Kentucky governor wants to ensure health coverage for ‘100 percent’ of black residents

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he would pursue "100 percent" health care coverage for black residents earlier this week as the state reports a disproportionately high number of coronavirus cases in the black community.

“This is just the first commitment in making up for the inequality that Dr. King said was one of the most severe: inequality in health care,” Beshear, a Democrat, said at a press conference Monday. “We’re going to be putting dollars behind it, we’re going to have a multifaceted campaign to do it. It is time,...