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A Louisville man was accused of assaulting ICE. The jury didn't buy it – A jury found a Cuban man not guilty last month of assaulting two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who were attempting to arrest him at the citizenship office in downtown Louisville. (Courier-Journal)
Trump continues criticism of Massie with 'moron' insult at National Prayer Breakfast – Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie is facing criticism from President Donald Trump after he called the congressman a “moron” during the 74th National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 5. (Courier-Journal)
Peer support specialists could get two-year reprieve under bill clearing House committee — A bill meant to give peer support specialists a two-year reprieve from new credentialing requirements that threaten to put many of them out of work cleared its first legislative hurdle yesterday. (Kentucky Lantern)
Fish and wildlife chair can stay; no license needed to hunt on your own farmland, says AG – In an about-face, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office says Kentuckians can legally hunt and fish on their own farmland without a license even if their residence is elsewhere in the state. (Kentucky Lantern)
New bill aims to strengthen Ky. ban on child marriage – Sen. Julie Raque Adams has filed legislation aimed at strengthening enforcement of Kentucky’s ban on child marriage by addressing gaps in reporting, oversigh,t and age verification that have persisted since the law was enacted. (Kentucky Today)
Senate committee advances bill on school leaders’ salaries – A bill to ensure that classroom teachers aren’t left behind when school districts consider pay raises for administrators was unanimously advanced Thursday by the Senate Education Committee. (Lexington Times)
Lexington Mayor Gorton says city must rethink winter strategy after ice storm paralyzes travel for nearly two weeks – Mayor Linda Gorton acknowledged in a radio interview Thursday that Lexington’s winter weather plan is inadequate for the ice storms that have battered the city two years running and said the city will develop a new severe-weather strategy by studying how peer cities in the Midwest handle ice and extreme cold. (The Lexington Times)
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