The Wrap for Tuesday, 3/5/24
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News
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Bill expanding access to ID, driver’s license services advances
Some Kentuckians may soon have a way to get a state-issued ID or driver’s license closer to home.
Beshear vetoes bill that would make it harder for families to access affordable housing
House Bill 8 would let landlords refuse to rent housing based on a person’s source of income
The Wrap for Monday, 4/4/24
Here it is – the first issue of “The Wrap” as a newsletter AND an article! If YOU want to get it sent to you, turn it on in your email preferences. Got to be a paying member, though!
Appeals court sides with GOP constitutional officers on ethics commission power
Governor Beshear has said he will appeal the ruling.
Labor report card is out. How did our electeds do?
Republicans have been claiming THEY are the blue-collar, pro-worker party. Their votes say otherwise – including our Kentucky electeds.
‘This year’s anti-drag bill’ on its way to full Senate
A similar bill was filed last year, but stalled and did not pass.
Beshear says he will not run for McConnell’s Senate seat
His response to a reporter seemed pretty firm.
Thayer seeks to end Kentucky’s limits on political giving, require more frequent reporting instead
Thayer says that Citizens United allows for unlimited donations, since money is speech.
Louisville Democrat files bill to protect assisted reproduction, IVF in Kentucky
Unfortunately, the GOP will not let the bill even be debated.
Bill to grant child support payments for pregnancy advances — but with a major change
Kentucky senators advanced an amended bill Tuesday that would let a parent pursue child support payments for the months they were pregnant, but only retroactively. Abortion rights advocates say the updated bill addresses their legal concerns about fetal personhood.
Committee-approved bill would remove requirement Kentucky employers give lunch breaks, rest periods
State labor official worried about ‘erosion’ of ‘critical’ workplace protections
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November
He intends to finish his term, which lasts to January 2027, but will relinquish his leadership role this fall.
