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Earlier this week, State Rep. Rick Rand (D-Bedford) joined Renee Shaw on the Kentucky Tonight panel to discuss public employee pensions. Also on the panel were State Sen. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville; State Sen. Joe Bowen, R-Owensboro; and State Rep. Jerry Miller, R-Louisville. Some highlighted comments made by Rep. Rick Rand from the Kentucky Tonight segment…
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State Rep. Joni Jenkins has been elected president of the National Labor Caucus, a bipartisan group tasked with promoting pro-labor legislation in state legislatures across the U.S. The two-year term began earlier this month during the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit in Boston. Jenkins, D-Shively, says the National Labor Caucus will serve as…
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On Tuesday, August 22, Rep. Jeff Greer attended a ceremonial signing of House Bill 253. Rep. Jeff Greer sponsored the bill during the 2017 session of the General Assembly. This legislation is known as The Tucker Act and requires unannounced social worker visits to the residence or location where incidents of child abuse or neglect are…
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A proposed special session on tax and pension reform would result in an increase in taxes for most Kentuckians and will not address the problems in Kentucky’s pension system. It is time we reform our pension system to be fair to the majority of Kentucky’s public employees and to the taxpayers. We must honor our…
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“For current retirees, Thayer said “everything outside of the inviolable contract should be and would be considered.” One example is a “sick day issue” for current teachers. The Georgetown Republican said some teachers stockpile their sick days to increase their retirement benefits. The stockpiling of the days adds millions of dollars in debt to the…
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