CPC Supports House Bill 243

by | Jan 31, 2024 | Press Releases

PRESS RELEASECPC Supports House Bill 243January 24, 2024CONTACT: Richard Nelson (richard@commonwealthpolicy.org) (Frankfort, KY) – CPC applauds Rep. Amy Neighbors (R-Edmonton) for filing House Bill 243, which would allow expecting mothers to claim child support for...

Is Posting Test Scores Akin to a Scarlet Letter?

by | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog

Kentucky’s state budget includes a provision that requires public school test scores to be posted on each school district’s website. The idea is to let parents know how well their child’s school is performing. But State Rep. Tina Bojanowski (D-Louisville),...

GOP Attempts to Help Student Debt Crisis

by | Jan 30, 2024 | Blog

A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to help relieve our nation’s student loan debt crisis, which is moving toward an accumulated $2 trillion. The College Cost Reduction Act would limit the amount of money undergraduate students can borrow to $50,000,...

CPC Candidate Training 2024

by | Jan 29, 2024 | Blog

2024 is a major election year. While most are focused on the presidential race that will take place in November, we forget that there are many opportunities for local political service. School board, city council, and county government seats are one way to serve....

Nearly 5,000 Christians Martyred in 2023

by | Jan 26, 2024 | Blog

Nearly 5,000 Christians were martyred for their faith in 2023. And more than 365 million Christians faced brutal persecution according to a recent report by Open Doors Christian charity. This means that globally, 1 out of every 7 Christians faced persecution for their...

Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Allow School Choice

by | Jan 25, 2024 | Blog

A new bill in the Kentucky House of Representatives would put education freedom on the ballot this November. House Bill 208 proposes a constitutional amendment that would open the door for parents to have greater educational choices for their children. Critics argue...

Proposal Makes Unborn Children Eligible for Child Support

by | Jan 24, 2024 | Blog

A proposal in the Kentucky House of Representatives would allow mothers to claim child support for their unborn child. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Amy Neighbors (R-Edmonton), said that her proposal would help new mothers and the many financial challenges they face all on...

Florida Legislator Seeks to Remove Rainbow Flags

by | Jan 23, 2024 | Blog

A bill proposed in the Florida House of Representatives would ban the display of LGBT Pride flags in public schools. The law would prevent any flag from a “racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint.” The bill’s sponsor, Rep. David Borrero...

Ky House Republicans Propose Budget

by | Jan 22, 2024 | Blog

Kentucky House Republicans recently proposed a $124.8 billion budget to fund Kentucky for the next two years. The budget includes more funding for public schools, infrastructure, substance abuse prevention, and many other projects. State Rep. Jason Petrie, who led the...

Abortion Bans Lead to Increased birth rates

by | Jan 19, 2024 | Blog

Kentucky’s birth rate increased 3.4% last year, and it’s being attributed to the state’s ban on abortion. In practical terms, this means that an additional 1,762 babies were born that would not have been born. Think about that for a moment. A total of...