Touch decreases cortisol levels, a hormone produced in response to stress. It decreases blood pressure, and it lowers a heart rate. It releases oxytocin, a hormone associated with connection and empathy.
The General Assembly overrode a veto by Gov. Andy Beshear, who said the legislation would cost the state $200,000 to identify noncustodial parents. The federal government pays for the food benefits.
The legislature dedicated $300 million to expand broadband internet in underserved parts of the state, $250 million for water and wastewater projects, $575 million to start repaying the state’s unemployment insurance loans, and $127 million for school construction and renovation.
The American Jobs Plan includes an estimated $650 billion to rebuild roads, bridges, highways and ports. There's also $400 billion for home care of elderly and disabled Americans.
One override, of the governor's veto of HB 312, will allow the legislative branch to judge for itself which records to produce in an open records request. A Democratic lawmaker said it was like "the fox watching the hen house."
