Clay Wallace
Reporter-
After a whirlwind back-and-forth resulting in the removal of its most recent Senate Committee sub, House Bill 509 heads to the floor.
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A bill which would require the Kentucky General Assembly to approve all installations and removals of art in the Capitol Rotunda passes committee 9-to-2 and now heads to the Senate floor.
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A bill allowing vacant U.S. Senate seats to be filled via special elections instead of by gubernatorial appointment passes its final committee meeting and heads to the Senate floor.
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When Senator Tichenor presented her new sub on SB 147, she spoke on a bill with a narrowed scope.
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The committee sub, presented by Representative Jennifer Decker, goes beyond the original version, incorporating language from Decker’s House Bill 9 which eliminates DEI programs.
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The "Safer Kentucky Act" is a broad bill which proponents say takes a “tough love” approach to crime. It proposes life sentences for felons after their third violent offense, as well as increased punishments for acts like selling fentanyl and carjacking.
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Late last month, the University of Kentucky’s Board of Trustees presented a report which proposed making changes to the school’s senate, a shared governance structure which includes faculty, students, and administrators.
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The Marksbury Family Branch of the Lexington Public Library opens to the public for the first time this Saturday, March 9.
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A revised version of a bill regulating adult-oriented businesses passes committee and heads to the senate. The bill's sponsor says changes were made following a conversation with a drag performer.
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The 24th Annual Rally for Disabilities Awareness was presented by ARMS - Advocates for Reforming Medicaid Services - and the 874K Disabilities Coalition, named for the approximately 874-thousand Kentuckians identified as having a disability in 2000 study, the year before the group was established.