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Kentucky GOP lawmakers want more credit. Here’s an idea.
1 天前 · A bill that the legislature could have taken 100% credit for. And safety was clearly on their minds. By far the most publicly debated bill of the 2024 General Assembly was House Bill 5, the Safer Kentucky Act, which by one estimate could cost Kentucky taxpayers more than $1 billion over the next decade. The I-75 shooter situation pulled from ...
McConnell says presidential election will likely be a ‘cliffhanger’
1 天前 · LOUISVILLE — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the election is “a cliffhanger” when asked Wednesday if he still supports former President Donald Trump’s reelection. The Kentucky senator fielded questions from reporters, including about his earlier endorsement of Trump, after a Kentucky Chamber of Commerce event.
Amendment 1: ‘Proactive’ or ploy to stir up anti-immigrant vote?
2024年10月10日 · During the 2024 legislative session, Howell’s bill was one of two proposing to amend the state constitution to specifically prevent noncitizens from voting in Kentucky elections. Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Oakland, introduced the other bill, which gained support in the House. Sen. Jason Howell, R-Murray, sponsored the bill that put Amendment 1 ...
2024 Voter Guide - Kentucky Lantern
2024年10月12日 · What You Need to Know. Besides casting votes for U.S. president, Kentuckians will be deciding whether to amend the state Constitution and choosing who will represent them in the U.S. Congress, state legislature, county seats and local governments. Voters in Central Kentucky will be electing a new justice to …
Beshear, national teachers union president in Lexington rally ...
2024年10月16日 · LEXINGTON — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear joined teachers union president Randi Weingarten Tuesday to rally opponents of a constitutional amendment that they warned would defund Kentucky’s public schools. AFT President Randi Weingarten (Kentucky Lantern photo by Jamie Lucke) Beshear took issue ...
'Troublesome Rising:' Story doesn't end when the water crashes …
3 天之前 · Melissa Helton is the literary arts director at the Hindman Settlement School in Knott County in Southeastern Kentucky. She is the editor of “Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern Kentucky,” published this September by the University Press of Kentucky. “Troublesome Rising” is an anthology of poetry, essays, fiction, and ...
Beshear recognized on 2024 TIME100 Next list • Kentucky Lantern
2024年10月2日 · She previously worked for newspapers in Huntington, West Virginia, and Frankfort, Kentucky. She is from northeastern Kentucky. Kentucky Lantern is part of , the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was named to the TIME100 Next list for 2024.
Kentucky is in statewide drought, increasing wildfire risk and ...
2024年9月23日 · State environmental officials have declared a drought across all counties in Kentucky as the state has seen significantly less rainfall than usual in recent weeks. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, coordinating with a drought monitoring team representing various agencies, declared ...
News - Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky domestic violence survivors now have a way to remove personal information from online. BY: Sarah Ladd - October 16, 2024. Reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams’ office has launched a program to help domestic violence survivors delete their ...