Armed 'guardians' could patrol Kentucky schools under measure OK'd in Senate committee
The Kentucky Senate Education Committee moved forward a bill that could create a force of armed veterans and retired police to protect schools.
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The Kentucky Senate Education Committee moved forward a bill that could create a force of armed veterans and retired police to protect schools.
Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, could receive a hearing on Thursday.
The bill allows honorably discharged military veterans, retired Kentucky state troopers, retired law enforcement officers and former federal agents to act as potentially armed “guardians.”
Under Senate and House bills introduced to the Kentucky General Assembly in January, all “discriminatory concepts” and all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives would be banned from public universities in the state. This legislation comes as similar bills have become law across the country in states like Tennessee and Florida, the two states from where...
A crippling combination of soaring fees and break-even reimbursement rates is driving independent pharmacies across Kentucky to close. Little can be done to stop it.