House Bill 5 would cost Kentucky more than $1 billion over ten years
The bill passed the House even though there was no financial impact statement. Turns out HB 5 is hella expensive.
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Chicago is the latest city rethinking disputed technology that listens for gunshots
Louisville is one major city using ShotSpotter, and has come under criticism for the placement of the monitors in mostly poor and black neighborhoods.
Senate committee approves endowed research fund bill
The Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that would create an endowment fund for research consortiums in Kentucky.
The feds sent letters to 44 states, including KY, to fix SNAP application errors and inefficiencies
The majority of states are not processing food assistance applications on time and making too many payment errors, according to the federal government.
Despite ‘mass fraud’ claims, data shows few Kentuckians use student IDs to vote
Student IDs are rarely used to vote and have no verifiable connection to election fraud, but a bill to exclude them as a primary voter ID has advanced through the Kentucky Senate.
Calloway County, here’s your challenger for KY House
“I want to serve my community, and give my community a choice by running for office.” – Lauren Hines
More than 100 Kentucky groups urge lawmakers to reject House Bill 5
People all across the state see what a bad bill HB 5 is. Let us hope our legislators eventually do as well.
Senate gives green light to homestead exemption measure
A bill to expand the homestead exemption passed, but not without concerns.
Sneak attacks on Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden
First it was James Comey. Now it is Robert Hur. Both men took it upon themselves to defame a presidential candidate, and put their thumbs on the scales.
What do anti-DEI Kentucky legislators fear?
Multiple bills have been introduced targeting DEI efforts across Kentucky. Why?
There is no ‘crime epidemic.’ Lawmakers should not saddle Kentucky with even more prisoners and costs.
HB 5, the so-called “Safer Kentucky Act,” is just what this writer calls it: an extremely unwise octopus of a bill.
Susan Weston analyzes the House budget bill against Pritchard Committee’s Big Bold ask
Susan Weston of the Pritchard Committee digs into the House’s budget bill and compares it to what is in the Big Bold Ask.
Under Republican bill, voters would elect Kentucky Board of Education members in partisan races
Voters would choose Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) members in partisan elections under a bill filed last week by Republican Senate Majority Whip Mike Wilson of Bowling Green.
Ulysses S. Grant’s 1875 speech nails it
As we consider the challenges facing our nation, a voice from the past presciently addresses the issues of today.
Tax dollars are wasted in states with school vouchers
Does throwing away your tax dollars make you angry? Before we burn up millions of dollars in our state, let’s learn from the mistakes other states have made.
