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Winchester bookkeeper admits to defrauding Lexington client of $363K
LEXINGTON, KY--In a plea agreement filed on January 23, Irene Michelle Fike, represented by attorneys from Baldani Law Group, entered a guilty plea to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Safer Kentucky Act clears House hurdle
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 25, 2024) — A comprehensive House bill on public safety is gaining momentum in the Kentucky General Assembly. The House approved an amended version of House Bill 5, also known as the Safer Kentucky Act, on Thursday. The bill’s primary sponsor, Rep. Jared Bauman, R-Louisville, said the legislation was more than nine months in the making.
KY State Reps. Sarah Stalker and Adrielle Camuel file bill to repeal SB 150, protect trans community
FRANKFORT – Citing the considerable harm that the trans community has endured since 2023’s passage of Senate Bill 150, state Representatives Sarah Stalker and Adrielle Camuel filed legislation today to repeal the law entirely and provide a more caring LGBTQ environment in schools.
Sponsor of ‘Safer Kentucky Act’ proposes amendments on fentanyl, homelessness
FRANKFORT, KY–Rep. Jared Bauman (R-Louisville), the main sponsor of the “Safer Kentucky Act” (HB 5), introduced a new floor amendment to the bill Wednesday. This includes a revision of charges related to fentanyl sales resulting in death, scaling them down from murder to manslaughter. Additionally, the amendment addresses the issue of homelessness by allowing individuals to temporarily sleep in legally parked vehicles on public roads, streets, or parking lots for up to 12 hours.
Appalachian teachers say 'intense' challenges ahead for education in region
Educators in Appalachian Kentucky said significant school disruption and remote learning during the COVID pandemic combined with the devastating flooding in the summer of 2022 have caused major education setbacks in the region, according to a recent survey.
KY House approves 'property owner rights' bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 23, 2024) — The Kentucky House of Representatives voted in favor of legislation to protect the rights of landlords on Tuesday. House Bill 18 would prohibit local governments from requiring landlords to accept tenants who use federal housing assistance, like Section 8 vouchers.
Impact of cannabis use during pregnancy is the focus of UK Cannabis Center’s next online seminar
The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center is sponsoring an online seminar titled “Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Research from Policy to Practice” on Feb. 26. The seminar will be held via Zoom from 2-3 p.m. Click here to register.
KY Senate passes bill to cut number of Medicaid managed-care firms from 6 to 3
The nearly 1.6 million Kentuckians with managed-care Medicaid health coverage would choose from three companies next year instead of the current six, under a bill the state Senate passed without dissent Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control
by Sharrona Pearl, Associate Professor of Bioethics and History, Drexel University. American Amara Majeed was accused of terrorism by the Sri Lankan police in 2019. Robert Williams was arrested outside his house in Detroit and detained in jail for 18 hours for allegedly stealing watches in 2020. Randal Reid spent six days in jail in 2022 for supposedly using stolen credit cards in a state he’d never even visited.
Peer support specialists help deaf Kentuckians access mental health care
Kentuckians who are deaf or hard-of-hearing face many challenges in accessing mental healthcare, and a new program aims to address the problem. Nearly 700,000 - or 16% - of Commonwealth residents are deaf or hard of hearing, according to the state.
Kentucky leads nation in use of new class of drugs that fight diabetes and obesity; more than 2% use
Kentucky has the nation's highest rate of dispensed prescriptions for a new class of diabetes and obesity medications, according to the analytics company PurpleLab and published by Axios.
KY Legislature advances bills on crime, housing and other key issues
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 19, 2024) — The Kentucky General Assembly found it’s rhythm in the third week of the 2024 legislative session as lawmakers brushed off the snow and began plowing through bills on crime, housing and other key issues.
Kentucky GOP’s New Bill Decriminalizes Use of Deadly Force Against the Unhoused
“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said. Republican lawmakers in Kentucky introduced a bill last Tuesday that would criminalize homeless encampments and expand the state’s Stand Your Ground law to allow property owners to confront unhoused people with a gun. The bill, dubbed the “Safer Kentucky Act,” already has received more than 45 Republican co-sponsors and the Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police has committed to testify in support of the legislation when it has a committee hearing.
KY Senate committee passes bill on local Section 8 housing rules
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 17, 2024) — The Senate State and Local Government Committee voted 8-1 Wednesday to advance a measure that would prohibit local governments from requiring landlords to participate in a Section 8 housing program.
Lexington True Crime: The Willy T. Foot Stabber
LEXINGTON, KY – It has been over a decade since the University of Kentucky’s William T. Young Library became the unlikely setting for a series of perplexing and unresolved assaults. Known as the “Willy T. Foot Stabber” incidents, these attacks, totaling three in number, not only caused physical harm but also left a lingering shadow of concern and unsolved mystery in the academic community.
Open meetings compliance remains the least of the KY General Assembly’s concerns
“The Israeli government is inviting Kentucky lawmakers to bear ‘witness to the crimes against humanity’ of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in an ‘exclusive closed door screening’ in Frankfort in mid-January” at an undisclosed location.
KY lawmakers file scores of bills throughout the first days of the 2024 session
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2024) — Lawmakers filed more than 200 bills this week on issues ranging from milk safety to the death penalty as the Kentucky General Assembly rolled through the first four days of the 2024 legislative session.
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