The Kentucky House Education Committee has voted to allow armed guards to fill in for school resource officers in public schools despite legislative opposition to last-minute changes to the proposal.
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Child care, vaccines and more: kid-focused bills advance in Frankfort
A bill to give working foster parents better access to child care subsidies is on its way to the governor’s desk after pushing through the Kentucky House on a bipartisan vote Monday. The Democrat-led legislation in Senate Bill 240 – one of a handful of child-related bills advancing Monday – would make sure eligible foster […]
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Meet Rep. Steve Rawlings
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. State Rep. Steve Rawlings ran for state office as a constitutional conservative in 2022. He considers keeping government growth in check to be part of […]
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Kentucky bill would block those with China, Russia ties from farmland buys
Kentucky has passed a bill that would block countries deemed a national security threat to the U.S. from buying or leasing agricultural land in the commonwealth, with exceptions for research and development use only.
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Kentucky House committee nixes certificate of need bill
Kentucky House committee voted 13-3 against a bill that would give certificate of need applicants more control over the state health care approval process, including giving applicants the right to appeal decisions in court.
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$21M proposed for NKY medical examiner, crime lab project
The Kentucky Senate is proposing $21 million to bring a new state medical examiner’s office and current Kentucky State Police crime lab under one roof in Northern Kentucky, with the site expected to open in 18 to 24 months if funding is approved by lawmakers this year.
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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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Kentucky Senate proposes $16M in bond funds for NKU soccer stadium
Northern Kentucky University’s partnership with FC Cincinnati is getting some love from the Kentucky General Assembly. Last week, the Kentucky Senate proposed authorizing $16 million in bonding authority for the expansion and renovation of NKU’s soccer stadium, Scudamore Field, as part of the next two-year state budget. The bond authorization is included in the Senate […]
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NKU grads among 3 finalists for Kentucky education commissioner
The Kentucky Board of Education has selected three finalists for the post of Kentucky Commissioner of Education, including two educators with doctorates from NKU, and is expected to name a new commissioner before the end of this month.
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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.