Deborah Yetter
Deborah Yetter is an independent journalist who previously worked for 38 years for The Courier Journal, where she focused on child welfare and health and human services. She lives in Louisville and has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville.
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March 19 court hearing set in Louisville -
After rescue from abusive facility, Jonah Bevin wants accountability -
Smaller hospitals say a little-known government program to funnel more money to charity care is a lifeline in Kentucky — helping some keep the doors open. -
Advocates say that, too often in Kentucky, people with mental illness cycle through jails and prison as a default for proper treatment. -
While the changes by the federal government affect only a small portion of the about 618,000 Kentuckians who receive SNAP benefits — nearly half are children or the elderly — the benefits are important to those in need, said Eric Friedlander, secretary of the health services cabinet. -
Tim Robinson is the head of Addiction Recovery Care, Kentucky's largest substance treatment provider. State officials say Robinson — a lawyer and recovered alcoholic — is a leader in Kentucky's fight against addiction. -
Kentucky is among a handful of states that lost only a small percentage of children from its Medicaid program in 2023 even as the number of kids cut from coverage soared elsewhere under annual renewal requirements that had been suspended during COVID-19. -
Bill helping pregnant, young Kentuckians is ‘50 years too late,’ he says -
Democrats’ redistricting challenge will be heard by state Supreme Court in September. It’s unclear if a decision will come in time for the next round of elections. -
EMW Women’s Surgical Center was one of only two abortion clinics in Kentucky when the procedure was all but banned last year
