Medical marijuana has taken a crucial step in passing in Kentucky. Though the bill is barebones and won’t allow users to smoke the flower, it will provide much-needed relief for those who use cannabis for pain or sickness relief. House Bill 136 passed the Judiciary Committee on March 10 and now heads to the House […]
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Frankfort Week In Review: Medical marijuana and the senate budget
The 2022 General Assembly has only 14 days left in session until its veto period begins. This means that bills are moving through the halls of the Kentucky capitol. This week, the most notable bill that moved through the chambers was the Senate budget amendments to House Bill 1. This means $200 million for the […]
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$200 million on the table for Brent Spence Bridge Project as senate passes biennial budget
The state budget took two crucial steps toward its finale Wednesday. The Senate Appropriations and Revenue committee presented its version of the two-year biennial budget, and it moved through the Senate floor on the same day. The bill will now head back to the House for approval, but it’s likely to face additional changes via […]
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Beshear signs name, image and likeness bill into law
Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law the name, image, and likeness bill that will allow college students to cash in on their own brand. He was flanked by Kentucky’s college coaches, including John Calipari, Northern Kentucky University’s Men’s Basketball Coach Darrin Horn, and Director of Athletics, Ken Bothof. Fellow Northern Kentuckian Jeff Walz, the University […]
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Bill banning vaccine mandates and disclosure intended to ‘protect privacy rights’
On Tuesday, a bill that would ban vaccine mandates and disclosure in the public sector passed the House State and Local government committee. “The first section of House Bill 28 would disallow public institutions from requiring the disclosure of immunization status with regard to COVID-19,” said the bill’s primary sponsor Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge). […]
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Kentucky Teacher Retirement System did not have the 2nd largest investment in a Russian bank
The Public Pension oversight board heard testimony from the Teachers’ Retirement System of Kentucky on Monday, just days after the pension was found to have sold off shares in a Russian bank before the invasion of Ukraine. But the pension was never the second-largest shareholder in Sberbank, said Beau Barnes, deputy executive secretary and general […]
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Frankfort Week in Review: Unemployment, income tax, abortion bills continue to move through the General Assembly
Unemployment Bill Likely to Head to Governor’s Desk House Bill 4, the bill that would slash unemployment benefits Kentucky, passed the Senate yesterday and now heads back to the House before it would land on Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk. The bill was presented to the Senate by Northern Kentucky Senator Wil Schroder (R-Wilder) and would […]
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Banta files bill to give lifetime protective order for domestic violence victims
In 2009, Nikki Goeser, a former staffer for Northern Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, watched someone kill her husband in a Tennessee restaurant where the couple had gone to a karaoke night. The murderer had been stalking Goeser, and now she again must face the prospect of dealing with him as he’s set to be released […]
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Northern Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie votes ‘no’ on Resolution to support Ukraine
Northern Kentucky U.S. House Representative Thomas Massie voted against a resolution supporting Ukraine Wednesday. Massie was one of three to vote against it, including Reps. Matt Rosendale (R-Montana) and Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) were the other two. The resolution calls on a quick end to the conflict and that the House “stands steadfastly, staunchly, proudly, and […]
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Workforce numbers that led to cuts in essential services misleading, center for economic policy says
When Republican Rep. Russell Webber (R-Shepherdsville) talked about House Bill 4 on the House floor last month, he cited workforce participation rates released from the Kentucky Chamber as a reason for the need to cut unemployment benefits and get Kentuckians back to work. “Right now, 47 percent of the working-age population in Kentucky is not […]
