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Kentucky senators advanced an amended bill Tuesday that would let a parent pursue child support payments for the months they were pregnant, but only retroactively. Abortion rights advocates say the updated bill addresses their legal concerns about fetal personhood — an issue in the spotlight due to the Alabama court ruling on IVF.
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A Louisville Republican filed a bill Monday to add new exceptions to Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban, including for victims of rape and incest.
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Kentucky’s House Bill 367 could exclude people from SNAP benefits if they have a few thousand dollars in savings.
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Legislation that would create an endowment fund for research collaborations between two or more state universities unanimously passed a Senate committee hearing Thursday.
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A Kentucky bill aims to ensure pharmaceutical companies give eligible hospitals a discount on medications through a federal program. It has bipartisan support.
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Up-to-date digital maps are instrumental for everything from emergency management to routine property valuation. But the current legislative budget bill doesn’t include funding to continue an ongoing statewide mapping project.
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The sponsors of the so-called Safer Kentucky Act say the extensive legislation is proven to reduce crime and that they have evidence to back it up, but several researchers they cite cast doubt on the legislation’s intended effect.
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Proposed legislation seeking to strengthen Kentucky’s religious freedom laws has raised concerns from LGBTQ+ advocates who say it could hurt anti-discrimination ordinances across the state.
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Hundreds of organizations spent nearly $3 million to lobby the Kentucky General Assembly in January, with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce leading the way.
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A Kentucky Republican wants to pass a law that would allow industrial companies to avoid being fined for excessive pollution. The issue, according to ethics experts, is that he works for one of those companies.