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Incarcerated Kentuckians would be housed according to their “original biological sex” under a floor amendment attached to an unrelated bill Friday.
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A physician and educator are the first two recipients of cards allowing patients to legally obtain medical cannabis in Kentucky. The state’s medical marijuana program officially began on Jan. 1. -
Several Kentucky bills filed this legislative session have one thing in common: a shared skepticism of guidance from top U.S. health organizations and leading medical groups. -
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has re-introduced a bill to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Dismantling an agency that oversees the nation’s education system and manages federal student loan programs would be a challenge even in a Republican-lead House and Senate. -
Kentucky students were slightly above the national average in both 4th and 8th grade reading, marking the first improvements in those areas since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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