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After stalling, autonomous vehicle bill made it to the finish line in the Kentucky legislature.

The Kentucky General Assembly has given final approval to legislation paving the way for autonomous vehicle use on state roadways. The measure includes a phase-in approach to driverless operation.

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Energy planning measure emerges from the Kentucky Senate

The Kentucky Senate has approved legislation aimed at developing an energy plan for the Commonwealth. Proponents say it’s about electricity reliability.

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Saturday's International Holocaust Remembrance recognized in Frankfort

Both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly adopted resolutions Friday recognizing January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Kentucky Senate back KEES expansion; debate centers on testing exam

The State Senate has voted overwhelming to expand eligibility for the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship awards. The floor debate included comments about what should qualify for university admission tests.

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Kentucky lawmakers again asked to change the state's Medicaid managed care offerings

A legislative effort is once again underway to reduce the number of Medicaid-managed care organizations contracting with state government.

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She lost her transgender son to suicide. She isn’t giving up fighting for him

Weeks after her son’s death, Kentucky state Senator Karen Berg confronted the very same legislation that he warned was coming. Her love and her grief fuel her fight against a ‘desperate last stand’ of political attacks, she tells Alex Woodward

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Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

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Sports wagering legislation makes the transition into law in Kentucky

The multi-session push to legalize wagering on college and professional sports got to the finish line this week.

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Kentucky and West Virginia move to limit transgender therapies

At least 11 US states have placed restrictions or outright bans on gender-affirming treatments for children.

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Kentucky Republicans strike down governor’s veto of sweeping anti-trans law

A state lawmaker whose trans son died by suicide last year pleaded with Republicans to reject the law, derided by LGBT+ advocates as a ‘desperate and cruel effort by extremist politicians’

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Religious expression bill in public schools heads to the governor's desk

The Kentucky General Assembly has given final passage to a measure allowing religious expression in school. The bill states teachers, coaches, and other staff may engage in private religious expression outside the scope of duties.

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KY legislature bans gender-affirming care for kids after last-minute swap

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky General Assembly voted Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids as a part of an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, following a last-minute committee substitute.

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Biomarker testing legislation goes to the governor's desk

The biomarker bill has now won passage in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly. The House bill garnered overwhelming support in the Senate Monday.

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Bill to make KY ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ advances despite similar law being struck down

A Kentucky bill to prevent local law enforcement from enforcing federal firearms bans advanced out of a Senate committee Thursday morning.

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The Kentucky GOP’s war on ‘woke.’ What’s behind it and what comes next

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The culture wars are raging on in Kentucky’s Capitol — and transgender children have been forced into the heart of the battle.

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Kentucky Senate looking at bill to foster more physician wellness

The Kentucky General Assembly is considering legislation aimed at urging physicians to take advantage of wellness programs.

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Republican lawmakers advance transgender bill in Kentucky

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill allowing teachers to misgender their transgender students

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‘Literally killing our children’: Kentucky state senator begs colleagues to stop targeting trans kids

LEXINGTON, Ky. — State Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, begged her colleagues Wednesday to quit targeting transgender students with their legislation — less than two months after her own son, who was trans, died by suicide.

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Kentucky senator says her transgender son has died by suicide

Karen Berg urges people to ‘practice tolerance and grace’

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Over protesters' chants, Kentucky Republicans grant final passage to sweeping abortion bill

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over protesters chanting "Abortion is health care!" in the Kentucky Senate chambers on Tuesday, Republicans passed a hefty omnibus bill that opponents say will effectively end abortion access in Kentucky.

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