Monthly Archives: January 2020

Appeals court hears arguments on abortion procedure

Appeals court hears arguments on abortion procedure

CINCINNATI (KT) – Oral arguments were heard Wednesday at the 6th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on the constitutionality of legislation passed by the Kentucky General Assembly on restricting use after 11 weeks of an abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation. The measure, House Bill 454, easily passed both chambers in…more »

Beshear’s budget puts education in spotlight

Beshear’s budget puts education in spotlight

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Calling it an education first budget, Gov. Andy Beshear laid out his state spending plan for the next two years, which includes no spending cuts for the first time in more than a decade and fully funding the public pension plans. He unveiled his budget before a joint session of the…more »

Sex ed bill divides local lawmakers

Sex ed bill divides local lawmakers

State Rep. Patti Minter, D-Bowling Green, has joined a dozen other Democratic lawmakers in calling for all public schools to offer comprehensive sex education to students between kindergarten and the 12th grade. Through House Bill 296, and starting during the 2021-22 school year, each school district would be required to provide students instruction covering human…more »

Kentucky High Court Asked To Fix ‘Badly Broken’ Bail System

Kentucky High Court Asked To Fix ‘Badly Broken’ Bail System

alling Kentucky’s pretrial release system “badly broken,” a state agency has asked the state Supreme Court to set “clear constitutional rules” to fix the process used to collect bail money from the accused. In a petition to the state’s highest court, the Department of Public Advocacy raised numerous challenges to pretrial release practices across the…more »

Rollback proposed for Michelle Obama school lunch guidelines

Rollback proposed for Michelle Obama school lunch guidelines

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday took another step toward dismantling Michelle Obama’s school nutrition guidelines, proposing a new rule that could lead to more pizza and fries and less fruit and a smaller variety of vegetables on school menus. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who announced the rule changes on Obama’s birthday, said…more »

McConnell facing re-election fight and impeachment

McConnell facing re-election fight and impeachment

Now that the Senate is formally in possession of the articles of impeachment, the pressure is on for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to deliver an outcome favorable to President Trump and his allies. Chris Jansing is joined by Ethics Public Policy Center Senior Fellow Peter Wehner and TIME Magazine Contributor Elise Jordan to discuss what…more »

Kentucky Senate: Have State Elections In Even-Numbered Years

Kentucky Senate: Have State Elections In Even-Numbered Years

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s elections for governor and other constitutional offices would shift to even-numbered years, coinciding with presidential elections, under a proposal overwhelmingly approved Thursday by the state Senate. Attempts to do away with statewide elections in odd-numbered years have become a perennial endeavor in the Senate. Similar proposals died in the House…more »

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