Kentucky legislature sends governor a bill to regulate Delta-8 THC
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to a court decision last year that deemed products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol legal, a bill to regulate products with the substance...
Kentucky education commissioner says legislature put youth at risk with anti-LGBTQ bill
The day after Kentucky lawmakers rapidly changed and passed a bill to include measures banning gender-affirming care for minors, the state’s top education official decried the “sweeping and harmful”...
How Republicans scrambled and maneuvered to quash bipartisan Senate changes to bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A revised bill with language to ban gender-affirming care for Kentucky’s transgender youth moved quickly through both houses of the General Assembly Thursday and is...
Bill making it harder to retire Kentucky coal plants heads to governor’s desk
Kentucky’s manufacturers, investor-owned utilities and House Democrats opposed the measure by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — A bill backed by Kentucky’s coal industry that would make it harder...
Former Lexington Council Member Votes For Anti-Trans Bill in State Senate
Frankfort, Ky.–A former Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Member recently voted to concur on Senate Bill 150, an anti-trans bill, in the Kentucky legislature. Amanda Mays Bledsoe, R-Lexington, voted in...
Kentucky General Assembly Passes Juvenile Justice Reform Bills
Frankfort, Ky.–On Thursday, the Kentucky General Assembly approved two bills aimed at improving the state’s juvenile justice system. The bills, House Bill 3 and Senate Bill 162, were the...
Medical cannabis overcomes big obstacle in Kentucky as state Senate votes for legalization
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — A bill to legalize medical marijuana for some Kentuckians who suffer from chronic illnesses overcame a major hurdle Thursday evening, winning a...
Anti-Trans Bill Gains Final Passage After Last Minute ‘Trick’ Brings It Back
UPDATE: The House passed the amended SB 150 by a vote of 75-22. The Senate concurred 30-7. The bill will likely become law. Frankfort, Ky.–Kentucky Republicans have revived an...
KY House Passes Anti-Union Bill Limiting Public Employee Payroll Deductions
Frankfort, Ky.–Kentucky House of Representatives have approved Senate Bill 7, which restricts some types of payroll deductions for public employees. The bill would prevent public employees, except for first...
Anti-trans bill paused in Senate as Republicans split
By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate narrowly voted to postpone consideration of House Bill 470 — after adopting a floor amendment that loosened the controversial bill’s...