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The legislation, signed into law last month, will completely eliminate property tax on bourbon aging warehouses by 2043.
Debates about what’s ‘obscene’ now shift from legislature to school districts.
Members of the public may attend the meeting by contacting the league in advance for a Zoom link.
The billl provides $7.5 million in state aid to Lake Barkley State Resort Park.
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The bill allows Kentuckians with conditions like cancer, chronic pain, PTSD, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and chronic nausea to qualify for medical cannabis.
Medical marijuana signing
Hopkinsville attorney Craig Richardson, a Republican, said he will seek the 3rd District Senate seat.
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Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, opposed the bill and said many people would be making bets on sports through their smartphones.
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Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles and former UN Ambassador Kelly Craft issued comments immediately after the indictment was reported.
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Hundreds of students gathered to plead with lawmakers to oppose the legislation. The Family Foundation rallied to support the bill.
LGBTQ protest
The Republican supermajorities in the Kentucky legislature can easily override any vetoes from Gov. Andy Beshear.
The Kentucky School Boards Association says it will be watching for increased burden, politicization of nonpartisan school board matters.
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