Kentucky Commissioner of Education Jason Glass, who has faced heavy criticism from the Kentucky legislature, announced that he would resign on Sept. 29. Glass accepted a position as the associate vice president of teaching and learning at Western Michigan University. The Kentucky Board of Education appointed Glass to a four-year term in 2020 that was […]
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Highway work zone safety on Transportation committee’s radar
In 2022, more than a thousand crashes occurred in highway work zones in Kentucky, with five resulting in a fatality. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shared those statistics with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation on Tuesday. Several lawmakers on the committee said they hope to fix Kentucky’s highway work zone safety problems in […]
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Legislative committee discusses future of child care funding
It is no secret Kentucky’s childcare industry struggled during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding came to the rescue, but a major portion of those funds will run out in September. The Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children met Tuesday to discuss the state’s future of childcare […]
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Senator John Schickel named ‘Friend of Kentucky Cities’
The Kentucky League of Cities named Northern Kentucky Senator John Schickel (R-union) a Friend of Kentucky Cities — an award that goes to legislators for their work to improve Kentucky’s cities. Among his work, Schickel co-sponsored Senate Bill 101, a Kentucky League of Cities initiative that extends contracts, subject to reimbursement for training costs, to […]
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Business owners face uncertain future due to skill-games ban
Business owner Kama Reed is still determining how much longer she’ll own her business after a ban on skill games passed the Kentucky legislature in the spring. The law took effect on Thursday. The manufacturer of the games, Pace-O-Matic, sued the state over the ban, but the case is stuck in the court system with […]
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Judge blocks ban on gender-affirming care for children
The parts of a new law set to take effect this week that bans gender-affirming care for children are blocked, at least for now, after a U.S. District Judge issued an injunction Wednesday. U.S. District Judge David Hale issued the injunction — which blocks the law until it can play out in court — in […]
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Lawmakers seek solutions to veteran suicide
Written by the Legislative Research Commission Efforts to address suicide prevention among Kentucky’s veterans led the agenda at the June meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection last week. Members heard from organizations advocating for resources to prevent veteran suicide across the Commonwealth. “We owe these men and women […]
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Does Kentucky need certificate of need reform?
It’s a question Kentucky legislators are digging into this interim legislative session — the time between legislative sessions when legislators explore topics to explore next year. In Northern Kentucky, two legislators filed bills last session to reform certificate of need, as some in the region say that St. Elizabeth holds a monopoly. The hospital argues […]
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Campbell County female juvenile inmates relocated after critical staffing shortage
The females in the Campbell County Juvenile Justice Center have been moved after it was announced the facility is experiencing a critical staff shortage, according to an announcement from the governor’s office Thursday. “Right now, the situation has gotten too critical, so that is why we are going to temporarily relocate the juveniles currently in […]
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Kentucky negotiating grant agreements over Brent Spence Bridge project
The state of Kentucky is currently negotiating agreements over grants totaling $1.6 billion that will provide funding for the Brent Spence Bridge project that’s set to break ground in 2023. Speaking at Tuesday’s Interim Joint Committee on Transportation meeting, Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said the state is working with federal agencies on the planning […]