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On Gas Taxes, Kentucky Kicks the Can Down the Road

Kentucky’s 2019 regular legislative session ended Thursday without progress on infrastructure funding. House Bill 517, a comprehensive infrastructure funding bill, died without a vote. Similar legislation was introduced in 2018 but likewise did not receive a vote. House Bill 517 … Continue reading

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Ecoli O103 Outbreak in Kentucky Kids Linked to Fast Food

Today, the Mercer County Health Department announced that there is an Ecoli O103 outbreak linked to “extensive fast food exposure.” At this time, the health agency has not yet announced what fast food restaurants those who were ill ate at. … Continue reading

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Easing the Kentucky Combined Reporting Transition

Last year, Kentucky adopted a major tax overhaul: it dropped its income and corporate taxes by a point, removed numerous credits and carveouts from the income and sales taxes, reduced the archaic inventory tax, and adopted single-sales factor apportionment and … Continue reading

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Kentucky Just Banned Abortion

Two new laws passed this week are part of coordinated effort to ban abortion nationwide. The Kentucky Legislature passed two bills on this week, and unless a court blocks them, abortion will effectively be banned in the state. One bill, passed … Continue reading

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Kentucky May Require Signature for DNR orders

Perhaps following either legislation recently implemented in Texas or "Simon's Law" legislation being considered in several other states, Kentucky H.B. 167 would prohibit unilateral DNR orders. The bill states that "a Do Not Resuscitate or DNR order written by any health … Continue reading

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