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‘Game changer:’ Amendment for public dollars to nonpublic schools clears General Assembly
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 15, 2024 FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate on Friday joined the House in passing legislation for...
Read moreDetailsKentucky Senate ups House’s one-time spending on projects by more than a billion dollars
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 13, 2024 FRANKFORT — The GOP-dominated Kentucky Senate approved budget bills Wednesday funding the state executive...
Read moreDetailsCOMMENTARY: 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...
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