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Ted’s Frankfort Report

By Teddy Edmonds State Representative D-Jackson   Week of January 30, 2012   FRANKFORT – It’s been a busy week in Frankfort.  There was a lot of work – and a little play – in the state House of Representatives this week. A bill that would alter the makeup of school-based decision making councils in [...]

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Ted’s Frankfort Report

By Teddy Edmonds – State Representative – D-Jackson Week of January 9, 2012 FRANKFORT – The convening of the 2012 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly last week marked the beginning of my work in Frankfort this year.  More than 200 bills have already been filed, and we’ll likely consider more than 1,000 proposals [...]

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Ted’s Frankfort Report

By Teddy Edmonds State Representative D-Jackson Week of June 13, 2011 FRANKFORT – Conveniently situated between Memorial Day and Independence Day, many people forget to celebrate Flag Day. It’s June 14, and until you read these words, there’s a good chance you forgot, too. It’s not an official holiday that we take a day off [...]

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New laws set to take effect June 8

FRANKFORT — Higher dollar amounts for small claims court cases and the approval of wellness rewards for health insurance plans are among the dozens of new laws set to take effect this week. Under the state constitution, most new laws take effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session. Laws passed during the [...]

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Ted’s Frankfort Report

By Teddy Edmonds – State Representative – D-Jackson Week of April 18, 2011 FRANKFORT – Over the last month or so, I’ve updated you on some of the many bills we passed this year that could really affect your lives. I’ll give you one last bunch, and then we can begin forward to focusing on [...]

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Ted’s Frankfort Report

Week of April 11, 2011  FRANKFORT – Now that we’ve all caught our breath from the special session, I want to fill you in on a few of the bills we passed during the regular session. Except for those with particular dates attached, and those that went into effect immediately, these bills will take effect [...]

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Ted’s Frankfort Report

Week of March 14, 2011   FRANKFORT – When I wrote to you last week, I didn’t expect to be headed back to the Capitol so soon. Unfortunately, the House and Senate couldn’t agree to a plan to shore up our Medicaid budget. Rather than continue working over the next two weeks and deliver a [...]

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Ted’s Frankfort Report

Week of March 7, 2011 – FRANKFORT – By now, legislators have returned home from the Capitol, giving the governor 10 days to sign bills into law or else veto them. We’ll be back in Frankfort at the end of the month to consider any of those vetoes. I’m really proud of the work we [...]

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Ted’s Frankfort Report

By Teddy Edmonds – State Representative – D-Jackson Week of November 15, 2010 FRANKFORT – We celebrate Thanksgiving next Thursday, our national holiday to give praise to our Creator for the blessings we enjoy.  We all know the story of how the pilgrims and the natives broke bread together to celebrate the good harvest, but [...]

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Teds Frankfort Report

By Teddy Edmonds State Representative D-Jackson Week of June 1, 2010    FRANKFORT — It took a special session, and the first Saturday meeting since I joined the legislature, but we finally have a budget and a road plan for our commonwealth. In the end, it’s not a budget that any of us are happy [...]

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