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Election legislation roundup: Kentucky General Assembly

As of March 19, members of the Kentucky General Assembly, which includes the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky State Senate, have passed one bill related to election administration since the beginning of the year. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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NYT whitewashes MAGA's new attack dog

Lengthy profile of Oversight Committee chair James Comer is loaded with folksy details — but misses the real story

Salon

Central Kentucky school health official discusses vaccines for students

An unvaccinated Jessamine County resident who tested positive for measles after attending last month’s revival at Asbury University has some wondering which vaccinations are required for Kentucky public school students.

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Lexington city leaders get update on regional park project

Lexington City Council members got a briefing on plans for the central Kentucky community’s next regional park. Cardinal Run North Park, with 137 acres, will be developed where New Circle and Versailles Roads intersect.

WEKU

Senate votes to keep 2001 authorization for war on terror

The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure

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The dark truth of Joe Fulks, Philadelphia’s first pro basketball legend

It was late on the night after Joe Fulks died from a shotgun blast to his neck when Eddie Gottlieb’s phone rang. As the hours passed on Sunday, March 21, 1976, word snaked out over the national wire services that Fulks, 54, was dead and that the cause was, in…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

5 bills on abortion were filed in the 2023 Kentucky Legislature. None of them got a hearing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the first regular session of the Kentucky Legislature since the state’s trigger law banning abortion took effect, the Republican supermajority showed little interest in modifying those restrictions.

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Ballotpedia determines trifecta status could change in four states in 2023 elections

Three states are holding gubernatorial elections in 2023, and four states are holding regularly scheduled legislative elections in eight of the country’s 99 state legislative chambers. As a result, five states’ trifecta status is at stake this year:

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Kentucky’s Laney Frye, who works with PGA Tour caddie Ted Scott, and former U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Jensen Castle could make noise at Augusta National

Frye grew up in Lexington but Castle says "never in a million years" did she think she'd end up a Wildcat.

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With cars and kaiju, artists Umar Rashid and Frieda Toranzo Jaeger subvert American myth in MoMA exhibits

NEW YORK — In 1816, Kentucky-born portraitist William Edward West created a print depicting the battlefield death of British Maj. Gen. Edward Michael Pakenham at the Battle of New Orleans. At the time, the wounds of the 1815 conflict, the last of the War of 1812, were still fresh, and…

Los Angeles Times

Jury duty bill one of many still up for consideration by Kentucky General Assembly

There are a number of bills still in limbo as lawmakers break away from Frankfort during the governor’s veto period. One of those is House Bill 338, which allows Kentuckians 70 and older to be exempt from jury duty.

WEKU

Today's Interview: Kentucky Youth Advocates praises General Assembly’s juvenile justice legislatio

Terry Brooks, the executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, said the General Assembly has passed bills to improve the juvenile justice system.

WEKU

Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet is fully focused on winning

The Kentucky native recently sat down with the team to talk about his changing role in Boston, what it took to get there, and what he hopes for the future.

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Ten-year campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky gets Senate backing

Kentucky appears to be on the verge of joining 37 other states with medical cannabis legalization. It’s been a decade-long campaign for proponents.

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Ky. GOP broke law to pass trans bill

Republicans introduced bill with little to no notice during the House’s lunch hour when few lawmakers were around

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Rep. Harold Rogers brings influence to appropriations role

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden kicked off the fiscal 2024 appropriations process last week with a budget request that renewed a proposal to eliminate funding for the construction of a new federal prison in eastern Kentucky.

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Ballotpedia’s trifecta vulnerability analysis for 2023

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Rep. Harold Rogers brings influence to appropriations role - Roll Call

Republican Rep. Harold Rogers, a longtime influential appropriator, is now chairman of the Commerce-Justice-Science spending subcommittee.

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KY legislature bans gender-affirming care for kids after last-minute swap

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly voted Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids as a part of an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, following a last-minute committee substitute.

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Medical marijuana bill gains historic passage in the Kentucky Senate

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate crossed an historic threshold Thursday in voting to pass a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state.

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Last-minute move revives ban on gender-affirming care for Kentucky youth. House OKs it

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a last-minute switch Thursday, Republicans revived an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, which includes a ban on gender-affirming health care for Kentucky’s transgender youth.

The Independent UK

University agrees to $14M settlement in wrestler's death

A Kentucky university says it has agreed to a settlement of more than $14 million over the death of a student wrestler hours after practice

WEKU

Anti-hazing measure passes both Kentucky legislative chambers

Anti-hazing legislation has now cleared both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly. The tragic alcohol-related death of a western Kentucky teenager was a significant part of legislative consideration.

Salon

America's downward elevator ride

Joe Biden comforted a grieving community in Monterey Park — it's what he does best. So why don't I feel better?

WEKU

University of Kentucky conducting study to help prevent child abuse

The UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women is launching a new multimedia campaign.

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