The former poster child of the “ex-gay movement” renounced his controversial past beliefs in an email interview with PQ Monthly last week. [HuffPo] The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that the state can be sued over changes made to Kentucky’s retirement system in 2008. [H-L] Kentucky is seeing rising unemployment at the county level with [...]

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Remarks from Rep. Addia Wuchner, sponsor of the Epi-Pen bill (House Bill 172), after its ceremonial signing:

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Progress Kentucky’s Shawn Reilly, the figure at the center of the Mitch McConnell audio recording controversy, appears to have a criminal past beyond what was previously known, that 1) involves drugs and firearms, and 2) appears to have been covered up. You’ll want to read the latest on this scandal. [Page One] So it turns [...]

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On Friday, Governor Steve Beshear released another video. This time he focused on Child Abuse Prevention Month: Specious at best. Particularly in light of his recent remarks in which he essentially said ‘maybe next year’ for avoiding cuts to child care.

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Guess what probably won’t pass the smell test for Kentucky. No, really, guess. Here’s the headline: American public schools in 9 states sharing every conceivable personal detail of their students with third parties More: inBloom, a Gates-funded non-profit to harness data to improve grade school education, has partnered with New York and eight other states [...]

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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hit a four-month high last week, suggesting the labor market recovery lost some steam in March. [Reuters] The sponsor of legislation to set up a regulatory framework for hemp cultivation Wednesday asked Gov. Steve Beshear to sign the bill into law. [Ronnie Ellis] Most of [...]

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Henry Clay High School junior Ben Swanson, the son of two college professors, loves research and debate, and he hopes to one day go into international development in sub-Saharan Africa. But he also has discovered a love of chopping logs and hauling gravel — getting out into the world and working hard. [H-L] States with [...]

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Two key bills that supporters say would help protect nursing home residents and other vulnerable adults failed to pass again this legislative session — even though there was money in the budget to implement both measures. [H-L] The Supreme Court has declined to take up a lawsuit filed by a trio of U.S. airlines against [...]

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Child care agencies contracting with the state of Kentucky are barred from discriminating against children on the basis of religion under a settlement announced Wednesday by state officials and multiple groups. [H-L] Hillary Clinton has double-digit leads over two favorite sons of Florida in the 2016 presidential race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll on [...]

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Child advocates celebrated Tuesday as Kentucky lawmakers endorsed two of their highest priorities: an independent panel to review child abuse deaths and stronger protection of children sold for sex. [H-L] President Barack Obama took a break during his offensive to charm Republican lawmakers open to a budget deal on Tuesday to assure his fellow Democrats [...]

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