Bruce Schreiner | AP
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Kentucky's next juvenile justice commissioner vowed Thursday to focus on efforts to reduce youth detention rates as he prepares to take the helm of an agency that has been plagued by problems.
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Teachers, union members and abortion-rights supporters have staged massive demonstrations, but it was a protest against anti-transgender legislation — which resulted in the arrests of some demonstrators on criminal trespassing charges last year — that prompted the Kentucky House this week to approve new criminal offenses for interfering with legislative proceedings.
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The proposed constitutional amendment was introduced by Rep. Suzanne Miles, a member of House Republican leadership. It was designated as House Bill 2, signifying its importance to GOP leaders.
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In comments to a Kentucky House panel, Secretary of State Michael Adams bluntly urged lawmakers to “not go backwards” as he defended the law allowing three days of no-excuse, in-person early voting. It allows Kentuckians to go to the polls on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before an election.
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Gov. Andy Beshear and team of his political allies have formed an advocacy to promote the Democrat's agenda in Kentucky. The group is called “Heckbent” and will promote key Beshear proposals.
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Beshear has launched the In This Together, a federal political action committee to support candidates across the country
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Beshear — whose resounding reelection last month in solidly Republican Kentucky raised his national profile — said a balanced approach is needed on immigration: one that protects the nation's borders but recognizes the role legal immigration plays in meeting business employment needs.
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Carroll, a Democrat, served as governor from 1974 to 1979 and made a successful comeback in 2004 when he was elected as a state senator.
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The request for contributions occurred during a call Cameron made early this year to a representative of Edgewater Recovery Centers, Edgewater attorney Michael Denbow told The Associated Press.
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Republicans had criticized Beshear last week for inaction in dealing with the board’s membership. The controversy surfaced when the Courier Journal reported that the two seats had sat idle for more than a year on the 11 voting-member board.