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Transparency took center stage on the first day of the 2024 Regular Session as lawmakers debated the rules that will govern their proceedings. “Debated” is a generous term for the supermajority’s response to pleas for greater transparency in the bill passage process and expanded opportunities for public input. Their argument for maintaining the status…
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by Mike Wynn, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2024) — Lawmakers filed more than 200 bills this week on issues ranging from milk safety to the death penalty as the Kentucky General Assembly rolled through the first four days of the 2024 legislative session. The House and Senate convened the 60-day regular session on…
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The Herald Leader’s Beth Musgrave reports: A bill filed in the Kentucky legislature would ban local governments from prohibiting landlords from discriminating against people who use federal housing vouchers and other types of payment for rent. According to the General Assembly Legislative Record, House Bill 18 would: “Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65…
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by Nancy Royden, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 4, 2024) — A measure on hunting and fishing licenses for landowners – the first bill to receive a hearing in the 2024 legislative session – advanced out of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee on Thursday. State law allows Kentuckians to hunt and fish…
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LEXINGTON, KY–Emma Curtis, a prominent transgender activist, announced today she will run for the 4th District Council seat currently held by Brenda Monarrez. On Instagram, Curtis wrote, Friends, I am proud to announce my candidacy to represent Lexington’s 4th Council District! I’m running because our district deserves a Councilmember who will show up, do…
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via press release FRANKFORT, KY—Acknowledging the financial strain caused by taxing menstrual products and understanding the repercussions on Kentucky students who lack access to these necessities, State Representative Lisa Willner’s proposed legislation marks a noteworthy stride in advancing menstrual equity. 1 in 4 Kentucky menstruators grapple with the real struggle of affording period products.…
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by Amye Bensenhaver, Kentucky Open Government Coalition Open government advocates are inclined to rhapsodize about every judicial victory that advances the cause of public agency accountability and defeats government secrecy. But it is nearly impossible to overstate the importance of the Court of Appeals’ October 27 opinion in Kentucky Open Government Coalition v Kentucky…
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Photo: SafeRx makes locking pill bottles (left) with a four-digit code to store medications. The BolaWrap device (top right), which aims to help law enforcement detain people without the use of force, shoots a 7½-foot Kevlar tether more than a dozen feet through the air until it wraps around a person’s limbs or torso.…
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by Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times Author’s note: Shortly after Emma Curtis filed for the 4th District Council seat in early January, an anonymous representative of the Kentucky Young Democrats reached out to The Lexington Times via Instagram direct message to clarify that Emma Curtis is not the President of the Kentucky Young Democrats.…