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A Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that nine in 10 adults in the state favor legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.
A Jefferson Circuit judge said the Kentucky laws limiting access to abortion likely violate the state constitution.
The grant will help extend water service to rural homes and will be used to construct a new pump station in North Christian.
Louisville attorney Jeremy Rogers will lead the free webinar for the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
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A legal challenge continues to a state law banning all abortions in the state.
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Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams said the Kentucky General Assembly must see to adoption and human services, and protect jobs in pregnancy.
In the days after the December tornado outbreak, some impacted communities experienced looting of homes and businesses destroyed by the storms
To date the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund has received $52 million in donations; about $12 million will go to individuals.
The judge's order delays a Kentucky law — triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade — that ban would abortion in most cases.
Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. said the order "expresses no opinion on the substantive issues in this matter.”
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A restraining order issued Thursday allows Kentucky's two abortion clinics to resume procedures at least until Wednesday, July 6.
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Receiving or providing a procedural or medical abortion in Kentucky is now a class D felony, punishable by one to five years in prison.