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FRANKFORT – Eighteen Republicans joined House Democrats in opposition to a bill loosening child labor restrictions Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to stop it from passing.
A Republican-backed bill would change food stamp eligibility for able-bodied adults. Opponents say it will exacerbate food insecurity for nearly all people receiving food assistance, including children and the elderly.
Two universities wanting to carve out ambitious new roles to help overcome shortages of doctors and veterinarians won overwhelming support from the Kentucky House on Thursday.
The Kentucky House passed bills that would allow Murray State University to create a school of veterinary medicine and Eastern Kentucky University to offer medical degrees.