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. Rep. Steven Doan is in his first term in the Kentucky House. But he’s not new to the state budget process that will take much […]
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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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KY budget passes: omits teacher raises, funds NKY priority projects
A $128.4 billion two-year state budget that includes a 9% increase in base funding for K-12 education and at least $159 million in new funds for renovations at Northern Kentucky University is on its way to the governor’s desk for his signature, with provisions encouraging school districts to utilize the additional base funding for teacher and classified staff raises.
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Beshear signs into law bill outlawing ‘child sex dolls’
Gov. Andy Beshear has signed into law a bill outlawing child sex dolls in Kentucky, providing law enforcement with another tool for prosecution of child sex crimes.
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Kentucky legislation aims for swift resolution of teacher administrative complaints
House Bill 300 would establish tighter timelines to resolve administrative complaints against Kentucky school teachers and administrators, with the goal of providing transparency and accountability to everyone involved.
Posted inHealth
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.
Posted inPolitics
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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Big Bone Lick seeks national historical park designation
Big Bone Lick State Historic Site is known for its mastodon bones and bison. Now, it is eyeing something else that’s big – official designation as a national historical park. A Senate joint resolution asking Congress to grant the designation for the state historic site and park in Union passed the Senate on a 37-1 […]
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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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Kentucky Senate passes bill to abolish COVID-19 vaccine mandates
The Kentucky Senate voted 25-11 to abolish COVID-19 vaccination requirements in the state.