovered $7 million dollars in a settlement with Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical companies.

Kentucky Medicaid Settles with Johnson & Johnson for $7 Million

Rose Krzton-Presson — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:32:45 +0000

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway recovered $7 million on behalf of Kentucky’s Medicaid program following a settlement with 47 companies in the Johnson & Johnson family.

Kentucky Sues Medical Company for False Marketing

Rose Krzton-Presson — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:33:13 +0000

Kentucky is one of 13 states intervening in a 90-million dollar lawsuit against Healthpoint, Ltd. Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control allege that a bedsore ointment called Xenaderm is a “less than effective” drug by FDA standards, for which Medicaid coverage is illegal.

Conway, Grimes Team Up to Prevent Voter Fraud

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:21:01 +0000

Kentucky officials are once again planning to crack down on voter fraud in the May 22 primary.

ALEC to be Examined by Attorney General Office

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:25:22 +0000

The advocacy group Common Cause is asking federal agencies to remove the non-profit tax-exempt status of the American Legislative Exchange Council. The ALEC provides lawmakers with sample legislation and talking points, often to promote conservative issues, and Common Cause says the organization is a lobbying group. Kentucky's ALEC co-chair, Senator Tom Buford, says Common Cause could be considered a Democratic group, and isn’t worried about the organization being examined by the Attorney General’s office.