No sickout, but some Kentucky teachers continue legislation fight on last day of session
FRANKFORT — As the Kentucky General Assembly gaveled in for the final day of its 2019 session, a familiar scene awaited lawmakers outside their chambers: dozens of educators clad in red, hoping to nab a seat in the House and Senate galleries.
Those waiting in line to enter the Senate side could be in for a show Thursday afternoon.
Sen. Morgan McGarvey, a Louisville Democrat, told the Courier Journal he plans to speak against the confirmation of the Kentucky Board of Education's newest members, each appointed to the position by Gov. Matt Bevin last spring.
The board members, which include Chairman Hal Heiner, were appointed by Bevin when the terms of their predecessors, Democratic appointees, had expired.
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