Rep. Rachel Roberts thinks Kentucky can do a better job than Ohio at legalizing recreational marijuana. Ohio voters legalized recreational cannabis at the polls last November. But as of right now, no one can legally buy or sell recreational marijuana in the state. That may not change until September – the deadline for Ohio lawmakers […]
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Kentucky House budget omits former IRS site development funds
Funding requested by Covington city officials for the Covington Central Riverfront project located at the site of the former IRS building is not included in a proposed two-year state budget passed by the Kentucky House on Thursday. No funds for the 23-acre development are found in the proposed budget in House Bill 6, approved by […]
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Kentucky House approves bill to mandate ‘moment of silence’ in public schools
A bill mandating Kentucky public schools set aside time each day for students to “pray,” meditate, or otherwise silently exercise “individual choice” passed the state House Wednesday. House Bill 96 is sponsored by Rep. Daniel Fister (R-Versailles). It passed the House on a 79-17, mostly party-line, vote. Rep. Kim Banta (R-Fort Mitchell) was the only […]
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Kentucky county clerks struggle with ‘bad data’ in new vehicle system
Kentucky county clerks are starting to see fewer backlogs from their changeover to a new motor vehicle registration system earlier this month. But customers are still hitting roadblocks, state transportation officials told lawmakers Wednesday. The biggest glitch statewide is “bad data,” mostly property tax records, carried over from the old data system to a new […]
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NKY legislator aims to broaden Medicaid for midwife births
Medicaid covers the cost of nearly half of all Kentucky births. But it pays nothing for certified professional midwives who help moms give birth at home instead of in a hospital. Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer wants to change that. On Tuesday, the Senate Families and Children committee unanimously approved Funke Frommeyer’s Senate Bill 89, which […]
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Safer KY Act: NKY law enforcement, prosecutor see promise in bill
Less than 30 minutes after classes ended at Latonia Elementary on Tuesday, shots rang out near the school. Students and staff still inside the building were told to shelter in place. Outside, near 39th and Decoursey streets, police found two 14-year-olds shot in the street. One of the two, Amani Smith, later died at the […]
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Kentucky bill would repeal ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
A 2023 Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth under the age of 18 would be repealed under a new bill filed in the Kentucky House Thursday. Currently, the ban, implemented under 2023 Senate 150, is in full effect and pending a move for U.S. Supreme Court review (writ of certiorari) of a 2023 […]
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Brent Spence Bridge project is big ticket item in governor’s highway plan
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has released a state highway plan that proposes $563.6 million in NKY road and bridge projects –with the Brent Spence Bridge project at the top of the list.
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2024 Kentucky General Assembly session preview
Budget, public safety, workforce development, school choice top to-do list The Kentucky legislative process is political. That’s true both inside Republican and Democratic caucuses and in how the parties interact with each other. Bills can live or die by the clout of the lawmaker (or lawmakers) behind them. Then there is the state budget, which […]
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Secretary of state opposes bill to eliminate early voting
A bill to do away early voting in Kentucky has been proposed by a Northern Kentucky senator despite opposition from the commonwealth’s Republican secretary of state. Sen. John Schickel (R-Union) sponsored and filed Senate Bill 61 on Jan. 4. The measure was assigned to the Senate State and Local Government committee this week. On the […]