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David Hargis

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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · David Hargis | LRC

    Legislators discuss housing challenges with business advocates (opens the original)

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    FRANKFORT — Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday posed questions to business advocates who offered testimony on housing challenges across the state. During an Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment meeting, two officials from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce gave the legislators an overview about the housing shortage they say threatens economic development. According to the chamber’s presentation, the number of newly built homes declined after the Great Recession,

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · David Hargis | LRC

    Lawmakers hear testimony on injectable buprenorphine in jails (opens the original)

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    FRANKFORT, KY. — One county jail is seeing benefits from long-acting injectables compared with daily oral medication for opioid use disorder, according to testimony heard Tuesday by the Interim Joint Committee on Local Government. Boyd County Jailer William Hensley testified that in the two years his jail has used the long-acting injectable form of buprenorphine, the facility has experienced improved safety, reduced recidivism and lower operating costs. He said the program is funded by a $422,

  3. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · David Hargis | LRC

    Kentucky lawmakers discuss efforts to remove microplastics from water (opens the original)

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    FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky is a leader in the bourbon and horse industries and could become a national leader in developing strategies to control microplastic waste, lawmakers heard Thursday. Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, said the issue of microplastics is expected to receive increasing attention. Smith and other members of the Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy heard testimony about efforts to address the waste. “It’s going to become a very big thing, and one of the re

  4. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · David Hargis | LRC

    Lawmakers consider more regulations for automated license plate readers (opens the original)

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    FRANKFORT — Kentucky lawmakers are considering additional regulations for automated license plate readers as the technology continues to evolve. House Bill 58 became law in Kentucky in July and established regulations governing law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers, or ALPRs. The Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary discussed whether additional regulations are needed during its Thursday meeting. Several ALPR stakeholders were invited to discuss the technology, its uses and

  5. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · David Hargis | LRC

    Legislators receive science education center proposal from advocates (opens the original)

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    FRANKFORT — Legislators on the Interim Joint Committee on Education expressed interest Tuesday about boosting Kentucky’s science education while hearing a proposal for the creation of the Kentucky Center for Science Education. Lee Todd, president emeritus of the University of Kentucky, said the commonwealth needs the center to not only help students become successful, but also to provide a quality workforce that’s well versed in science to meet expectations of companies. “In this state,

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