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In the “Safer Kentucky Act,” Louisville Republican legislators proposed 18 measures that would increase penalties for existing crimes, place restrictions on nonprofit bail funds and ban on “street camping” and homeless encampments in public areas.
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An entire city in Jefferson County is slated to disappear, thanks to a relatively new Kentucky law. The municipality of Poplar Hills went defunct years ago and now the state is trying to get rid of it and other so-called “ghost cities.”
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During a forum hosted by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron didn’t share the stage, but instead independently spoke to a packed room of local business leaders and elected officials about issues like Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion and whether to continue cutting the state’s income tax.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether electoral maps drawn by Republicans during the 2022 redistricting process are constitutional.
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With seven weeks left before the gubernatorial election, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron staked out a new position on Kentucky’s abortion ban this week.
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Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones has died at age 84.Jones was a Democrat who served as Kentucky’s top executive from 1991 until 1995. He also held the office of lieutenant governor from 1987 until 1991 as a part of Gov. Wallace Wilkinson’s administration.
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The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission heard from more than a dozen people about their personal and professional experiences with ibogaine, an experimental psychedelic treatment for opioid addiction.
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During a campaign stop in Louisville, Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron and his wife Makenze discussed issues like “learning loss,” inflation and so-called gender and political ideology in Kentucky schools.
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Kinney was selected by the Kentucky Department of Education to take over for Jason Glass. She assumes the role on Sept. 30.
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The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.
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The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied another request to block Kentucky and Tennessee bans on gender-affirming care for minors while the court reviews a legal challenge to the laws. A final decision in the case is expected later this month.
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Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter announced he will not seek reelection next year. He has served in the high court’s top spot since January.