Thursday News & Notes
UK union marches across campus; Cameron petitions judge on abortion bill; the war on Louisville; DNC bans anti-union consultants; Starbucks wages
News
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Coalition calls on Gov. Beshear to honor Second Chance Month by vetoing SB 163
Several organizations and individuals with direct experience with the criminal legal system called on Governor Andy Beshear to veto Senate Bill (SB) 163, which limits educational opportunities for incarcerated individuals.
Beshear vetoes bill over parking spaces
We now have the first Beshear veto of the post-session period. And what is it about? Parking spaces.
Report: 67% of KY streams, rivers impaired 50 years After Clean Water Act
If you look at three streams in Kentucky, two of them will be unusable for any purpose, including fishing or swimming.
Judge temporarily blocks new laws weakening governor's power
Two of the many bills passed by the legislature to limit the governor’s powers were halted by a ruling issued by Franklin Circuit Judge Wingate.
Lege overrides ALL Beshear’s vetoes – except three
As expected, the lege overrode all of Beshear’s vetoes – except for three. We’ve got the list of overrides, and the three that stood.
KYGA overrides HB 3 veto; Planned Parenthood and ACLU to sue
As soon as the governor’s veto of HB 3, the anti-abortion bill, was overridden by the legislature, Planned Parenthood announced they are suing.
Report finds ‘alarming spike’ in book bans at U.S. schools
Over 1,500 book bans across schools in 26 states, a rapid expansion of the practice in U.S. schools.
Impeachment plaintiffs suing Ky House over unfair costs
Impeachments cost money. But the KY House forgave the costs for the Repub, while still charging the other plaintiffs. Now they are suing.
Judge Lape denies Sec. of State Adams’ petition to dismiss Dusing ballot lawsuit; order will be appealed
Adams wanted the court to dismiss a lawsuit against a candidate. The judge said no, the case can move forward.
Veto Series 7: No guns in court, no expensive pension consultants
More vetoes: no concealed weapons in courts, and no expensive consultants for the pension systems.
Veto Series 6: HB 3, the anti-abortion bill
HB 3, this session’s anti-abortion bill, was vetoed by the governor on Friday. Governor Beshear’s veto message goes to the heart of the issue right up front:
The Veto Series – an index
A series of article listing all of Governor Beshear’s vetoes, with explanation and some of the veto language.
Veto Series 4: HB 7, the attack on the safety net
Even though this bill was improved by incorporating feedback from some advocates, it is still a bad bill that harms thousands of Kentuckians, all in the name of “reducing fraud.” As more than one person has said, why harm everyone in the system for the acts of a few?
