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House Committee Approves Special Election Rule Change

A county clerk in Kentucky is backing legislation aimed at reducing the number of special elections across the 120 counties supporting a measure approved Monday by the House Election, Constitutional...

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'Optional' REAL ID Bill Advances To Kentucky House

A bill that would centralize Kentucky’s driver’s licensing program and bring the state into compliance with federal ID card rules has received initial approval from a legislative committee. The General...

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Bill To Separate Healthy Pension System From Ailing One Put On Hold

A bill that would separate the relatively healthy retirement fund for local governments from one of the state’s ailing pension systems is dead — despite a push from local officials. Gov. Matt Bevin...

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Bill Could Increase Food Bank Donations

A legislative effort to expand primarily retail and farmer donations to Kentucky food banks is one step away from general assembly approval. The House bill won backing from the Senate Agriculture...

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Nuclear Waste Bill Passes In Kentucky Senate

Proponents of nuclear power are hoping the seventh time is a charm at Kentucky's capitol. The state Senate voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium preventing the storage of nuclear waste in the...

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State Senate Committee Pulls Solar Bill From Consideration

Proposed legislation regarding solar energy was passed over during a legislative meeting Tuesday. The bill concerned with net metering was scheduled to be heard in the Senate Natural Resources and...

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Bill Denying Shock Probation in DUI Cases Moves Forward

A Kentucky House bill that would prohibit shock probation in the case of fatal accidents caused by driving under the influence is heading for a vote in the full Senate. Bill sponsor Robert Benvenuti...

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Modified Charter Schools Bill Could Rush Through House Friday

With the clock ticking on this year’s General Assembly, a charter schools bill will be given its first hearing in a legislative committee on Friday and House Speaker Jeff Hoover said the measure will...

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'Religious Expression Bill' Moving Forward

The so-called “Freedom of Religious Expression” bill is before Kentucky House members and likely to get a vote this week after winning overwhelming approval in the Senate. Senate Bill 17 spells out...

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Performance-Based Funding for Ky Universities, Colleges Moving Ahead

Proposed legislation that would institute performance-based funding for public universities and community colleges is now on its way to the floor of the Kentucky House not without an unsuccessful...

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Constitutional Convention Vote Delayed, Studied Over Next Year

Two state legislative resolutions calling for a national constitutional convention got a hearing Monday in Frankfort. Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Chair...

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Time Running Short, Neighborhood Schools Bill Still Awaits Hearing

A controversial bill that would change the way local school districts assign students to schools is running out of time as lawmakers close in on the final four working days of the General Assembly. The...

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Bill Aims To Reduce Student Athlete Concussions

Kentucky lawmakers are considering steps to reduce concussion-related complications for student-athletes with a bill passed unanimously out of the Senate Education Committee Thursday.

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Proposal for Adoption Task Force Before Ky Senate

Kentucky lawmakers are being asked to establish an adoption task force, the proposed legislation is awaiting action in the state Senate. House Majority Caucus Chair David Meade said the panel would...

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Ky Legislators Consider Bill Requiring Dense Tissue Notification with...

Women in Kentucky with so-called dense breast tissue would be notified of that under legislation before state lawmakers aimed at improving early detection of breast cancer. The Senate Health and...

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Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Makes Serving Classes More...

The state Department of Alcohol Beverage Control is implementing monthly alcohol serving classes across the state aimed at creating a consistent training schedule as the number of wet counties grows....

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With Last Minute Changes, General Assembly Races To Pass Charter Schools Bill

With hopes of passing a charter schools bill out of the legislature by the end of the day, the Senate Education Committee Wednesday approved last-minute changes to a bill that would allow the...

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Lawmakers Transformed Kentucky's Legal Landscape During 2017 General Assembly

Lawmakers transformed the legal landscape of Kentucky during this year’s General Assembly. The state has new laws restricting abortions and allowing charter schools. Legislators also passed...

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Both Parties Urge Johnson's Resignation Over Sex Abuse Allegations

Both of the state’s major political parties are calling for a state representative to resign after allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor and attempted to commit arson. The Bullitt County...

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When Will Jeff Hoover Officially Step Down? Soon

Hoover announced he was stepping down from his role as speaker last month after admitting he exchanged sexually-charged text messages with a staffer. On WHAS radio’s Terry Meiners show, Bevin said it’s...

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