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...

Ky Legislation Empowers KY Voters

by | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog

Two bills proposed in the state Senate aim to empower Kentucky voters. Senate Bill 8 calls for elections for members of the Kentucky Board of Education. As it is, members are currently appointed by the Governor, which makes this important decision making body more...

HB 45 Proposes Ban on Surveillance, Chip Implants

by | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog

A bill proposed in the Kentucky legislature limits the use of technology that can be used for spying on people. The bill limits the police from collecting data by drones and cameras. It also also bans the possible implantation of microchips under the skin and it makes...

Student Wins in Fight to Share Constitutions on College Campus

by | Jan 12, 2024 | Blog

A California community college graduate has settled a lawsuit that will end limits on free speech on campus. Kevin Shaw wanted to pass out copies of the U.S. Constitution on campus grounds, but school officials told him that he could only do it in a designated “free...

CPC Responds to Senate Bill 99

by | Jan 11, 2024 | Press Releases

PRESS RELEASECPC Responds to Senate Bill 99January 10, 2024CONTACT: Richard Nelson (richard@commonwealthpolicy.org) (Frankfort, KY) – CPC supports Kentucky’s current principled, pro-life protections. We are opposing Senate Bill 99 because it does not recognize...

Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2024

by | Jan 11, 2024 | Blog

Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The theme is “to reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.” One of 2023’s top movies was called the Sound of Freedom, and it brought attention to the human trafficking trade. It shed light on...

Claudine Gay Resigns as Harvard President

by | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog

Claudine Gay resigned as President of Harvard University after serving only six months on the job. It’s the shortest tenure in the university’s history. Gay came under fire after she refused to clearly condemn antisemitic protests on campus. She also plagiarized...