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Kentucky lawmakers consider bill that would expand felony offenses
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION Under proposed legislation being considered by Republican lawmakers, Kentucky renters would face harsher criminal penalties for property damage. Penalties would increase for sleeping in a tent in public areas, and for violent offenses, among other measures. Ben Carter, senior litigation and advocacy counsel with the Kentucky Equal Justice Center,…
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Representative Bobby McCool’s Legislative Update: Legislation clears committees, full House
As snow covered much of the Commonwealth, we left Frankfort on Friday with more than 350 House bills and resolutions filed for consideration. We have four weeks before the deadline to file new House bills on Feb. 26, so I expect we will see several hundred more. You can read summaries of each piece of…
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Senator Phillip Wheeler’s Legislative Update: Week 3 of the 2024 Regular Session
The Kentucky General Assembly reconvened in Frankfort on Tuesday after observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, marking the beginning of the third week of the 2024 Regular Session. A notable development this week was the unveiling of the biennial budget proposal by the state House of Representatives. The proposed bills, House Bill (HB) 6 and…
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Representative Bobby McCool’s Legislative update: Lawmakers convene 2024 Regular Session
Since adjourning the 2023 Regular Session, I have used this update to share our work to prepare for this session. Interim committees met and heard testimony, gathered information, and focused on how to use the knowledge and data gained to craft thoughtful, intentional policies to help address the challenges our state faces. Because we did…
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Senator Phillip Wheeler’s Legislative Update: Week 1 of the 2024 Legislative Session
As we convene the 2024 regular session, I would like first to wish you a happy new year. I hope your holidays were filled with joy and laughter while spending quality time with family and friends. The Senate convened for day one of the 2024 Legislative Session on Tuesday, Jan. 2, with incredible renditions of…
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Legislative Update: Aviation in the Commonwealth
BY REPRESENTATIVE BOBBY MCCOOL As August hits its midpoint and we are reminded that fall is right around the corner, we gear up to celebrate one of the more lesser-known holidays: National Aviation Day. Established in 1939, National Aviation Day falls on Aug. 19 of each year, the birthday of Orville Wright, who along with…
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