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Kentucky certified lactation consultant and birth doula Bonnie Logsdon has been vocal in her support for House Bill 10. (Adobe Stock)
In the final days of the legislative session, Kentucky Senate lawmakers could consider the “Momnibus” bill, which would increase access to critical prenatal and post-birth care for new ...
Environment
Kentucky plastics plant ranks in nation’s top ten emitters of chlorine
A western Kentucky plastics plant is among the top 10 emitters of chlorine air pollution, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project. The Calvert City plant is owned by the ...
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Economy
Kentucky school districts say SNAP cuts legislation could worsen student hunger
Kentucky school districts say a proposed bill to tighten restrictions on SNAP participation will lead to an uptick in student hunger. House Bill 367 would lower the income threshold for SNAP ...
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Kentucky
Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican Senate leader in November
During a speech on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that he will step down as the Republican Senate Leader in November.
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Economy
Kentucky Power rate hike: What eastern Kentucky residents, businesses should know
Many eastern Kentuckians will see their monthly energy bills increase by around $8 per month, after a ruling last month by the state’s utility regulator greenlighting rate hikes for ...
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Crime
Report: Child abuse in Kentucky declines slightly; most victims younger than four
Kentucky saw a 48% reduction in child victims of maltreatment from 2018 to 2022, according to the latest federal data. However, child abuse and neglect in the Commonwealth remains around 60% higher ...
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Guns
Kentucky crisis aversion bill would help decrease gun violence, advocates say
New legislation under consideration by Kentucky lawmakers would allow police to confiscate guns from people whose family members are concerned about their mental health, by petitioning for a Crisis ...
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Child care
Kentucky child-care providers face uncertain future when federal funding expires
Child-care providers in Kentucky are bracing for severe funding cuts when $330 million in annual federal funding expires in September. A recent survey of hundreds of child-care directors in the ...
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Kentucky
Rural electric co-ops in Kentucky poised to receive federal funds
Rural electric co-ops in Kentucky have submitted more than 60 proposed projects to a federal grant program called Empowering Rural America, which is aimed at helping rural communities transition to ...
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Crime
Kentucky lawmaker says proposal to loosen incest laws to exempt first cousins was ‘inadvertent change’
Kentucky state Rep. Nick Wilson (R-Williamsburg), the former “Survivor” winner who went viral after his proposed bill aimed at strengthening incest laws included a provision making sex with first cousins legal, retracted then resubmitted the bill Wednesday.
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Crime
Several Midwestern state capitols evacuate after bomb threats
At least seven state capitol buildings around the country, including in Midwestern states like Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Kentucky, received mass-emailed bomb threats on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuations and sweeps for explosive devices.
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