Republican candidates Marianne Proctor and Christopher Pavese are running for the 60th House district seat in Boone County, focusing on business and education priorities.
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House District 61: Savannah Maddox and Jarrod Lykins
Rep. Savannah Maddox and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jarrod Lykins are seeking the Republican nomination to represent the 61st House District in Frankfort, which covers all of Grant and Gallatin counties and parts of southern Boone and Kenton counties.
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Judge dismisses ethics violations against former Secretary of State Grimes
Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was cleared Monday by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd of charges by the state Executive Branch Ethics Commission that she improperly ordered the downloading and distribution of voter registration data from her public office while she was Kentucky’s secretary of state. “The court order is a complete […]
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Kentucky AG gets funding to fight Biden administration on climate, air and water pollution rules
When Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told state lawmakers in January about the budget needs of his office, Rep. Patrick Flannery, R-Olive Hill, asked if he needed more resources to address a “regulatory avalanche” regarding a “green agenda” coming from the federal government. Coleman, a Republican, said his office would welcome them, saying there was […]
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Say, whatever happened to that bill ?
Kentucky lawmakers filed more than 1,200 bills this session — the most in more than 20 years — and passed about 215 of them before adjourning Monday, according to a news release from the Legislative Research Commission. That’s a lot of legislating to keep up with. So we put together a scorecard of what made […]
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Kentucky’s new anti-vaping law ignites constitutional challenge
Four vape shops, the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association and the Kentucky Hemp Association have filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to strike down a new state law outlawing the sale of some of their products.
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Open records loopholes die in Kentucky Senate. Attempt to revive anti-DEI bill also fails.
Republican leaders in the Kentucky Senate have announced plans to revisit the controversial rewriting of the Kentucky Open Records Act and the failed attempt to revive legislation targeting diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education during the interim before next year’s session.
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Kentucky Senate avoids vote on abortion exceptions
A Democrat tried to force a Senate vote on a stalled bill that would have added exceptions for rape and incest to Kentucky’s strict abortion ban, but the move was ruled out of order by Senate President Robert Stivers.
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Tobacco control comes up short in state budget, while anti-vaping law could increase smoking
Kentucky lawmakers have passed an anti-vaping bill, which advocates say could increase cigarette use in the state, despite calls for increased funding for tobacco prevention programs.
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Kentucky enacts law creating Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority
Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 712 creating the Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority, a 25-county agency designed to build a recreational trail system and economic development opportunities along the Ohio River.