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Senator Schroder’s Update

By Wil Schroder, District 24 Senator     With the legislature being out of session during a majority of the pandemic, lawmakers moved quickly to address concerns about state government’s response to COVID-19 during the first week of the 2021 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

‘Born-alive’ bill clears Senate committee

FRANKFORT – Legislation titled the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act passed the Kentucky Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee today. The measure, known as Senate Bill 9, would require that an infant born alive to be given the appropriate medical care to preserve life.
A measure allowing the attorney general to take proactive action against abortion clinics, if the Cabinet for Health and Family Services does not act themselves, passed the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Rep. Joseph Fischer, R-Ft. Thomas, the bill’s sponsor, presents it before the panel (LRC photo).

A measure allowing the attorney general to take proactive action against abortion clinics, if the Cabinet for Health and Family Services does not act themselves, passed the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Rep. Joseph Fischer, R-Ft. Thomas, the bill’s sponsor, presents it before the panel (LRC photo).

Pro-life measure first to pass out of committee

By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A pro-life measure was the first to win committee approval during the 2021 General Assembly during its opening day on Tuesday.
Pastor Steve Weaver prayed the invocation on the first day of the 2021 General Assembly Session in the Kentucky House of Representatives on Tuesday. (KET Screen Capture)

Pastor Steve Weaver prayed the invocation on the first day of the 2021 General Assembly Session in the Kentucky House of Representatives on Tuesday. (KET Screen Capture)

Invocations reveal differences in Kentucky and Washington, D.C.

By BRANDON PORTER, Kentucky Today An invocation greeted representatives in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Kentucky House of Representatives. They couldn’t have been more different. The prayer in the U.S.