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Many of the laws passed by the Kentucky General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session will go into effect Thursday, but not all of them.
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A disagreement over the meaning of “or” in a controversial anti-trans law has ignited the latest conflict between a prominent Republican lawmaker and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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“Conversion therapy” is dangerous for LGBTQ youth, and bipartisan support for prohibiting it grew in recent years. But this session, lawmakers passed an anti–LGBTQ law instead.
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Debates about what’s ‘obscene’ now shift from legislature to school districts
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This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.
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It’s easy to override a governor’s veto in Kentucky – it only takes a majority vote in each legislative chamber. And Republican lawmakers once again flexed their control of the statehouse, where they hold 80% of seats in both the House and the Senate, overriding vetoes with little trouble as Democrats voiced opposition.
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Kentucky Senate Bill 150 would require doctors to discontinue gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans patients under 18 years old. Three doctors say that could endanger the kids’ mental health.
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Kentucky School Boards Association says it will be watching for increased burden, politicization of nonpartisan school board business
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Opponents of the legislation say calls for “parents’ rights” and to “protect children” reveal a modern American belief in childhood ignorance.