The following op-ed is written by Brian Clark, executive director of the Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association, a trade group representing 2,300 retail fueling facilities including convenience stores and truck stops. The pain at the pump is real. As gas prices soar, a hidden tax increase on motor fuels is the last thing Kentucky needs right now, but that’s exactly what is […]
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Op-Ed: House bill would lead to tsunami of charter schools
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville) Kentucky families are proud of our public schools, and we should be. Our caring public schools staffed with dedicated professional educators are also wonderful reflections of our communities, even when there are challenging differences in ideas about the details of public education. I would hate to lose […]
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Op-Ed: Bias against natural hair costs Black women money, health and opportunities
The following op-ed is written by State Rep. Attica Scott (D-Louisville) In 2016, I defeated a 34-year incumbent to become the first Black woman elected to the Kentucky state legislature in 16 years. One of my early commitments to young people in Louisville and people across Kentucky was to address intolerance woven into public policy. […]
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Op-Ed: Hair discrimination a real issue
The following op-ed is written by Jackie McGranahan, a policy analyst with the ACLU of Kentucky. Untangling my hair and my self-identity is tough enough on its own. Imagine trying to do it under a barrage of questions from people who have never been in my shoes – the insensitive comments, the non-consensual touching – […]
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Op-Ed: Difficult choices for the U.S. regarding Ukraine
The following op-ed is written by Col Owens, of Ft. Mitchell, a retired legal aid attorney who teaches poverty law at NKU’s Chase College of Law. When the Ukrainian conflict began, I initially thought that NATO and U.S. decisions to stay out of direct involvement in it, to limit support to military assistance and economic […]
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Motor Vehicle Tax Relief Bill Advances in House
From the Legislative Research Commission Kentuckians may soon get a break on their motor vehicle taxes. The House Appropriations and Revenue approved House Bill 6 on Tuesday. The bill would require that property valuation administrators tax vehicle owners the same as they did 2021. “House Bill 6 follows concerns from my constituents regarding a letter […]
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Book Review: A measure of Kentucky justice for a freed slave in the Jim Crow era
Written by James P. Dady, LINK nky contributor A Shot in the Moonlight is Ben Montgomery’s history of a deadly confrontation in 1897 between two dozen heavily-armed white nightriders and a former slave named George Dinning in Simpson County, Kentucky. On the pretext that Mr. Dinning had engaged in some stealing in the neighborhood, the intruders […]
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“Porch Pirates” Would Face Felony Charge if Ky. Bill Approved
From the Legislative Research Commission A measure moving through the Kentucky Senate aims to rein in porch pirates, a nickname for people who steal packages off front porches. Sponsored by Sen. David Yates (D-Louisville), Senate Bill 23 would make it a class D felony to steal or destroy packages from common carriers and delivery services […]
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Op-ed: It’s time to tackle Kentucky’s workforce crisis
Wherever you go in Kentucky, the “now hiring” signs are impossible to miss. You would be hard pressed to find an employer who isn’t struggling to find staff and fill open positions. And let’s be clear, this is not employers complaining or being picky, as some have argued. It’s simply math. Kentucky has 90,000 fewer […]
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Op-ed: To Address Mass Incarceration, Kentucky Must End Perverse Incentives to Expand and Crowd Local Jails
The U.S. incarcerates 5 times more people per capita than other wealthy countries. Yet, while some states are succeeding at reducing incarceration and its harms to individuals, families and communities, Kentucky’s rate remains 40% higher than the U.S. average. A new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy explains how, in a context of […]
