Ky., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Kentucky lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday, Feb. 6, aimed at ending cellphone distractions in classrooms. The measure would require local school boards across the Bluegrass State to adopt a policy that, at a minimum, forbids students...
The bill strives to do that by making sure Kentucky school administrators are aware when a teacher applying for a job in their district has been accused of such misconduct elsewhere. “This is a piece of legislation that I honestly wish we didn...
(D), flanked by Taylor’s mother at an event in Kentucky, vowed to keep fighting to ban the practice nearly four years after her death. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who played a key role in prior police reform negotiations, will be the lead Democratic co-sponsor of thebill in the ...
“It tries to make it clear that the chief executive has a responsibility to certify the vote totals, and that there can be a lawsuit if [they] fail to do that, especially the governor,” Josh Douglas, an election law professor at the University of Kentucky, told TPM. “I think the ...
Andy Barr of Kentucky, Bill Huizenga of Michigan and Frank Lucas of Oklahoma — in one of the most closely watched gavel races this year. The four presented their cases to GOP steering committee members Thursday in alphabetical order. Now, the full conference must vote to ratify the sele...
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The Kentucky House has passed a bill requiring law enforcement agencies to develop pursuit policies. The bill is known as "Jill's Law" in honor of Jill Hurst.
Eugene Vindman delivers a victory speech on election night in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Nov. 5, 2024.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger is vacating the seat to run for Virginia governor in 2025. ...
Mine-safety legislation was revised on MSHN's deadline to add an extra yearly state inspection of Kentucky coal mines, and emerged from a House panel with backing from groups representing coal operators and union miners. Both sides termed it an acceptable compromise after the bill was sent to...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House passed a bill Friday aimed at curbing unruliness on school buses by requiring student and parental buy-in to transportation policies and setting clear consequences for misbehavior.