HB 608 Redefines Gambling

by | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog

The legislature has engaged in verbal contortions in order to legalize gambling. Last year they redefined the term pari-mutual in order to legalize video slots called HHR. This year the Ky House passed a bill (HB 608) saying that anything authorized by the Ky Lottery,...

KY Lawmakers Tighten Welfare Restrictions, Get Heat

by | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog

Welfare reform has been a focus of House Republicans this session. Kentucky has long needed this as record numbers of able-bodied Kentuckians have grown dependent upon various programs instead of working and providing for themselves. House Bill 7 is just a start. This...

GOP Lawmakers End State of Emergency, Override Beshear’s Veto

by | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog

The Kentucky General Assembly ended the Covid State of Emergency, which has lasted for two years. But Gov. Andy Beshear thinks it should continue. As a result of ending the state of emergency, the federal government will send food stamp recipients about $100 less per...

What’s a Woman?

by | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog

Sen. Marsha Blackburn asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to define the word “woman” at her Senate confirmation hearing. Jackson refused and said, “I can’t… I’m not a biologist.” This may seem like a “gotcha” question for the Supreme Court candidate who was...

Charter Schools Funding Considered

by | Mar 25, 2022 | Blog

Funding for Charter Schools in Kentucky could be expanded under House Bill 9–a bill Gov. Andy Beshear calls unconstitutional. This bill would provide a permanent funding system for charter schools, which are public schools that are allowed to cut through bureaucratic...

National Law on Mandatory Ultrasound

by | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog

This could be the year Roe v. Wade is overturned. And pro-life legislatures are capitalizing on the momentum. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas is proposing a bill that would mandate that every pregnant woman considering an abortion have an ultrasound made...

Wherein Lies the Truth?

by | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog

One of the most famous Hollywood lines comes from the movie A Few Good Men when An military officer on trial played by Jack Nicholson yells at the prosecutor Tom Cruise, “You can’t handle the truth!” Ever think about where truth comes from? Lia Thomas is a male, but...

Medical Marijuana Passes Ky House

by | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog

A bill to legalize medical marijuana passed the Kentucky House. HB 136 allows patients who think they may benefit from marijuana use to approach a doctor to get a prescription. Bill sponsor Rep. Jason Nemes (R-Louisville) says only five medical conditions are approved...

Ky House Committee Approves Sports Betting Bill

by | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog

A bill to legalize sports gambling passed a Kentucky House Committee. State Rep. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger), sponsor of HB 606, said it would “dry up the black market” and also protect people from bookies who might rip them off. A major concern is that legalized sports...

Finding the Good in the World

by | Mar 18, 2022 | Blog

So much of today’s news is negative and can be discouraging. While we need to be aware of evil in the news, we cannot allow ourselves to become overwhelmed by it. I’m reminded of Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares. The good wheat grows...