by Marcus Green LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A wide-ranging privacy bill filed in the Kentucky General Assembly would set limits on how long police can keep data captured by license plate readers and create new restrictions for other emerging technologies. House Bill 45 seeks to rein in the information, images and other personal data increasingly…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky, announced the formation of a federal political action committee on Monday to support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State. What You Need To Know Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has…
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern For Barry Shrout, raising four granddaughters is a role he willingly took on — and that he acknowledges is exhausting and expensive. “The financial part of it is a big thing with me,” said Shrout, 66, a single grandfather from Maysville who has custody of the girls ages 10, 11,…
BY: MCKENNA HORSLEY FRANKFORT — Despite recent calls by several Republicans to loosen House leadership’s control of the legislative process, the House voted Tuesday to make no changes in its rules. Four Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the rules resolution, which was sponsored by House Speaker David Osborne and adopted by a vote of 72-23.…
Advocates urge lawmakers to fund housing, education, other unmet needs BY: LIAM NIEMEYER FRANKFORT — The GOP speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives says he expects House Republicans’ two-year budget proposal to utilize some of the state’s record “rainy day” fund balance, though he declined to say how much or for what. House Speaker David…
Louisville Public Media | By Morgan Watkins – Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities organized rolling blackouts that impacted nearly 55,000 customers in December 2022. Now, the state’s Public Service Commission is launching its own investigation. In the days leading up to Christmas that year, Kentuckians weathered subzero temperatures. Winter Storm Elliott wreaked havoc across the state…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson The Kentucky School Boards Association has more than a few items of interest as the General Assembly enters into session this week. Those include requests for more state dollars for instruction. It’s also seeking support for all-day kindergarten, facility improvements, and wrap-around social services. Josh Shoulta is KSBA communications director. Shoulta…
“When the General Assembly returns to Frankfort on Jan. 2, one of the many problems it’s been asked to address is youth smoking — particularly vaping, which studies suggest has become more far common for Kentucky high school students than cigarette smoking,” reports John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader. “State regulators, public health experts and…
BY ALY PROUTY MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN — Black hospitalized patients are less likely to get a referral for home health care in comparison to white peers, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan and Marquette University. What You Need To Know Black hospitalized patients are less likely to get a referral for home health…
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s candidate filing deadline is next month. So far, many have already signed papers seeking the Kentucky General Assembly and U.S. Congress. To appear on the primary election ballot, candidates must register by Jan. 5, 2024. Next year, Kentucky voters will decide who will represent them in Frankfort and Washington…
