Family Foundation of Kentucky welcomes Court of Appeals decision on abortion ban

WEKU | By Stu Johnson A representative of Kentucky’s Family Foundation is hailing Monday’s State Court of Appeals ruling regarding abortion as a victory. The action by the state’s second-highest court overturned a July 22nd injunction by a Jefferson circuit judge. That blocked enforcement of Kentucky’s abortion ban. Kentuckians will be asked in November to put language…

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‘Myths and conspiracies’ persist around elections, Kentucky assistant secretary of state says

WUKY | By Josh James Kentucky lawmakers heard an update Tuesday on election security in the state and questioned representatives with the secretary of state’s office and election machine vendors. “As you all are well aware, we have myths and conspiracies that continue to abound about elections, and these are being promulgated by people that really…

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Proposed ordinance would force people, groups who lobby Louisville Metro to register, disclose funding

By Roberto Roldan Louisville Metro Council is considering an ordinance that sponsors hope will generate more transparency from paid lobbyists and other businesses and interest groups that try to influence local legislation. The ordinance would also bar council members from profiting off of lobbying their colleagues immediately after leaving office. Under the proposal authored by District…

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University of Kentucky researchers develop antiviral face mask

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A team of University of Kentucky researchers led by College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and his Ph.D. student, Rollie Mills, have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Bhattacharyya, known to friends and colleagues…

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