Lawmakers in Kentucky are set to consider gubernatorial vetoes of bills passed by both chambers, including a bill to end the certificate of need requirement for freestanding birth centers and a maternal health bill that ran aground in the Senate after a late amendment was added, as well as other high-profile legislation.
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Group alleges ‘hidden-camera’ video reveals ‘cruelty’ in chicken production in Kentucky
An animal protection advocacy group released footage from a “hidden-camera investigation” Monday of what it says is cruel treatment of chickens being transported from poultry operations in Kentucky — an investigation the group says would be criminalized under a bill recently approved by the Kentucky legislature. Mercy For Animals, a California-based nonprofit which describes its […]
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Kentucky lawmakers break for veto period leaving anti-DEI bill dead in the water
The Kentucky Senate failed to take action on a House overhaul of Senate Bill 6, a Republican-backed bill aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Kentucky’s public universities and colleges, leaving the measure dead this year.
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Plan for a mental health juvenile detention facility advances in Kentucky legislature
A Kentucky House committee has unanimously passed a bill to establish a mental health juvenile detention facility for housing “high acuity” youth, which could become law by Friday if it is fully passed.
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Close call for open records law as panel un-adopts mass exemptions for Kentucky elected officials
A Senate committee rejected a measure that would have dismantled Kentucky’s open records law, but the bill still has loopholes that would allow government officials to hide public records by keeping them on their private electronic devices.
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Sweeping surprise overhaul of horse racing, gambling regulation sails out of Senate
Senate Bill 299, which would create the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to replace the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and Department of Charitable Gaming, was approved by the Senate on Tuesday, with the House Economic Development and Workforce Investment Committee discussing the bill.
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Cursive writing would become a ‘course of study’ in Kentucky public schools under Tichenor’s bill
Senate Bill 167 would require cursive handwriting to be taught as a course of study in Kentucky’s public elementary schools, with the goal of ensuring proficiency by the end of grade five.
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Medication abortion rates grew 10% over the last few years, report shows
Medication abortions made up 63% of all abortions provided in the U.S. in 2023, with most states without near-total bans seeing upticks in abortions and 160,000 people traveling out of state to seek care.
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‘Adult-oriented business’ bill advances in Kentucky legislature, foes call it ‘anti drag’
A House committee has approved a bill to regulate sexually explicit performances in adult-oriented businesses, which opponents have labeled as “anti drag” legislation.
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Looser child labor standards revived by committee that had temporarily blocked bill
House Bill 255, which would allow some teenagers to work longer and later hours, advanced out of a Senate committee on Friday, just a day after it was blocked by the same committee.
