Divya Karthikeyan
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Senate Bill 5 filed by Republican Sen. Jason Howell of Murray would require districts to create a process for parents to request banning certain books, materials, programs and school events. Parents can file requests that would start with the principal and then go to the local board of education, if needed.
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Louisville Republican Rep. Jason Nemes filed House Bill 569 which would add rape and incest exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion bans as long as the “probable gestational age” of the fetus is less than 15 weeks
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Local authorities would be barred from assisting in federal firearms bans in a bill that passed the Kentucky House today.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court weighed in on a challenge to the state's abortion bans, saying the two bans should remain in place despite voters rejecting an anti-abortion ballot measure in November.
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Kentuckians could be charged with murder if they get an illegal abortion under a bill filed in the state legislature this week.
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Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration is calling on lawmakers to set aside $45.2 million to boost staffing and update security in Kentucky’s youth detention facilities after a series of violent incidents in recent years.
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Kentucky election officials have been working to clean up the state's voter rolls in recent years, and on Friday they say about 127,000 people who have died, moved or otherwise become ineligible will be removed.
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Rep. Jason Nemes, a Republican from Louisville, said the state needs to work with an outside entity to investigate the system and “change the culture.”
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Senate Bill 50 would require offices like mayor, city council, county commissioner and the school board to have a Republican or Democrat label next to each candidate on the ballot.
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The ACLU of Kentucky is calling for state lawmakers to uphold reproductive rights, reform the criminal justice system and pass a statewide fairness ordinance protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.