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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a bill allowing students to receive excused absences from school for mental health reasons.
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A bill aimed at introducing charter schools in Kentucky and supplying them with funding has been vetoed by Gov. Andy Beshear. He said Thursday the bill would have diverted money from traditional public schools.
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. On Wednesday he also vetoed a bill that would shift key school governance decisions to superintendents and away from school-based decision-making councils.
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A bill to jump-start the introduction of charter schools in Kentucky has cleared a Senate panel. It leaves the bill one vote away from clearing the legislature.
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Kentucky would make the death penalty off-limits for some defendants diagnosed with severe mental illnesses under a bill that won final legislative approval. Karyn Czar reports.
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Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill designating a set of historical documents and speeches to incorporate into classroom work. It's a response to the national debate over critical race theory.
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The Kentucky Senate has completed passage of a measure to bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports that match their gender identity from sixth grade through college.
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Wednesday in Frankfort, with just six days left in the 2022 Legislative Session, a Senate Committee advanced a pro-life omnibus bill. Karyn Czar reports.
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A bill that strengthens Casey’s Law moved out of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee Wednesday morning. Karyn Czar reports from Frankfort.
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Two gaming bills moved forward in the Kentucky House on Monday. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports from Frankfort.