The big news in the governor’s race this week is that former United Nations ambassador Kelly Craft gained significant ground on Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the race for the Republican nominee in the Kentucky gubernatorial election, according to a poll conducted by Fox 56 and Emerson College. The poll surveyed 900 “very likely” Republican […]
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NKY schools unlikely to be affected by Senate Bill 150 guidelines
The Kentucky Department of Education released its guidelines for schools to implement the new Kentucky law that bans teaching sexual identity in the classroom and gives guidelines on how transgender students can use bathrooms in schools. The new law prohibits schools from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms, forces transgender students to use […]
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Beshear, Lt. Gov. Coleman release tax returns
Gov. Andy Beshear released his tax returns on Monday, showing he made nearly $194,000 from his salary and stock dividends in 2022. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman also released hers, which reveals a total income of roughly $192,000. Beshear, who is facing reelection in 2023, also called on other constitutional officers and those in elected office […]
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Sex, gender, parents’ rights: A roundup of Kentucky education legislation
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern The recently-ended legislative session brought education to the forefront of Kentucky politics in an election year for statewide offices. Lawmakers approved legislation aimed at tackling a shortage of teachers, though the Republican-controlled General Assembly never considered Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s proposal to provide school employees with 5% pay […]
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Erlanger becomes site of conflict over medical certificate of need
The Erlanger council chambers became the site of a conflict over state regulations related to medical certificate of need at meetings on March 21 and April 4. At the council meeting on April 4, members of the public, public officials and representatives from local healthcare organizations packed council chambers in an effort to convince the […]
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Bill legalizing fentanyl test strips signed into law
A bill that will legalize fentanyl test strips passed the Kentucky legislature in the waning hours of the 2023 legislative session and was signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear Friday. House Bill 353 will legalize drug testing strips, currently considered under the umbrella of drug paraphernalia — a crime leading to a Class A […]
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Bipartisanship abounds as Beshear signs bills legalizing medical marijuana and sports betting
Written by McKenna Horsley for Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear called Friday an “amazing” day as he signed two pieces of legislation — legalizing medical marijuana and sports betting — that were passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. With legislative sponsors and advocates gathered around him in the Capitol Rotunda, Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 and House […]
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Legislature votes to phase out tax on aging bourbon despite pleas from local officials
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern A bill to give Kentucky’s bourbon industry a property tax break on barrels of aging whiskey — something distillers have been asking for and some local communities say will “devastate” their budgets — saw last-minute changes before passing the legislature on the last day of the session House […]
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Sports betting bill passes and heads to the governor’s desk
The Kentucky Senate passed a sports betting bill that will now head to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk where he’s indicated he would sign it. Speaking on the Senate floor the night before sine die — the last day of the 2023 legislative session — Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer said the bill didn’t get […]
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Kentucky legislature passes medical cannabis bill
The Kentucky legislature passed a bill to legalize medical cannabis for users with certain health conditions on Thursday after the House moved the bill through committee and then a floor vote. Senate Bill 27 — a bare-bones medical marijuana bill that won’t allow users to smoke the plant, but would allow Kentuckians with specific health […]
