Paul, a Republican who’s been in the Senate since 2011, has been touring the state this week. During a stop in Shelbyville, he said he doesn’t think Kentucky voters will support Booker’s progressive stances.
Kentucky joined 19 other states that have passed legislation allowing students athletes to be paid for their name, image and likeness — and became the first state to enact the policy by executive order.
The dismissal of the misdemeanor charge follows months of court proceedings being delayed by the pandemic since the altercation took place last summer.
One of the bill's sponsors, Republic Rep. Savannah Maddox, has been an outspoken critic of Gov. Andy Beshear’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Last year she denounced stay-at-home orders and business restrictions and filed measures to try and limit the governor’s emergency powers.
During a meeting Tuesday of the legislature's Unemployment Insurance Reform Task Force, lawmakers recounted horror stories of constituents and businesses who had trouble with the unemployment system.
It is especially significant considering that as of 2018, Kentucky had the third-highest rate in the nation of children who have experienced the incarceration of a parent.
Kentucky has been locked in a similar battle with Sunrise Children’s Services, a Baptist organization that has so far refused to renew its contract because of a clause that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.
