Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapy
Read full article: Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapyKentuckyโs Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that protects conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths They want to undo restrictions that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear placed on the practice.
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Kentucky lawmaker: โRiotingโ needs a new legal definition
Read full article: Kentucky lawmaker: โRiotingโ needs a new legal definitionAll rights reserved)LOUISVILLE, Ky. โ A state lawmaker says she will propose changing Kentuckyโs legal definition of rioting after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with a felony rioting count while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice. News outlets report Rep. Lisa Willner said she plans to file a new bill request Monday that would redefine the term. Scott is Kentuckyโs only Black woman representative. She calls the charges against her โludicrous.โShe was charged Thursday night with first-degree rioting, unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. Scott says officers surrounded her and her daughter as they walked to a church.
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Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty
Read full article: Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guiltyLOUISVILLE, Ky. โ The lone Kentucky detective facing charges related to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. The decision not to charge the officers set off protests in Louisville and across the country. On Monday, Louisville's mayor lifted the curfew put in place after people refused to end their nighttime protests. Her response comes after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with the felony last week while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice. Many marched along Louisvilleโs streets chanting โBreonna Taylor, say her name,โ and โno justice, no peace."
