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Bill to restrict Governors' Pardon Power advances in Kentucky

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Photo: Stock image of young woman suffering from a severe depression, domestic violence and rape.

FRANKFORT, KY – “Well, it figures. They always get away with it.”

Those are the words of a child rape victim after hearing Kentucky's prior governor pardoned her rapist. The molester had served less than 18 months of a 23-year sentence.

Laurel County Sheriff's Most Wanted (Revised photo & name)

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LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: On Friday morning February 28, 2020 Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Taylor McDaniel was investigating a complaint of a car blocking a school bus in the roadway on D. Anders Road approx. 8 miles west of London.

Election changes get approval of state House

FRANKFORT, KY—A bill that would change Kentucky mail-in absentee ballot procedures and clarify that more than one voting precinct may vote at a single location has passed the state House.

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Rep. Kevin Bratcher, R-Louisville, speaking on his proposal found in HB 388

McConnell Speaks on Defending Innocent Human Life

‘The Kentuckians I speak with cannot comprehend why this would be some hotly-debated proposition. It almost defies belief that an entire political party could find cause to object to this basic protection for babies.’

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 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding protecting life:

Bill aims to increase Participation in Kentucky's Jury System

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Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, presenting Senate Bill 132, a measure he introduced to expand Kentucky’s pool of potential jurors.

FRANKFORT, KY – Legislation that would add people with state-issued personal identification cards to a pool of potential jurors passed the Senate today by a 35-0-vote.

 

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