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Awful weather forced the Kentucky General Assembly to hold off on session activity during the week of Feb. 15. We returned to Frankfort on Monday to get back to work for you.
I hope you and your family kept safe from the heavy ice and snowstorms. Our region was hit real hard, and a majority of us lost power for a long time. We really can t say enough about the workers who keep our roads clear and the lights on. Stories from all over included counties h helping other counties, emergency efforts to get food and water to people without, and a lot more. Thank you to all involved in helping.
State legislators continue to deal with gambling on historic horse racing in Kentucky, but passing legislation is anything but a sure bet during the 2021 General Assembly session. Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Crofton, posed amendments to SB120 on Thursday before the Senate adjourned until Feb. 9. One of his amendments would place the Horse Racing Commission under the Executive Branch Ethics Commission’s authority. “The slot machines that have been ruled illegal by a unanimous Supreme Court decision have taken in hundreds of millions of dollars from patrons over the last decade,” he said. “Two small words in the slot machine bill give the tracks cover and effectively backdates their legality, closing the door to civil claims from bettors. I don’t believe this is equitable for those bettors, particularly since the tracks knew they were on questionable legal ground from the beginning.”
LOUISVILLE — State legislators continue to deal with gambling on historic horse racing in Kentucky, but passing legislation is anything but a sure bet during the 2021 General Assembly session.