FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate passed a measure Friday to ban TikTok from state government-issued devices, reflecting bipartisan concerns about the Chinese-owned social media app. The bill easily cleared the Senate on a 31-0 vote to advance to the House. The action reflects a ...
22, 2024 at 10:20 PM GMT+8| By WKYT News Staff On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Minority Caucus Chair Reggie Thomas and SOAR Executive Director Colby Hall Kentucky Newsmakers Kentucky Newsmakers 3/17: Ky. Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer; ...
Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, a McConnell ally who sponsored the bill, has stressed that the measure most certainly didn’t signal that a Senate opening was contemplated. The 79-year-old McConnell had discussed the legislation with the state’s top Senate leader. Beshear, ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky state Senate has passed a bill to make possessing a "child sex doll" illegal. The Courier Journal reports Senate Bill 102 would prohibit owning anatomically correct dolls or robots that resemble minors and are mea
Reports on a bill passed by senate, exempting broadband service from state administrative regulation, in Kentucky. Lack of regulation by Public Service Commission (PSC) for cable and wireless companies offering broadband services, but jurisdiction held for telephone companies; Removal of "municipal ...
November 6, 2024 Kentucky’s Supreme Court will soon have a woman at its helm for the first time September 24, 2024 A Kentucky lawmaker has been critically injured in lawn mower accident September 17, 2024 Mitch McConnell’s legacy as the longest-serving leader of Senate Republicans ...
2023A bill for legalizing sports betting received the state’s and the Senate’s approval. In 2023, local players welcomed the long-awaited legalization of sports betting. You can now bet at online gambling sites in Kentucky or at retail sportsbooks. However,casinos remain strictly forbidden, ...
(AP) — Kentucky lawmakers heard the beating heart of a woman’s unborn baby Thursday as they advanced a bill that would ban most abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The state Senate voted 31-6 to pass the measure, continuing an aggressive push to restrict abortion...
The measure won 95-0 House passage to advance to the Senate. The bill's lead sponsor is Republican Rep. James Tipton, who chairs the House Education Committee. The goal is to make it more difficult for teachers with allegations of sexual misc...
The bill is sent to a House committee for approval ahead of a House vote. 📆 April 2022: The Kentucky legislative session closes before the Senate can vote on HB 606. 📆 2021: The Kentucky General Assembly passes Senate Bill 120 by a 22-15 vote, which secures the legality of HHR ...