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When I first became a state legislator five years ago, I got the best advice from someone who had been in the Kentucky House of Representatives for quite some time.

Did far-right anger boost the GOPs prospects in the Assembly? Probably not — its sideshow, which reeked of Jan. 6, will likely have a long shadow.

We are now in the closing days of the 30-day 2021 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Only six legislative days remain after Friday, March 5. Important bills continued to move swiftly through the legislative process last week, and robust debate on critical topics was as prominent as ever. First, however, I want to speak to recent severe weather events. The governor declared a state of emergency concerning flash flooding, which is affecting communities from far southwestern Kentuck...