Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law the name, image, and likeness bill that will allow college students to cash in on their own brand. He was flanked by Kentucky’s college coaches, including John Calipari, Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s Basketball Coach Darrin Horn, and Director of Athletics, Ken Bothof. Fellow Northern Kentuckian Jeff Walz, the University […]
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Bill banning vaccine mandates and disclosure intended to ‘protect privacy rights’
On Tuesday, a bill that would ban vaccine mandates and disclosure in the public sector passed the House State and Local government committee. “The first section of House Bill 28 would disallow public institutions from requiring the disclosure of immunization status with regard to COVID-19,” said the bill’s primary sponsor Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge). […]
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Kentucky Teacher Retirement System did not have the 2nd largest investment in a Russian bank
The Public Pension oversight board heard testimony from the Teachers’ Retirement System of Kentucky on Monday, just days after the pension was found to have sold off shares in a Russian bank before the invasion of Ukraine. But the pension was never the second-largest shareholder in Sberbank, said Beau Barnes, deputy executive secretary and general […]
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Workforce numbers that led to cuts in essential services misleading, center for economic policy says
When Republican Rep. Russell Webber (R-Shepherdsville) talked about House Bill 4 on the House floor last month, he cited workforce participation rates released from the Kentucky Chamber as a reason for the need to cut unemployment benefits and get Kentuckians back to work. “Right now, 47 percent of the working-age population in Kentucky is not […]
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Bill advances that would make Kentucky a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary
A bill that would make Kentucky a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary state passed the House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Tuesday. It is on the House calendar for Wednesday, but there’s no guarantee it will get a vote. Sponsored by Rep. Josh Bray (R-Mount Vernon), House Bill 29 would prohibit a ban on firearms in […]
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Omnibus abortion bill passes House committee
For Kentucky resident Robin Kunkel, getting an abortion saved her life. If the omnibus abortion bill that passed the House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee meeting Tuesday morning becomes law, it might prevent others from getting the procedure. After years of deciding whether Kunkel and her partner wanted to have a baby, they […]
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House takes first steps to rid state of income tax
The Kentucky legislature took its first step to get rid of the state’s income tax when the House released House Bill 8 on Friday. The bill will slowly lower the state’s five percent income tax by one percent each year, with the first drop on Jan. 1, 2023. “Kentuckians, those here and those who will […]
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Week in Review: Senate seeks to end COVID State of Emergency, House Introduces Tax Reform Bill
The upper chamber of the General Assembly had a big week. Senate Joint Resolution 150 passed the committee and the floor and now heads to the House. It seeks to end the COVID-19 State of Emergency that was just extended in January. “The original emergency was declared by our governor on March 6, 2020,” said […]
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Dem calls Senate-passed education bill ‘dangerous,’ while Republican McDaniel says ‘we have a right to be involved’
In one of the most heated Senate sessions of the 2022 General Assembly, a bill that would put in “guard rails” for how teachers teach American history passed the Senate along party lines. “Considering what we have witnessed unfolding in school board meetings across our nation, I felt it crucial to address the United States […]
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UK’s Calipari, Barnhart Testify in Frankfort about Name, Image, and Likeness Bill
Written by Mark Payne, LINK nky politics and government reporter Senate Bill 6 — the name, image, and likeness (NIL) bill — passed a special meeting of the Senate Education committee Feb. 9. But it wasn’t without fanfare: University of Kentucky Basketball coach John Calipari and Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart testified to the committee. Kentucky college […]