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On notice: Legislature’s surprise move would darken government transparency in KY
March 9, 2020
There are always plenty of nefarious tricks hidden away in the General Assembly’s budget bills, but this time around, House Republicans lobbed a stealth bomb that would destroy an important public compa
Faith Leaders Sign Letter Opposing Anti-‘Sanctuary’ Immigration Bill
February 27, 2020
More than 300 faith leaders have called on Kentucky legislators to stop advancing a bill that would ban agencies, cities and public employees from adopting so-called “sanctuary” immigration policies.
‘Codifying hate and fear.’ Why are KY legislators targeting transgender kids?
February 7, 2020
the General Assembly is considering an entire “Slate of Hate,” against gay and transgender kids, including a bathroom bill and a bill to punish transgender athletes.
As doctors, we’re distressed by KY bills that threaten the lives of transgender children
February 7, 2020
As health professionals who provide care for transgender and gender diverse patients, we have great concern, and in fact outright distress, over two bills that have been introduced into the Kentucky legislative session.
Kentucky Utility Regulators Sue To Limit Public Records Access
January 23, 2020
Amid last year’s fight over net-metering legislation, a lobbyist working on behalf of utilities asked the regulatory agency that oversees utilities to weigh-in with a letter to lawmakers.
The Public Service Commission sent a letter to lawmakers a week later.
Kentucky bill would make it harder for formerly incarcerated people to vote
January 21, 2020
Less than a month after newly sworn-in Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order restoring the right to vote to roughly 140,000 people with felony convictions who have completed their sentences, state Republicans
Adding solar panels saved Kentucky businesses big bucks. This law might change that.
January 6, 2020
As the new year dawned, advocates of the potential economic benefits of solar energy, particularly in economically-distressed counties in Eastern Kentucky, renewed their concern over a controversial law that could dissuade businesses, individuals and non-profits from installing solar panels.
These bad bills show how state lawmakers waste their time and your tax dollars
December 31, 2019
This coming Tuesday, we will know the holidays are really over by the trail of cars heading to Frankfort from all corners of Kentucky. It’s time to get down to the very serious business of the General Assembly.
Kentucky’s bail system is broken, clogging overcrowded jails. Will lawmakers fix it?
December 27, 2019
Kentucky lawmakers must decide this winter whether to fix a broken bail system that is clogging the state’s dangerously overcrowded jails with thousands of people who can’t afford
A big bold ask on education funding will reverse Kentucky’s downturns
December 27, 2019
Kentucky must have a sense of urgency for improving education for all Kentuckians at all ages and all economic levels.
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