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 […]
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Kentucky abortion ban: State abortion advocates say exceptions aren’t enough
Kentucky lawmakers are expected to consider adding exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s near-total abortion ban during the current 2024 legislative session in Frankfort. But abortion rights advocates say exemptions alone aren’t enough. Health providers in Kentucky and other states that already have limited exceptions to their state’s abortion bans (in Kentucky there […]
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NKY legislative update: Elections, birthing centers, ‘child sex dolls’ addressed in new bills
The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly reached the halfway mark of its second week of session on Wednesday with filings and committee votes on bills sponsored by Northern Kentucky lawmakers. Among the bills: a proposed constitutional change in Kentucky gubernatorial election years, relaxed certificate of need for freestanding birthing centers, and legislation outlawing so-called “child sex […]
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Attorney General: Time to push back against Biden-era environmental regulations
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has told state lawmakers that his office is assembling a team to fight Biden-era federal environmental regulations. The successor to Attorney General Daniel Cameron told the state House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Tuesday that he welcomes additional resources to combat what Coleman labeled a “shotgun of regulations” that target the […]
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Proposed KY medical cannabis regs removed from legislative committee agenda
Two proposed state regulations related to Kentucky’s medical cannabis law passed in 2023 are on hold for another month. Both proposed regulations were on the Jan. 8 agenda for the state legislative Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee in recent days but were removed from the agenda before Monday’s afternoon meeting. The proposed regulations would establish professional […]
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NKY state legislative, local, congressional candidates have filed for office: See who’s on the list
Eight competitive state legislative primary races are coming to Northern Kentucky on May 21 as candidates for the region’s 10 state House district seats and three of five Senate seats head for the 2024 ballot. A total of 32 state legislative candidates and three District 4 congressional candidates – including incumbent Thomas Massie (R-KY) – […]
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Adult-use cannabis to tiny homes: NKY lawmakers’ bills run the gamut
Bills to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis, improve health care access, and make it easier for Kentuckians to settle into tiny homes are among more than two dozen bills filed by Northern Kentucky lawmakers in the first three days of the 2024 General Assembly. Only a few of those bills have been assigned to a committee […]
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Teacher raises unlikely to be mandated in next state budget, lawmakers say
Pay raises for public school teachers and employees are unlikely to be mandated in the next two-year state budget approved by the Senate and House, Republican legislative leadership told reporters on Wednesday. House Speaker David Osborne (R-Prospect) said in a joint press conference with Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) that while he expects the budget […]
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Could amendment addressing race for governor affect voter participation?
A proposed constitutional amendment that could potentially help Republicans win more Kentucky governorships has been filed in the state Senate. Senate Bill 10 would change the election cycle for governor and all other statewide constitutional officers to even-numbered years starting in November 2032. Senate Appropriations and Revenue Chair Chris McDaniel (R-Ryland Heights) sponsored it. The […]
