As Ohio advances a bill to ban drag performances in public, Kentucky’s recent history shows that similar legislation has already been tried and failed. The Ohio House members approved House Bill 249 on Wednesday, March 25, which would prohibit drag performances in the presence of minors, placing them under the same restrictions as other adult-oriented […]
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Kentucky Senate unanimously passes $31 billion state budget, $810 million in one-time spending
The GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate unanimously passed its version of the two-year state budget Wednesday providing less money than the House for public schools but substantially more for Medicaid, while cutting a number of state agency budgets. State senators also passed budget bills funding the state’s legislative and judicial branches, along with a bill that would […]
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Two GOP priorities for public education advance from Kentucky Senate
The Republican-controlled state Senate passed bills Monday aimed at shining more light on school districts’ spending and shifting the balance of power in Kentucky’s largest school district. The bills, considered top priorities by Senate Republicans, now head to the House, which also has a GOP supermajority, for further consideration. Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senate […]
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Ky. Senate approves bill to clarify recent teacher, student electronic communication law
A bill that aims to revise restrictions on how Kentucky teachers communicate electronically with their students has passed out of the state Senate. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield, builds on her law from last year that required public school teachers and students to electronically communicate only by traceable forms, like emails and school-approved apps, […]
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‘Planting a seed’ to make roads safer: KY Senate approves ‘phone-down’ law
A mother whose toddler died in a rear-end collision applauded a bill that cleared the Kentucky Senate Tuesday for “planting a seed” for “better behavior on our roads.” The measure would expand the state’s no texting while driving laws as a means to reduce distracted driving. Alyssa Burns, whose daughter Camberleigh died days before her […]
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Allowing local officials to renew KY driver’s licenses breezes through Senate
The Kentucky Senate gave near unanimous approval to allowing officials such as sheriffs and county clerks to renew driver’s licenses in counties without regional offices, sending Senate Bill 7 to the House for consideration. Sen. Aaron Reed, R-Shelbyville, the bill’s sponsor, on Friday told his fellow senators that “the burden has fallen too heavily on the people.” “Our constituents […]
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Return to ‘local control’ of driver’s license renewals is a priority for KY Senate GOP
Local officials such as sheriffs and county clerks could renew driver’s licenses in counties without regional offices under legislation that was filed Tuesday and is a priority in the Kentucky Senate. The bill comes in response to reports of delays in getting appointments at regional offices, extended wait times and long drives to offices for rural Kentuckians. Kentucky has 34 regional offices that […]
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Senate green lights DEI bill following heavy debate
After impassioned debate Wednesday afternoon, the Kentucky Senate adopted a DEI bill that seeks to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public postsecondary intuitions in Kentucky. House Bill 4, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Decker, a Republican from Waddy, advanced off the Senate floor with a 36-6 vote. It was presented on the chamber floor […]
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Chris McDaniel renamed as Senate appropriations, revenue chair
Kentucky Senator Chris McDaniel has been named chair of the Senate’s Committee on Appropriations and Revenue for the upcoming legislative session, and will continue to advocate for state-funded projects and the elimination of the state’s income tax.
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Senate District 23: Jennifer Sierra vs. Chris McDaniel
Chris McDaniel squares off with local business owner Jennifer Sierra in the 23rd Senate District race to represent north Kenton County. McDaniel, R-Ryland Heights, is a former commissioned U.S. Army officer and president of McD Concrete in Erlanger. He’s running for a fourth term in the Kentucky Senate, where he chairs the powerful Appropriations and […]