Legislative Update 2/27/2021
Dear Friends,After a week away from Frankfort due to icy roads, the Kentucky General Assembly resumed this week. It was an eventful 5 days! Bills flew through committee hearings, nearly 60 bills passed the House…
February 2021
Legislative Update 2/15/2021
Dear Friends,As a longtime advocate for mental health, as a school board member representing the needs of mostly high-poverty and racially re-segregated schools, and since the first moments of my first campaign for the Kentucky…
House Democrats file resolution to declare racism a public health crisis in Kentucky
Courier-Journal, 2/9/2021 https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/09/house-democrats-file-resolution-declare-racism-public-health-crisis-kentucky/4441884001/
Legislative Update 2/8/2021
Dear Friends, Last week, the General Assembly returned to Frankfort for Part 2 of the 2021 legislative session. To describe the week as “eventful” is an understatement. Republican-led initiatives were moved through the legislature at…
Kentucky needs a birth plan to connect pregnant women to proper care
Courier-Journal, 2/5/2021 https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2021/02/05/kentucky-maternal-and-infant-health-project-calls-for-doulas/4397940001/
Kentucky Democratic women lawmakers unveil project targeting Kentucky maternal mortality
Courier-Journal, 2/2/2021 https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2021/02/02/kentucky-maternal-morality-21-bills-proposed-expand-health-care-access/4347813001/