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The commonwealth ranks 44th in starting teacher pay and 40th in average salary, according to the National Education Association

Bill sponsor says bipartisan ‘trauma-informed’ language could be a backdoor for ‘DEI agenda’

A report by an in-state think tank found funding for Kentucky’s public schools has dramatically increased since 1990 while student performance has waned.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky are considering a bill that could move elections for statewide offices to align with presidential races.

Calling Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban “dangerous” and “cruel,” Sen. David Yates, D-Louisville, introduced a bill Tuesday to add exceptions for rape and incest.

FRANKFORT — (TNS) Victims of rape and incest would be eligible to access abortion in Kentucky under a new Democrat-backed bill filed Tuesday.

When Hadley Duvall shared her story in a Gov. Andy Beshear campaign ad during the governors race, it garnered a lot of attention.

Hadley Duvall told Jezebel that "a lot of Republicans told me they changed their views," after she shared her story of surviving a rape-induced pregnancy at 12.

FRANKFORT Calling Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban “dangerous” and “cruel,” Sen. David Yates, D-Louisville, said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to add exceptions for rape and incest.

Sen. David Yates plans to introduce a bill that would add exceptions to Kentucky's near-total abortion ban.