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Through Senate Bill 1995, state Sen. Chris McDaniel wants that funding to go to the Kentucky Office of Refugees. The agency would then use that money to provide $10,000 grants to families leaving war-torn areas.
Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 525) to allow Medicaid to reimburse certified Community Health Workers (CHWs). Supporters said it would help reverse the trend of health care workers leaving the profession in the stress of the pandemic.
It’s Friday afternoon, and the leges have cleared out of Frankfort after their last convening of the week. But, the impact of their bills, good or bad, will be around for a while. Here’s a rundown of some of the more impactful bills of the week.
Two bills dealing with gambling in Kentucky were passed by the House on Friday, one that would legalize sports and fantasy wagering, and another that would ban so-called “gray machines” in stores.
Leges were warned that SJR 150 would cost the state money, but they passed it anyway. Today, Governor Beshear vetoed the bill, and asked Repubs to let the veto stand.
In a process that took only 16 days, four bills dealing with legalized gambling went from filed to passed by a committee in the Kentucky House. Here are the bills.
Kentucky looks closer than ever to joining the 37 states that allow prescriptions for marijuana, or cannabis.
On Tuesday, the Kentucky Senate approved a bill asking Governor Beshear to replace the Board of Regents at KSU.
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) has endorsed state Rep. Attica Scott in the Democratic primary for Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District.
The Kentucky State AFL-CIO unanimously endorsed former state representative Charles Booker for the U.S. Senate and state Senate Minority Leader Morgan McGarvey for Congress in the Third District.
A bill dealing with the practice known as vote-hauling, as well as one addressing absentee balloting, were both approved by a House committee on Thursday.
The Kentucky House today passed HB 3, an anti-abortion bill, on a party-line vote. The vote took place after two hours of debate, and after numerous floor amendments were defeated, including one that would have made exceptions for rape and incest.
Legislators received an anti-Semitic email on Friday. Today, the two leaders in the House spoke out about it.
