The Kentucky Senate’s first impeachment committee held its first hearing Tuesday over a former state prosecutor who allegedly traded legal favors for nude photos and videos. Former Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Goldy Jr. — representing Rowan, Menifee, Bath, and Montgomery counties — was impeached by the House in February over allegations of requesting nude photos in […]
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The Frankfort LINK: Legislature passes ‘South Dakota’ style ban on gender affirming care
The Kentucky legislature passed a bill last week that will place a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for kids in Kentucky after the legislature snuck in language to another bill and then quickly passed it in an unannounced meeting before moving it through both chambers. The legislation — which has switched to multiple bill numbers […]
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NKY senator is center stage in push to pass ‘anti-trans’ bill in Senate
A NKY senator is at the center of the strategy to push House Bill 470 — an evolving bill that at its core seeks to ban gender-affirming care for children in Kentucky — through the Kentucky Senate. Standing on the Senate steps late Wednesday night, Sen. Gex Williams (R-Verona) strategized with David Walls, the executive […]
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Sports betting takes major step in Senate
The new sports betting bill cleared the Senate Licensing and Occupations committee Wednesday — marking a significant moment for legislation that died in the Senate last session. When presenting the bill to the Senate L&O committee, the bill’s sponsor Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland), said in 2022 that a poll showed 65% of Kentuckians support sports […]
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House committee passes bill to prevent ‘harmful’ material in schools
The House Education committee passed a bill Monday that aims to prevent “harmful” material from being taught in schools — opponents say the bill would lead to banning books. Senate Bill 5 would create a mechanism for parents to file complaints against school material they find “harmful” or “obscene” — more specifically, material legislators say […]
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Senate passes anti-drag show bill
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Senate bill to make local elections partisan won’t pass this session
Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer said he wouldn’t push the controversial Senate Bill 50 during the 2023 legislative session, meaning the bill won’t pass this year. “I still feel strongly voters deserve more information, and this is one way to get it to them,” Thayer said of the bill that would make it the […]
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Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall in hotel
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after a fall at the Waldorf Astoria in the nation’s capital. The details of McConnell’s condition are unknown, and it’s unclear how long he’ll stay in the hospital — or how long he’ll be away from the Senate. “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during […]
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Sports betting bill clears first hurdle
The sponsor of Kentucky’s new sports betting bill thinks that this is the year for the legislation to finally pass after it cleared its first hurdle Wednesday. House Bill 551 passed the House Licensing and Occupations Committee unanimously. The bill had one reading, and Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) thinks the House could take up the […]
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Eric Deters: Guilty plea on menacing charge won’t affect run for governor
Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters pleaded guilty to charges of menacing and harassing communications involving allegedly having a run-in with his juvenile nephew on a farm in Independence in October. The judge dropped one charge of trespassing, but Deters agreed to one charge of menacing and two counts of harassing communications. As part of his […]
