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Rahul Mehta's collection convinced Alexander to "seek sustenance in the dawning day."
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Amendment 2 would allow the General Assembly to fund nonpublic schools.
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Sportsmen previously decried politics surrounding board confirmations.
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The new law would allow Kentucky to issue medical cannabis licenses to businesses as early as this summer, increasing the odds that cannabis will be available for patients at dispensaries beginning 2025.
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In recent years, these toxic chemicals have been detected in drinking and surface water in Christian County.
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Republican supermajorities in both legislative chambers overrode two dozen vetoes of bills and a resolution, including overriding nearly all line-item vetoes of budgetary bills funding state government.
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Westerfield cited polling that found 76% of Republican primary voters “think Kentucky lawmakers should work to prevent gun violence, including working to keep Kentuckians going through a mental health crisis from harming themselves or others.” 
In Kentucky, only a simple majority of both the House and Senate is needed to override a veto from the governor.
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Kentucky is among the states that has seen a noticeable increase in its Amish population.
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SB 2 had no additional funding tied to it when it was filed, but the legislature appropriated money for school resource officers in its budget bill.
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Carver taught successfully for more than a decade and was named Kentucky Teacher of the Year in 2022 before a small contingent in his community ended his career.
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