Opt Out Of Vaccine Legislation Legislation that would expand Kentuckians’ ability to opt out of mandatory vaccinations passed the state Senate today by a 34-1-1 vote.The measure, known as Senate Bill 8, would provide exemptions only to mandatory immunization requirements during an epidemic based on religious grounds or conscientiously held beliefs. Senate Majority Whip…
Ramping-Up Vaccines Kentucky is ramping up the vaccine rollout and recruiting local health departments and new regional sites to get shots into arms.The vaccine allotments to county health departments won’t be large, but local agencies will take anything they can get. Source: MG News Return to News
KY Chamber Day Event On Thursday, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual ‘Kentucky Chamber Day’ event, but this year is was virtual.Every year, Chamber Day is an opportunity for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce to share their accomplishments and vision for economic development with the state with top Kentucky legislative leaders, as…
Money To Combat Violence Against Women Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Mary Noble announced today that $2,116,636 has been awarded in grant funding from the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Services, Training, Officers, Prosecution (STOP) Formula Grant Program to 28 agencies across Kentucky. Source: MG…
Theft Of Felony Crimes Dollar Amount To Increase A Kentucky House committee has advanced a bill to raise the minimum dollar amount required for the crime of felony theft.The measure would increase the threshold for felony theft to $1,000 from the current $500.The result would be that property thefts under $1,000 would be considered…
More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Coming To KY As thousands of people await their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the state is planning for more doses from the federal government. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday his administration would increase the Commonwealth’s vaccine supply by 5%, part of the president’s plan to vaccinate 300…
KY Education Commissioner Plans Virtual Tour Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason E. Glass is planning a virtual listening tour across the state this spring.A statement from the Department of Education says the tour is scheduled to kick off on April 6 in Louisville and wind down on May 6 in Ashland.The statement says Glass will…
Lawsuit Settlement Reached A nearly $14 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over a 2018 crash that killed a Kentucky police officer.The money will go to the son of Louisville Metro Police Detective Deidre “Dee Dee” Mengedoht, who died on Christmas Eve in 2018 after a semitruck driven by a Metropolitan Sewer…
Graduation Rates Up In KY Graduation and retention rates continued to increase at Kentucky’s public universities last year despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Council on Postsecondary Education.The six-year graduation rate at four-year universities was 56.4% in the 2019-20 school year, the council said Tuesday in a statement. That’s up…
Pro-Life Support Lawmakers handed Kentucky’s pro-life attorney general new authority to regulate abortion clinics on Tuesday when they overrode the governor’s veto of the measure.The Republican-dominated legislature voted to give Attorney General Daniel Cameron the power to seek civil and criminal penalties for any violation of Kentucky’s abortion laws. In doing so, they brushed…