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Resolution to Urge the Federal Government to Expedite Research of Medicinal Marijuana Moves Forward
HCR 5, a House concurrent resolution calling for the federal government to reschedule marijuana and expedite the research and swift legalization of safe and effective medications which may be present in marijuana, has passed the House Health and Family Services...
After The Family Foundation’s Testimony Against HB 137 – Sports Wagering
The impact of recognizing that gambling expansion NEEDS/REQUIRES a constitutional amendment is H-U-G-E. First, a few quotes from yesterday: “HB 137 is an expansion of gambling. I have heard several supporters of this bill—people I know and respect—who will acknowledge...
“Constitutional Amendment needed,” says family spokesman
Frankfort, KY – The House Licensing and Occupations Committee today passed out HB 137, the sports wagering bill in a unanimous vote. "We're not surprised," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for The Family Foundation. "The L&O Committee has never met a piece of...
Committee Testimony on HB 137 – Sports Wagering
Senior Policy Analyst Martin Cothran's Testimony before the Kentucky House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee on January 15, 2020. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for letting us address HB 137. There are of...
Born Alive Protection Act, SB 9, Re-Introduced in the Kentucky Senate
Just one week into Kentucky’s 2020 legislative session, Senator Whitney Westerfield (R-Hopkinsville) has re-introduced his Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (SB 9). The legislation, which appeared to be headed towards becoming law during the last legislative session,...
“Sports Wagering” strategy has been tried before
LEXINGTON, KY – A group that has opposed expanded gambling in Kentucky for decades said today that the legislative effort to legalize sports wagering without amending the state's Constitution was a surprise, given that both Chambers of the state's General Assembly...
No Constitutional Amendment for Gambling?
Republican-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate were racing forward with their conservative agenda – passing seven bills in the first five days of the 2017 Session. The speed is not the same in 2018 for a number of reasons. Among the bills passed early...
The week before Christmas
The week before Christmas, Kentucky’s Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations decided to give itself a present. Committee members, almost all of whom favor sports wagering legislation which had been pre-filed for this 2020 General Assembly session, were...
Kentucky’s Life Amendment Filed, Legislative Leaders Say They’re Ready to Focus on Pro-Family Bills
Among the dozens of bills pre-filed this week in Frankfort, one is likely to garner a lot more attention than most of the others. HB 67, also known as the Kentucky Life Amendment, has been introduced by Rep. Joe Fischer (R-Alexandria) mirrors language passed recently...
Resolution to Urge the Federal Government to Expedite Research of Medicinal Marijuana Moves Forward
HCR 5, a House concurrent resolution calling for the federal government to reschedule marijuana and expedite the research and swift legalization of safe and effective medications which may be present in marijuana, has passed the House Health and Family Services...
After The Family Foundation’s Testimony Against HB 137 – Sports Wagering
The impact of recognizing that gambling expansion NEEDS/REQUIRES a constitutional amendment is H-U-G-E. First, a few quotes from yesterday: “HB 137 is an expansion of gambling. I have heard several supporters of this bill—people I know and respect—who will acknowledge...
“Constitutional Amendment needed,” says family spokesman
Frankfort, KY – The House Licensing and Occupations Committee today passed out HB 137, the sports wagering bill in a unanimous vote. "We're not surprised," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for The Family Foundation. "The L&O Committee has never met a piece of...
Committee Testimony on HB 137 – Sports Wagering
Senior Policy Analyst Martin Cothran's Testimony before the Kentucky House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee on January 15, 2020. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for letting us address HB 137. There are of...
Born Alive Protection Act, SB 9, Re-Introduced in the Kentucky Senate
Just one week into Kentucky’s 2020 legislative session, Senator Whitney Westerfield (R-Hopkinsville) has re-introduced his Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (SB 9). The legislation, which appeared to be headed towards becoming law during the last legislative session,...
“Sports Wagering” strategy has been tried before
LEXINGTON, KY – A group that has opposed expanded gambling in Kentucky for decades said today that the legislative effort to legalize sports wagering without amending the state's Constitution was a surprise, given that both Chambers of the state's General Assembly...
No Constitutional Amendment for Gambling?
Republican-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate were racing forward with their conservative agenda – passing seven bills in the first five days of the 2017 Session. The speed is not the same in 2018 for a number of reasons. Among the bills passed early...
The week before Christmas
The week before Christmas, Kentucky’s Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations decided to give itself a present. Committee members, almost all of whom favor sports wagering legislation which had been pre-filed for this 2020 General Assembly session, were...
Kentucky’s Life Amendment Filed, Legislative Leaders Say They’re Ready to Focus on Pro-Family Bills
Among the dozens of bills pre-filed this week in Frankfort, one is likely to garner a lot more attention than most of the others. HB 67, also known as the Kentucky Life Amendment, has been introduced by Rep. Joe Fischer (R-Alexandria) mirrors language passed recently...
Resolution to Urge the Federal Government to Expedite Research of Medicinal Marijuana Moves Forward
HCR 5, a House concurrent resolution calling for the federal government to reschedule marijuana and expedite the research and swift legalization of safe and effective medications which may be present in marijuana, has passed the House Health and Family Services...
After The Family Foundation’s Testimony Against HB 137 – Sports Wagering
The impact of recognizing that gambling expansion NEEDS/REQUIRES a constitutional amendment is H-U-G-E. First, a few quotes from yesterday: “HB 137 is an expansion of gambling. I have heard several supporters of this bill—people I know and respect—who will acknowledge...
“Constitutional Amendment needed,” says family spokesman
Frankfort, KY – The House Licensing and Occupations Committee today passed out HB 137, the sports wagering bill in a unanimous vote. "We're not surprised," said Martin Cothran, spokesman for The Family Foundation. "The L&O Committee has never met a piece of...
Committee Testimony on HB 137 – Sports Wagering
Senior Policy Analyst Martin Cothran's Testimony before the Kentucky House Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee on January 15, 2020. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for letting us address HB 137. There are of...
Born Alive Protection Act, SB 9, Re-Introduced in the Kentucky Senate
Just one week into Kentucky’s 2020 legislative session, Senator Whitney Westerfield (R-Hopkinsville) has re-introduced his Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (SB 9). The legislation, which appeared to be headed towards becoming law during the last legislative session,...
“Sports Wagering” strategy has been tried before
LEXINGTON, KY – A group that has opposed expanded gambling in Kentucky for decades said today that the legislative effort to legalize sports wagering without amending the state's Constitution was a surprise, given that both Chambers of the state's General Assembly...
No Constitutional Amendment for Gambling?
Republican-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate were racing forward with their conservative agenda – passing seven bills in the first five days of the 2017 Session. The speed is not the same in 2018 for a number of reasons. Among the bills passed early...
The week before Christmas
The week before Christmas, Kentucky’s Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations decided to give itself a present. Committee members, almost all of whom favor sports wagering legislation which had been pre-filed for this 2020 General Assembly session, were...
Kentucky’s Life Amendment Filed, Legislative Leaders Say They’re Ready to Focus on Pro-Family Bills
Among the dozens of bills pre-filed this week in Frankfort, one is likely to garner a lot more attention than most of the others. HB 67, also known as the Kentucky Life Amendment, has been introduced by Rep. Joe Fischer (R-Alexandria) mirrors language passed recently...
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