The so-called ‘Charlie Brown bill’ also welcomes religious texts in schools.
Essentially codifying hate speech, Kentucky Governor Mike Bevin signed into law on Monday a bill that gives individuals, including students, license to make hateful statements about someone based on their "religious or political viewpoints." Passed under the guise of bolstering "religious freedom in public schools," SB17 claims to "protect
“You know you’re … going to behave the way you’re supposed to or you suffer the consequences. It’s your decision to behave this way. If you want the handcuffs off, you’re going to have to behave and ask me nicely … Sit backdown … Ask nicely … Look at me … It’s up to you if you want them off or not.”
Originally published at Shadowproof. A lawsuit filed yesterday in Kentucky challenges the handcuffing of schoolchildren, especially those with disabilities, as a way of dealing with behavioral problems. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Children’s Law Center, and Dinsmore & Shohl allege an eight year-old boy (S.R.) and a nine
A northern Kentucky social worker is facing possible termination by her employer after she says she helped a neglected and abused 7-year-old girl.
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Courier-Journal reports that Boone County social worker Karey Cooper could be punished by the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services for assisting the girl because another worker had already closed the cabinet's case on the girl's family. Cooper says she did not know about the girl's closed file when she saw the girl
At a press conference regarding the Mother’s Day morning officer involved shooting on Bardstown, Kentucky, the Bardstown Sheriff provided a telling response to a question about possible community backlash.
Republican primaries this election year will be a crucial test for the movement as the GOP establishment has aggressively challenged tea party-backed candidates.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The foot soldiers of the tea party movement dismiss the chatter about its demise and stand ready to use their unbending political force against both President Barack Obama and the Republican establishment this election year. The Tea Party Patriots, one of the major grass-roots groups, marked the fifth anniversary of the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, pointing not only to recent decisions that have struck down bans in other states but also to older rulings on a person’s right to marry. The state’s ban treated “gay and lesbian persons differently in a […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, pointing not only to recent decisions that have struck down bans in other states but also to older rulings on a person's right to marry. The state's ban treated "gay and lesbian persons differently in a way that demeans
