Tina’s Thoughts

A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Tina Bojanowski FRANKFORT – The General Assembly may enact dozens of new laws each year, but legislative sessions are invariably remembered for just a handful of major issues. The three most likely to top the list for 2021 include new, but unnecessary, limits on gubernatorial …

A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Tina Bojanowski FRANKFORT – Late last year, just a few weeks before the General Assembly arrived at the Capitol, a legislative leader predicted the pandemic would “limit our ability to tackle a large number of issues.”  Another said he expected a “lean” agenda. Never were …

A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Tina Bojanowski FRANKFORT – When it comes to the checks and balances built into our form of government, few draw as much attention as the veto. Meaning “I forbid” in Latin, it has a long history in the United States, with President Washington issuing the …

A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Tina Bojanowski FRANKFORT – Show me your budget and I’ll know what your values are. Those words are important to keep in mind as we compare the one-year state government budget Governor Beshear proposed in January with the one the General Assembly sent to him …