The initiative started with in-person visits using home stays, local field trips, and lots of sharing and listening, and has continued via Zoom meetings and phone calls throughout the pandemic.
Earlier this year the legislature passed laws requiring the governor to get the body’s approval to extend any state of emergency beyond 30 days and allowing businesses to stay open during the pandemic as long as they follow CDC guidelines.
Senate Bill 228 would change how Kentucky governors fill U.S. Senate vacancies. Rather than picking whomever they want, a governor would have to pick a replacement from three nominees selected by the state party of the departing senator.
Republican state lawmakers and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul are rallying around a yet-to-be-revealed bill that would make changes to Kentucky’s election laws, though it’s unclear what exactly the bill would do.
Some family farm groups that have called for federal policies that aggressively address corporate consolidation and concentration in agriculture support the antitrust bill.
Kentucky currently has one of the lowest standards in the nation for what counts as felony theft. House Bill 126 would raise the bar from $500 to $1,000.
The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Whitney Westerfield of Crofton, would do away with the state’s automatic transfer law, which requires minors age 14 or older to be tried in adult court if they are charged with a crime involving a firearm.
The ruling comes a day after Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sued to block three laws passed by the Republican-led legislature curtailing his powers during the coronavirus pandemic.
