Shortened session ends with few successes
Noting the “chaos” near the end of the 2020 Kentucky General Assembly due to COVID-19, leaders of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky said they…
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Issues affect life, human dignity
Proposals that affect life and human dignity are seeing action in the Kentucky General Assembly. The Catholic Conference of Kentucky, which represents the state’s…
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CCK sets priorities for legislative session
Issues the Catholic Conference of Kentucky will focus on when the 2020 Kentucky General Assembly convenes Jan. 7 range from educational choice to human…
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Scholarship tax credits aim to aid families
Two years ago, Heather Weatherspoon, a single mother of two children, was at her wit’s end worrying about her son’s education. “I knew he…
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Kentucky’s ultrasound law stands
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a petition for a rehearing of Kentucky’s 2017 ultrasound law. A three-judge panel upheld…
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Appeals court upholds 2017 ultrasound law
Record Staff Report The bishops of Kentucky welcomed an April 4 ruling by the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that upholds Kentucky’s 2017…
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Scholarship tax credits fail to advance
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The 2018 Kentucky General Assembly, mired down in controversies surrounding public education and pension reform, left by the wayside a…
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Criminal-justice reform bill introduced
Record Staff Report Criminal-justice reform legislation announced at a press conference in the Kentucky State Capitol Feb. 14 has the support of the Catholic…
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Bills aim to kill state’s death penalty
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The use of the death penalty in Kentucky runs contrary to the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,” which allows for…
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Supporters advocate for school choice
By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer FRANKFORT, Ky. — A rally in support of school choice legislation in Kentucky drew several hundred people to the…
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