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Capitol Chat: rural/urban divide evident in bills proposed by Fayette County lawmakers this session

FILE - Exterior photo of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Republican-backed measures to relax child labor rules and bolster food stamp eligibility standards won passage Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in the Kentucky House over impassioned objections from Democrats. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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FILE - Exterior photo of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Republican-backed measures to relax child labor rules and bolster food stamp eligibility standards won passage Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in the Kentucky House over impassioned objections from Democrats. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

After Tuesday there are only 20 days remaining in the 2024 Legislative Session. Laura Cullen Glasscock, editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette shares insights on some bills that still may manage to pass both chambers before the April 15th deadline. One in particular, the so-called source of income bill has already done that and is awaiting conference committee action.

Alan Lytle has more than 25 years of experience as a Kentucky broadcaster. Over that span he has earned multiple awards for anchoring, writing and producing news & features for WUKY. He took home the Kentucky Broadcasters Association's Best Radio Anchor award in 2021.