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KY Lawmakers Advance 'Abortion Reversal' Proposal
Friday, February 22, 2019 12:32 AM
Abortion opponents in Kentucky expanded their aggressive legislative agenda on Thursday by unveiling a proposal that would require abortion providers to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions that the procedure can be reversed. The House Health and Family Services Committee inserted the proposal into a bill dealing with requirements for doctors or clinics to report medication-induced ...
Kentucky Teen Sues Over Stories
Friday, February 22, 2019 12:14 AM
The Kentucky teen at the heart of an encounter last month with a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington is suing The Washington Post for $250 million, alleging the newspaper falsely labeled him a racist. His attorneys are threatening numerous other news organizations, including The Associated Press. President Donald Trump cheered the lawsuit, tweeting Wednesday that ...
Lawyer: Paul Award Excessive, New Trial Requested
Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:04 PM
The attorney for a man who attacked U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in a dispute over lawn maintenance has appealed a jury's decision to award the lawmaker $580,000 in damages. The Daily News reports attorney Matt Baker argued in a motion filed last week for a new trial that the financial penalties levied against Rene Boucher at the civil trial were excessive given Paul's injuries and Boucher's ...
Expungement Bill Advances to Senate Floor
Friday, February 22, 2019 1:19 AM
A bill that would make more Kentuckians eligible to have low-level felonies expunged moved forward in Frankfort, advancing out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.     The bill sponsored by Republican Senator Jimmy Higdon of Lebanon would make all Class D felonies that don't involve sexual crimes open to expungement after 10 years.     Higdon said some ...
KY Senate Passes Bill to Outlaw Child Sex Dolls
Thursday, February 21, 2019 2:11 AM
The Kentucky state Senate has passed a bill to make possessing a "child sex doll" illegal. The Courier Journal reports Senate Bill 102 would prohibit owning anatomically correct dolls or robots that resemble minors and are meant for sexual purposes. Republican Sen. Whitney Westerfield says he introduced the bill that passed Wednesday at the request of Kenton County Commonwealth ...
House Committee OKs Senate School Safety Bill
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:16 PM
The House Education Committee has approved Senate Bill 1, the General Assembly’s landmark measure designed to address growing safety needs in Kentucky schools.    The measure is based on recommendations from the 2018 School Safety Working Group, which traveled the state to gather feedback from stakeholders and propose solutions to the growing epidemic of school ...
Lawmakers Work on Hemp, Pensions, Recount Bills
Thursday, February 21, 2019 1:44 AM
Legislators took action on numerous bills on Wednesday. Here are highlights of some of them: *** The Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously passed two hemp measures on Wednesday. House Concurrent Resolution 43, sponsored by Representative Richard Heath, would urge Facebook, YouTube, eBay and Amazon to stop blocking websites designed to market hemp products. Owners of multiple hemp ...
KY Legislature Pauses for History at Old Capitol
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 2:46 PM
In the summer of 1861, Kentucky lawmakers convened at what was once the state Capitol in Frankfort to discuss whether they should join the Confederacy in the Civil War. But first, something smelled. The legislature appointed a special committee to investigate a strange smell in the back of the chamber. A few days later, lawmakers returned with a report recommending slaves build a new privy, ...
Kentucky Senate OKs Bill Limiting Grimes' Power
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 10:50 PM
In a rebuke against one of the state's top Democrats, the Kentucky Senate voted Tuesday to limit Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes' influence over the State Board of Elections. The Republican-dominated Senate passed the bill on a 27-8 vote, sending the proposal to the GOP-led House. The legislation, which would take effect immediately if it becomes law, would apply to Grimes and future ...
KY Legislature Pushes $150 Million Parks Plan
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 5:36 AM
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky want to borrow $150 million to fix up the state's park system, starting with a $20 million infusion on July 1 amid what is expected to be a contentious race for governor. The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee approved House Bill 268 on Tuesday. It would authorize the Arts, Tourism and Heritage Cabinet to borrow and spend $20 million beginning July 1 to ...
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