FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislation aimed at improving the math skills of Kentucky students won final passage Monday as lawmakers considered the final stacks of bills before concluding this year’s legislative session. Republican state Rep. James Tipton, the bill’s sponsor, has called it a “significant step forward.” “It will provide a mathematics education that ensures every student can excel,” Tipton said …
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican lawmakers in the Kentucky House unveiled a three-strikes measure on Tuesday that would keep people locked up after being convicted of a third violent felony. “This bill is about putting people who are going to continue to commit crime, getting them off our streets,” said Republican Rep. Jason Nemes, among the bill’s supporters. The proposal would …
On a wintry 1944 night at Auschwitz, several Jewish women, naked and shivering, are forced into a large room and plunged into total darkness. “The list … is life,” we hear from Schindler’s trusted accountant, Itzhak Stern, never mind that during the Holocaust, a list of Jewish names meant unambiguous death. And it raises still more questions that “Schindler’s List” …
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky House endorsed legalizing medical marijuana, passing a bill Thursday to strictly regulate the use of cannabis for a list of eligible medical conditions. Opponents said they worry that Kentucky’s cannabis policy would become more lenient over the years if medical marijuana gets a legal foothold. The House amended the bill to add post-traumatic stress disorder …
