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Kentucky Today/Brandon Porter
By MARK MAYNARD and BRANDON PORTER
Kentucky Today Apr 3, 2021
15 hrs ago
Rep. Joe Fischer, R-Ft. Thomas, sponsored the constitutional amendment on abortion that received passage Tuesday. Kentucky Today/Brandon Porter
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) â Pro-life supporters were thankful and pleased Tuesday with the Senate passage of a constitutional amendment on abortion that puts the issue in the hands of Kentucky citizens.
House Bill 91 is one sentence, but it speaks volumes and the Senate recognized that by passing it in the last hours of the 2021 General Assembly.
The amendment that will be put on the ballot in November 2022 simply states: âTo protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.â If it passes the constitution would then pre-empt any court ruling that could legalize abortion in the state
West End Opportunity Partnership legislation passes - Louisville Business First bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Senate Bill 274, which would permit the City of Corbin to annex property in Laurel County serviced by its infrastructure has become law, but the affected area, known as north Corbin, is still in limbo because of the lawsuit Corbin filed to stop the City of London’s attempted annexation of the area.
Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus said the Corbin City Commission would not consider any potential annexation requests from property owners until the lawsuit in Laurel Circuit Court is resolved.
“We’ve got to deal with the lawsuit,” Razmus said noting that under the annexation ordinance approved by the London City Council in September, Cumberland Gap Parkway was taken into the city.
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