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The new law is likely to make it more difficult for people with disabilities, those experiencing homelessness, low-income families and some veterans to access affordable housing.

The legislation would allow landlords to not participate in federal housing assistance programs. Landlords would be able to deny prospective tenants who use Section 8 and other federal housing assistance vouchers to pay rent.

A state Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban local governments in Kentucky from requiring landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers. A similar bill in the House, HB 18, would expand such a ban to include all federal housing assistance programs, including housing vouchers for veterans.

An Owensboro man says he was fired after reporting racial discrimination by a co-worker.Jamar Jackson, an African-American told the local NAACP that he…