Sarah Ladd

Currently, the University Senate “determines broad academic policies” for UK. Under the new model, faculty, staff and student representatives would largely have an advisory role. The board will take feedback from campus stakeholders before giving final review to the proposal in June.

Westerfield cited polling that found 76% of Republican primary voters “think Kentucky lawmakers should work to prevent gun violence, including working to keep Kentuckians going through a mental health crisis from harming themselves or others.” 

What else could come up as General Assembly wraps up this year’s regular session?

Even if Republicans revive SB 6 in April, they won’t have time to override a Beshear veto.

Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, voted against the bill, adding that “we should be very careful about bills that give life to conspiracy.”

The list includes finalizing the budget and legislation related to child care, abortion, IVF, education, the environment and more.

The bill was sponsored by Sen. Whitney Westerfield, of Christian County.

In the last four years, nearly 20,000 Kentuckians have died with COVID-19. Many more contracted the illness and survived.

The bill would leave it up to the physician to determine if rape or incest had occurred.

Sen. Danny Carroll’s plan would pump $150 million a year into bolstering child care.

Senate Bill 151 would  allow children who must be removed from their homes to list potential caregivers that could influence their placement.

Rep. Lindsey Burke hopes being transparent about her rape at 17 and experiencing a miscarriage later in life, then a complicated twin pregnancy, appeal to lawmakers who “really do believe, sincerely, in the right to life.”