The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would update Kentucky’s name, image and likeness law in response to issues that have cropped up since it was first adopted for college athletes. Name, image, likeness laws – known as NIL – allow student-athletes to generate personal income from their image and celebrity. Senate Bill […]
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Kentucky is an outlier with costly single-bid road paving contracts, new findings show
New findings from Kentucky legislative researchers show the state awards significantly more road paving contracts to a single bidder than other nearby states, generally driving up the overall costs of the contracts. Legislative Research Commission staff presented the new findings to a committee of lawmakers Aug. 15 as a part of releasing an LRC report. That report from […]
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Kenton County superintendent appointed to Kentucky’s Local Superintendents Advisory Council
Dr. Henry Webb, the superintendent of Kenton County School District, has been appointed to the Kentucky Local Superintendents Advisory Council, pending ratification by the Legislative Research Commission, and will serve a four-year term.
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How invasive carp are affecting Kentucky’s wildlife
Fish such as bass and bluegill are welcome in Kentucky’s waters, but invasive carp have devastated the state’s economy, state lawmakers heard last week. The Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture received updates from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources on efforts to manage invasive carp in the commonwealth’s waterways. “They can out-compete native […]
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Maddox to focus on school safety issues as part of state task force
Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge) will serve on the Kentucky General Assembly’s School and Campus Safety Task Force, according to an announcement from the office of House Speaker David Osborne. The task force will meet during the interim legislative session, which is held during the summer and outside of a regular legislative session. During the […]