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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Birds fly past the State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday, October 13, 2023. Photo by Aidan Thompson

COLUMN: Punishing the homeless is not helpful, and legislators should know better

Austin Collier, Reporter February 3, 2024

Kentucky’s General Assembly is back in session for 2024, and they are courting controversy once again. Perhaps the most eye-catching bill being considered is House Bill 9, which seeks to define unconscious...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli

COLUMN: It’s time Kentucky’s General Assembly considers safe injection sites

Ethan Wallace, Reporter September 27, 2023

At all times, there is a Narcan anti-overdose package on my person — a habit formed by an abundance of caution and genuine fear that it might one day become necessary to use. Kentucky’s drug crisis...

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

A recap of General Assembly bills affecting college-age Kentuckians

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter March 25, 2023

Multiple Kentucky House and Senate bills affecting a large demographic of Kentuckians are in their final stages. House and Senate committees passed Senate Bill 9, a proposal familiar with UK’s campus....

Students watch as Donzella Lee gives a speech during the Kentucky Fairness Rally on Feb. 15, 2023, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

‘It’s literally going to kill someone.’ Seeking safe spaces at UK in light of Kentucky’s SB 150

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter March 15, 2023

As Kentucky legislators debate a bill determining the fate of LGBTQ individuals in schools across the commonwealth, groups at the University of Kentucky are working to make campus more inclusive. Senate...

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...

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UK putting measures in place as state-wide budget cuts continue

Sydney Momeyer April 23, 2018

As millions of dollars are being cut from postsecondary schooling in the state of Kentucky, UK wants to continue the preservation of student and faculty wellbeing.  On Monday, April 23, UK President...

UK political science Professor Richard Waterman attends the State Capitol in Frankfort with students in the Kentucky Legislative Internship Program. The students used their time in Frankfort to create the Frankfort Focus Wikia. 

‘Frankfort Focus’ class project tracks state legislation

Matt Smith April 8, 2016

A hands-on approach to learning has led a group of political science students to create an innovative new way to track legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly.These students, enrolled in political...

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