Informed-consent bill takes a small step in House as Stumbo proposes raising minimum wage
01/20/2016 10:59 PM
FRANKFORT — House Minority Floor Leader Jeff Hoover inched one of his caucus’s primary legislative priorities forward with a procedural move on Wednesday, the same day House Speaker Greg Stumbo introduced a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage. Hoover moved that Senate Bill 4, legislation mandating that patients receive face-to-face consultations with physicians before an abortion, receive its first reading in the chamber and go back for committee assignment by the Committee on Committees. The Jamestown Republican noted that... Read more 
Bill giving attorney general's office jurisdiction in human-trafficking cases heads to House floor
01/20/2016 07:22 PM
FRANKFORT — A bill granting the Office of the Attorney General a greater role in prosecuting human trafficking offenses unanimously cleared a House committee on Wednesday. House Bill 229, sponsored by House Majority Caucus Chair Sannie Overly, would give the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases alongside commonwealth’s and county attorneys. Attorney General Andy Beshear testified on behalf of HB 229, which passed with little debate among lawmakers. Beshear said human-trafficking investigations have been few,... Read more
House bill would change work shifts for Louisville Metro police officers
01/20/2016 05:03 PM
FRANKFORT – A bill which would allow Louisville Metro Police patrol officers to work 36 hours one week, followed by a week with 44 hours without receiving overtime has unanimously cleared the House Standing Committee on Local Government. House Bill 149, sponsored by Rep. Jeffery Donohue, D-Fairdale, would open the door for officers to work 12-hour shifts, which Louisville Metro Police says will increase the number of patrol officers on the street during any given shift. Currently, state law... Read more
Less than a week before Gov. Matt Bevin gives his formal state budget proposal, Republican Senate President Robert Stivers, Bevin’s ally, gave an ominous prediction. “I think this budget that will be introduced and proposed by the executive branch will be one of the most austere budgets that I’ve seen in my 20 years in the General Assembly,” Stivers said Wednesday on the Senate floor. Bevin, a Republican, suggested just as much when he was campaigning, saying that the state would have to undergo “belt-tightening across the board” during a debate on KET. At issue are mounting obligations in the state pension systems [...]
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As family and friends gathered earlier this week in Louisville for the funeral of a teenage girl who died in state custody, memories of her life competed for attention with an unanswered question circulating through Kentucky and beyond: What caused the death of Gynnya Hope McMillen? “We are simply trying to find out what happened,” her aunt, Felicia Garr, told WFPL’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting prior to Tuesday’s funeral at the Fifth Street Baptist Church. “Why did Gynnya die? What caused her death? We are trusting that our family attorney will find the answers. Any further questions we will direct to our [...]
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Have you ever noticed how much quieter everything gets after a significant snowfall? Howling winds and pouring rain are closely associated with the sound of tornadoes and thunderstorms. But when it comes to a fresh blanket of snow, there’s largely silence. And it’s not just because there are fewer people outside. David Herrin, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky, said there’s a simple scientific reason. “Snow is actually a pretty good sound absorber,” he said. The characteristics and age of snow can affect how sound waves travel, dampening them in some cases or enhancing them in others, according to the National Snow [...]
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