
"Kentucky Forward: A Vision for Families"
Clip: Season 3 Episode 179 | 3m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Kentucky House Democrats identify their legislative priorities.
The Kentucky House Democrats have identified their legislative priorities for the remainder of the 2025 legislative session. Calling it "Kentucky Forward: A vision for families," their plan contains 15 bills they say are aimed at improving the lives of Kentucky families.
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"Kentucky Forward: A Vision for Families"
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The Kentucky House Democrats have identified their legislative priorities for the remainder of the 2025 legislative session. Calling it "Kentucky Forward: A vision for families," their plan contains 15 bills they say are aimed at improving the lives of Kentucky families.
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Also today, Kentucky House Democrats revealed their legislative priorities for the remainder of the 2025 legislative session calling it Kentucky forward a vision for families.
Their plan contains 15 bills they say are aimed at improving the lives of Kentucky's families.
Our McKenzie speak has more.
>> The Kentucky forward platform put forth by House Democrats is organized into 5 categories.
They believe are the court issues facing the Commonwealth's families, though these bills are not a comprehensive picture of what the caucus hopes to achieve this year.
This platform showcases the bills they think are the most popular, affordable and family focused.
One of the cornerstone pieces of legislation.
The caucus plans to introduce is the home to this bill.
A proposed 15 policies to address causes of housing, instability in the state as well as supply issues.
Details are still to come about this bill as it is yet to be filed.
The House Democrats a broad legislation is necessary to tackle the housing problems.
Kentucky faces.
>> Realizing the American dream.
Of owning your own home.
Is slipping away for younger generations.
We must reverse that trend.
>> Now so we know that no single housing policy is going to solve our crisis and a lack of housing.
So we're putting forward a comprehensive bill that will address the many issues in our housing supply.
>> Also under the umbrella of household economics is a bill to prevent utility shut-offs during bad weather.
Like the frigid temperatures we saw just a few weeks ago.
Other notable bills include another push for universal Pre-K, juvenile justice reform in an expansion of the medical cannabis program to include more qualifying conditions.
Freshman legislator or has a personal connection to one of the community health bills proposed.
I'll never forget the first time that I held Remy in my arms.
>> The delivery doctor had ordered all doctors and nurses on the floor into the room immediately.
I stood 5 feet away from my wife's bed.
Unable to see or through the crowd.
Asking myself the question.
Am I going to have to raise this child alone?
Kentucky has among the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the nation.
We cannot accept that.
We need to include midwives in Medicaid, expand postpartum care.
And I'm sure that every new parent has access to treatment for postpartum depression.
>> Representative Lindsey Burke says discussions have already begun with House Republicans regarding this group of bills and feels optimistic about the bipartisan teamwork necessary to make this vision a reality.
If we could get 15 bills.
>> These 15 bills to the governor's desk.
Not only would we as a caucus be thrilled, but Kentucky wouldn't move forward and we would all be better for it.
For Kentucky edition.
I'm MacKenzie Spank.
>> Thank you, McKenzie.
Some of the bills and the Kentucky forward platform have already been filed.
But several are still being finalized the deadline to file new bills in the House is February 19th.
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