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Kentucky labor unions want next administration to support PRO Act
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN Kentucky News Connection Labor groups in Kentucky and across the nation are pushing for the next administration to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize, or PRO, Act. The legislation would reform existing labor laws to clamp down on union-busting tactics and strengthen workers’ rights during organizing and bargaining with their employers.…
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Enroll for heating assistance Nov. 5-Dec. 20
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Families can get help staying warm this winter through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Fall Subsidy program, with enrollment running Nov. 5 through Dec. 20. Assistance is available on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted. The Fall Subsidy program helps households offset heating costs across a…
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Is Robbie Fletcher a fat cat?
A recent flyer mailed out in support of constitutional Amendment 2 indicates that the fat cats are the ones opposing Amendment 2. Robbie Fletcher is one of the ones opposing Amendment 2. Many of us saw Robbie grow up in Martin County and advance through his career as a teacher, principal, school superintendent and now…
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Are we stupid enough to vote for Amendment 2?
What is Amendment 2? According to Senator Phillip Wheeler Amendment 2 would allow the Kentucky Legislature to take money away from public schools and give it to private schools. In simple terms it would take money away from our children and give it to children in private schools. One of the recent advertising flyers mailed…
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Vision screenings required for driver’s license renewal starting Jan. 1
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, Kentuckians renewing their driver’s licenses will be required to undergo a vision screening. The mandate stems from legislation passed during the 2021 General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear. “We know this will be a change for license holders when it’s time to renew every four or eight…
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Drug tip leads to arrest of Inez woman
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A tip sparked a police operation that led to the arrest of 38-year-old Shaunda Crum of Inez on multiple drug charges. Acting on information about suspected narcotics activity at a residence on Spring Branch Road, Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Kidd arrived just before noon Friday to…
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Billionaire gives $5 million to PAC trying to sway Kentuckians to vote for school amendment
by Tom Loftus, Kentucky Lantern October 16, 2024 FRANKFORT — A multimillion-dollar television advertising campaign supporting the so-called “school choice” amendment on the November ballot is being single-handedly funded by Jeff Yass, a Pennsylvania billionaire and Republican mega donor. In early September a political action committee called Protect Freedom began running television ads advocating passage of…
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School vouchers bring theft of tax dollars and other crimes
BY JOHN SCHAAF If Amendment 2 passes and Kentucky adopts a dangerous school voucher plan like other states, there will be unaccountable private school operators who will misuse or steal millions of taxpayer dollars and be involved in other criminal activity. That’s exactly what’s happened in states that bought into the radical policy of throwing…
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Kentucky Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher opposes Amendment 2
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher, during an Oct. 10 webcast with superintendents, commented on the Kentucky Board of Education’s (KBE) unified stance against the use of public funds to support nonpublic schools. The board’s recently passed resolution states that public education is the best way to ensure…
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VOTE NO on Amendment 2, urges Kentucky’s school leaders
BY DR. RHONDA CALDWELL CEO, KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS Between now and Election Day Nov. 5, our airwaves are filled with political messages. Whether you are a highly engaged voter or one who votes only when it matters to you, this election is dangerous for our society when considering Constitutional Amendment 2. The amendment reads, “The General…
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