Questions linger as ballot measure, court case looms Kentuckians don’t typically call their public elementary, middle or high schools common schools – at least not in everyday conversation. “Public schools” seems a more natural fit. The public school reference is seemingly everywhere today: The Kentucky Department of Education classifies schools as public schools, public programs […]
Tag: 2024 Kentucky General Assembly
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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.
Posted inInfrastructure
State road plan allocates over $1 billion to NKY counties
Kenton County, Boone County, and Campbell County received $1.019 billion in state and federally-funded road projects in the 2024 state road plan, with the Brent Spence Bridge companion bridge project receiving the most funding.
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Beshear slams proposed state budget for limited emergency response funding
Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized the state budget for imposing a $25 million annual limit on “necessary government expenses” for natural disaster response, which could be exceeded in just three to four months, and for imposing an additional $4 million annual limit for state emergency wildfire response.
Posted inPolitics
NKY lawmaker tracker: how many bills have made it to the governor so far?
Rep. Stephanie Dietz and Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser lead the NKY legislative caucus with seven and five bills respectively, which have been delivered to or signed by Gov. Andy Beshear.
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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 inPolitics
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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Bill that would allow armed guards in public schools advances
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.
