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Kentucky Kernel

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Kentucky Kernel

The Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky Senate bill to ban TikTok will not affect UK Wi-Fi

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 21, 2023

Editor’s note: Per request of the University of Kentucky Public Relations and Marketing Department, “UK is continuing to monitor the legislation and working with appropriate parties to determine any...

The Kentucky State Capitol on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo

The time to legalize sports betting is now

Hunter Shelton April 7, 2022

Since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal ban on sports betting over three years ago, the United States has witnessed a boom in the world of props, parlays and pick-em's. As of March 2022, 30 states...

Horses turn a bend in the second race of Keenelands first of the spring meet on Friday, April 6, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Spring heralds horse racing in the bluegrass

Brooklyn Kelley April 2, 2021

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and some aspects of life in Lexington – like traffic – are ramping up to normal. A much more beloved tradition will return this spring as well.Keeneland will have...

A person walks up the ice covered step of the Kentucky State Capitol on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff.

Legislature to watch

Haley Simpkins February 16, 2021

The Kentucky legislature has been busy since resuming session on Feb. 2, introducing a number of bills and continuing impeachment proceedings against Gov. Andy Beshear.The legislature has also wrapped...

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GoFund my healthcare: is crowdfunding medical bills a permanent solution?

Cameron Luker March 10, 2020

When you turn on the local news or read the paper, it’s hard to not be discouraged by all of the bad things happening in the world. Murders, wars, crime, and drugs seem to fill up every slot of a news...

Nicole Funk is a UK alumna who now works as an Educational Resource Coordinator VISTA with the Food Literacy Project. Photo provided by Nicole Funk.

Oppose Senate Bill 1, a UK alum’s perspective

Nicole Funk February 4, 2020

Right now in Kentucky state legislature, Senate Bill 1 is being reviewed. The bill proposes that anyone in Kentucky who works for a federal agency will be accountable for pointing out people who they think...

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U.S. hemp bill won’t affect Kentucky farmers much, UK researcher says

Dalton Stokes April 11, 2019

In December, President Trump signed a bill that would end the federal ban on hemp that spanned almost a century. This has been a widely contested ban since its creation but information around the ban and...

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HB 202 is grossly late, crucially important

February 28, 2019

It’s 2019, and yet there are still 17 school districts in Kentucky that allow for corporal punishment, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. This article also shows that paddling and spanking was...

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We must condemn HB 387 at all costs

February 28, 2019

“They really want a government that operates in darkness.”That’s what Amye Bensenhaver, former assistant attorney general, said about House Bill 387 on Tuesday, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. I...

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Support SB 97: It supports victims.

Sarah Ladd February 17, 2019

WKYT reported on Feb. 6 that a new bill, called SB 97, would allow victims of rape to track the progress of their rape kits. The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Whitney Westerfield of Hopkinsville and...

Bill that requires universities to give free feminine hygiene products

Jelyn Washington-Mays January 25, 2019

A proposed bill in the Kentucky legislature would force state-funded colleges and universities to provide at least one type of feminine hygiene product to students for free.Representative Attica Scott,...

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Tampon Task Force Bill a necessary step forward for women

January 25, 2019

The Lexington Herald-Leader reported on Jan. 9 that a new bill, spurred on by the activism of University of Louisville’s Tampon Taskforce, would require all Kentucky universities and colleges to provide...

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