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COMMENTARY: A lot to give up without a fight, public’s right to know undercut by ‘modernization’ bill
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 14, 2024 Approximately nine minutes. That was the duration of the March 12 floor debate in...
Read moreDetailsKentucky House passes bill that adds loopholes to open records law
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 12, 2024 FRANKFORT — The House approved a Republican-backed bill that open government advocates have repeatedly...
Read moreDetailsCounty clerk’s office continues to struggle with glitches in new statewide system
Kentucky county clerks continue to be frustrated with the implementation of the state’s new vehicle registration system, known as KAVIS,...
Read moreDetailsThree finalists named in Kentucky’s education commissioner search
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 11, 2024 The Kentucky Board of Education has named three finalists in its search for the...
Read moreDetailsKentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman moves to restart executions
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 11, 2024 FRANKFORT — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is moving to restart executions in Kentucky....
Read moreDetailsBill could still encourage officials to hide public business on private devices, advocates warn
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 7, 2024 FRANKFORT — Advocates for open government in Kentucky urged lawmakers Thursday to close anti-transparency...
Read moreDetailsDemocrats walk out to protest ‘alternatives to pregnancy termination’ bill
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 7, 2024 FRANKFORT — In 2017, Central Kentuckian Heather Hyden faced an “upsetting, awful” and “horrific...
Read moreDetailsHouse Education forwards ideas looking at management of Kentucky schools
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 5, 2024 FRANKFORT — The House Education Committee gave approval to two pieces of legislation that would...
Read moreDetailsSmall Kentucky farms are again exempt from hunting, fishing license requirements
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternFebruary 29, 2024 FRANKFORT — One of the first bills to become law in this year’s legislative...
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Shell touts agriculture’s role in economic development
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell came to the Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s annual Agriculture Appreciation Breakfast Tuesday morning focused on...
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