A 2023 Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth under the age of 18 would be repealed under a new bill filed in the Kentucky House Thursday. Currently, the ban, implemented under 2023 Senate 150, is in full effect and pending a move for U.S. Supreme Court review (writ of certiorari) of a 2023 […]
Author Archives: Rebecca Hanchett
Posted inPolitics
Bill seeks to bar noncitizens from school board elections
Two Republican state lawmakers are backing a proposed constitutional change to ensure non-U.S. citizens can’t vote in state and local school board elections. Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) and Rep. Killian Timoney (R-Nicholasville) are the lead sponsors of House Bill 341 proposing the change. In a committee hearing on the bill Thursday, Meredith said the proposal […]
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Kentucky Senate president mulls funding for private, charter schools
Kentucky lawmakers aren’t giving up on a proposed school choice amendment after recent court rulings struck down laws to publicly fund private and charter schools. Huddling with reporters Tuesday, Senate President Robert Stivers said lawmakers are discussing a vote to put a proposed school choice amendment on the 2024 general election ballot. What Stivers couldn’t […]
Posted inFrankfort, Health, News, Politics, Top 3
Bill sparks controversy over parental access to medical records
A Kentucky lawmaker’s attempt to give parents or guardians legal access to a minor’s medical records is drawing fire from state reproductive health and mental health advocates. Rep. Rebecca Raymer (R-Morgantown) sponsored the proposal in House Bill 174, passing the House Health Services committee last Thursday. The bill would give parents of someone under age […]
Posted inEducation, Frankfort, News, Politics, Top 3
Legislators considering admission test criticized for emphasizing Bible
A college admission test criticized for emphasizing the Bible and conservative social ideas could factor into state merit scholarship awards under a bill that passed a Kentucky Senate committee last week. Senate Majority Whip Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green) sponsored Senate Bill 7, which led to questions from Democrats at the Senate Education Committee Thursday about […]
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Meet Rep. Stephanie Dietz
Each week, LINK nky is publishing a profile of one of our local legislators so that Northern Kentuckians can get to know the people representing them at the state level. Family law has been the professional career of Rep. Stephanie Dietz for three decades. That alone gives the Edgewood attorney some unique insight into the […]
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Kentucky bill seeks to hold fathers accountable for prenatal costs
State Rep. Stephanie Dietz is the lead cosponsor of a bill that would allow pregnant women to seek child support for their unborn child. The legislation is called House Bill 243. Rep. Amy Neighbors (R-Edmonton) filed it in the Kentucky House on Jan. 11. “Pregnancy is expensive and it makes sense to have fathers share […]
Posted inInfrastructure
Brent Spence Bridge project is big ticket item in governor’s highway plan
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has released a state highway plan that proposes $563.6 million in NKY road and bridge projects –with the Brent Spence Bridge project at the top of the list.
Posted inElections
Kentucky Senate advances ballot measure to move governor’s race to presidential election years
The Kentucky Senate has voted to propose a 2024 ballot measure that would move elections for governor and other statewide officers from odd-numbered years to even-numbered presidential election years starting in 2032.
Posted inHealth
‘Save Kentucky Moms Act’ looks to tackle maternal mortality crisis
A bipartisan bill to reduce Kentucky’s high maternal mortality rate has been unveiled by Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser to improve health insurance coverage for pregnant mothers and provide additional support, both before and after birth.