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Louisville launching five-year plan for universal preschool
Kentucky’s largest city took steps Tuesday to implement universal, free and optional preschool for its 3- and 4-year-old citizens. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced that a new nonprofit called Thrive by 5 Louisville will work over the next five years with both public and private dollars to get children in the city better prepared for kindergarten by providing grants to providers and assistance to families.
It’s Sunshine Week? Or ... is it?
Appropriately, the sun is shining brightly in Kentucky on the first day of Sunshine Week 2024, the nation's annual celebration of the value of public records and open government laws that ensure the public’s access to them. But, once again, all is not happy and bright in the Commonwealth.
The open records bill is better, but still has significant problems
There were few surprises in the March 7 meeting of the House State Government Committee at which a committee substitute for House Bill 509 passed by a vote of 12-4-2. HB 509, as originally introduced, proposed two changes to the open records law and one change to the open meetings law.
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