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Copycat bills from outside interests are common in KY legislature

By Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal

Like many of their counterparts across the nation, Kentucky lawmakers have sponsored legislation in recent years that mirrors "model" bills drafted by outside organizations.

The same bills were introduced in or adopted by many other states -- an approach to writing laws that has become widespread in the U.S. A two-year investigation by USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic\0x202Fand the Center for Public Integrity, unveiled this week, shows the extent that model legislation has been used in state legislatures.

Read more about this practice in KY at courier-journal.com.

Full Public Integrity Article: Copy, Paste, Legislate.




This story was posted on 2019-04-08 14:41:21
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