Electronic cigarettes would be regulated as tobacco products in Kentucky under legislation that passed the House Licensing and Occupations Committee today. House Bill 309, sponsored by Rep. Joni Jenkins, D-Shively, would include the relatively new product among cigarettes, cigars, and other types of tobacco products that are state regulated. It would also make e-cigarettes off […]
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Felony Expungement Bill Passes Kentucky House, Heads to Senate
A bill that would allow low-level, one-time Kentucky felons to ask the courts to erase—or “expunge”—their felony records cleared the House today on a 79-21 vote. House Bill 64, sponsored by Rep. Darryl T. Owens, D-Louisville, and Rep. David Floyd, R-Bardstown, would apply to a Class D felon whose conviction was not based on a […]
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Felony Expungement Bill Passes Kentucky House, Heads to Senate
A bill that would allow low-level, one-time Kentucky felons to ask the courts to erase—or “expunge”—their felony records cleared the House today on a 79-21 vote. House Bill 64, sponsored by Rep. Darryl T. Owens, D-Louisville, and Rep. David Floyd, R-Bardstown, would apply to a Class D felon whose conviction was not based on a […]
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Felony Expungement Bill Passes Kentucky House, Heads to Senate
A bill that would allow low-level, one-time Kentucky felons to ask the courts to erase—or “expunge”—their felony records cleared the House today on a 79-21 vote. House Bill 64, sponsored by Rep. Darryl T. Owens, D-Louisville, and Rep. David Floyd, R-Bardstown, would apply to a Class D felon whose conviction was not based on a […]
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Auditor Edelen Returns to Covington, this Time for Politics
Kentucky State Auditor Adam Edelen returns to Covington on Thursday, one week after releasing the results of his office’s examination of the city’s finance department where former director Bob Due is accused of stealing $793,000. The Northern Kentucky Democratic League hosts Edelen on Thursday evening as its monthly speaker. Edelen has been to the region […]
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Auditor Edelen Returns to Covington, this Time for Politics
Kentucky State Auditor Adam Edelen returns to Covington on Thursday, one week after releasing the results of his office’s examination of the city’s finance department where former director Bob Due is accused of stealing $793,000. The Northern Kentucky Democratic League hosts Edelen on Thursday evening as its monthly speaker. Edelen has been to the region […]
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House Speaker Signs On to State Fairness Legislation
Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) has joined 17 other House members–now a third of the Democratic House Caucus–as a co-sponsor on Rep. Mary Lou Marzian’s (D-Louisville) House Bill 171, which would extend discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Senator Morgan McGarvey’s (D-Louisville) Statewide […]
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House Speaker Signs On to State Fairness Legislation
Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) has joined 17 other House members–now a third of the Democratic House Caucus–as a co-sponsor on Rep. Mary Lou Marzian’s (D-Louisville) House Bill 171, which would extend discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Senator Morgan McGarvey’s (D-Louisville) Statewide […]
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Snake-Bitten Preacher Hoped to Pass on Church Leadership to Son ‘Before It’s Too Late’
KY Forward Staff Report George Went Hensley lasted longer than Jamie Coots before succumbing to a snake bite while practicing the religious ritual the East Tennessee native either invented or spread or both. He was nearly 75 when he died from snake bite in 1955. Kentuckian Coots was only 42. Coots, known for his starring […]
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Snake-Bitten Preacher Hoped to Pass on Church Leadership to Son ‘Before It’s Too Late’
KY Forward Staff Report George Went Hensley lasted longer than Jamie Coots before succumbing to a snake bite while practicing the religious ritual the East Tennessee native either invented or spread or both. He was nearly 75 when he died from snake bite in 1955. Kentuckian Coots was only 42. Coots, known for his starring […]
