Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Calling Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban “dangerous” and “cruel,” Sen. David Yates, D-Louisville, said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to add exceptions for rape and incest. Speaking to Renee Shaw on KET’s Kentucky Tonight Monday, Senate President Robert Stivers said the bill “will be assigned to a committee.” In 2023, […]
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Profile: Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer
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. This year is Sen. Damon Thayer’s twelfth as Senate Majority Floor Leader in the Kentucky General Assembly. It’s a position that gives the longtime senator […]
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Proposed KY medical cannabis regs removed from legislative committee agenda
Two proposed state regulations related to Kentucky’s medical cannabis law passed in 2023 are on hold for another month. Both proposed regulations were on the Jan. 8 agenda for the state legislative Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee in recent days but were removed from the agenda before Monday’s afternoon meeting. The proposed regulations would establish professional […]
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NKY state legislative, local, congressional candidates have filed for office: See who’s on the list
Eight competitive state legislative primary races are coming to Northern Kentucky on May 21 as candidates for the region’s 10 state House district seats and three of five Senate seats head for the 2024 ballot. A total of 32 state legislative candidates and three District 4 congressional candidates – including incumbent Thomas Massie (R-KY) – […]
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Adult-use cannabis to tiny homes: NKY lawmakers’ bills run the gamut
Bills to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis, improve health care access, and make it easier for Kentuckians to settle into tiny homes are among more than two dozen bills filed by Northern Kentucky lawmakers in the first three days of the 2024 General Assembly. Only a few of those bills have been assigned to a committee […]
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Abortion foe Sen. Westerfield proposes sweeping new supports for Kentucky families
Written by Deborah Yetter for Kentucky Lantern A Republican legislator from Western Kentucky has filed a sweeping measure to provide more support for families through a major financial boost to child care, education, housing, health services and other measures aimed at pregnant individuals and women with children. Senate Bill 34, filed Tuesday by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, […]
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Teacher raises unlikely to be mandated in next state budget, lawmakers say
Pay raises for public school teachers and employees are unlikely to be mandated in the next two-year state budget approved by the Senate and House, Republican legislative leadership told reporters on Wednesday. House Speaker David Osborne (R-Prospect) said in a joint press conference with Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) that while he expects the budget […]
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McConnell applauds Kentucky Republicans’ rise at public swearing-in of constitutional officers
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s most prominent Republican, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, applauded his party’s continued hold on most of Kentucky’s constitutional offices as newly elected or reelected officials took their public oaths of office on Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda. “I’m thrilled to have an opportunity to be here […]
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Could amendment addressing race for governor affect voter participation?
A proposed constitutional amendment that could potentially help Republicans win more Kentucky governorships has been filed in the state Senate. Senate Bill 10 would change the election cycle for governor and all other statewide constitutional officers to even-numbered years starting in November 2032. Senate Appropriations and Revenue Chair Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights) sponsored it. The […]
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Explainer: Kentucky Legislature
One look at the Kentucky state seal gives you a glimpse of the state’s history. For starters Kentucky is officially a commonwealth, as written on the seal. But it is also a state. Ask a political historian why a U.S. state would call itself a commonwealth – a traditional British word – and the usual […]
