Interim Legislative Update - December 21st, 2020
Earlier this summer, the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System marked its 80th anniversary, a landmark moment for an agency that provides...
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Joe Graviss
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - December 8th, 2020
It may not have drawn much attention outside of the Capitol, but work on next year’s state budget formally got underway last Friday, when...
Joe Graviss
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
Happy Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving arrives this week, it’s understandable if we find ourselves struggling to be thankful. COVID-19 has certainly made 2020 a...
Joe Graviss
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - November 11, 2020 - Veterans Day
Today, our nation will pause as it has for more than a century to pay tribute to those brave men and women who serve or have served in...
Joe Graviss
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Thank you for your support!
Debbie and I thank everyone that demonstrated their faith in me to be a different type of public servant and helped us in the election...
Joe Graviss
- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - October 20th, 2020
Each fall, Kentucky joins the rest of the nation in celebrating several aspects of our diverse history, with September dedicated to archaeol
Joe Graviss
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - October 10th, 2020
For more than a dozen years now, domestic violence programs across the country have taken a day each fall to document how many people they s
Joe Graviss
- Oct 4, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - October 4th, 2020 - Made in Kentucky
Each October, the state’s Cabinet for Economic Development celebrates an industry that is perhaps best described in just three words: Made i
Joe Graviss
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
Gov. Andy Beshear Cordially Invites You to a Virtual Reception
Gov. Andy Beshear cordially invites you to a virtual reception in support of his friend Joe Graviss Democratic candidate for State...
Joe Graviss
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
Remembering 9/11 - September 11th, 2020
There are a just a handful of events in our country’s history that will never leave the collective memory of those who lived through...
Joe Graviss
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - September 4th, 2020 - Labor Day
Labor Day recognizes the many hard-fought gains we have seen in the workplace – and the challenges we still need to tackle.
Joe Graviss
- Aug 24, 2020
- 4 min
Legislative Update - August 24th, 2020 - November Election
Back in June, Kentucky earned widespread praise across the country for the way we conducted our primary election during a pandemic.
Joe Graviss
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - August 17th, 2020
For a state as agriculturally diverse as Kentucky, hunger remains a tall hurdle.
Joe Graviss
- Aug 8, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - August 8th, 2020
This month, our nation is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution’s 19th Amendment, a civil rights
Joe Graviss
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Legislative Update - Aug 4th, 2020
When looking at Kentucky’s challenges, none looms larger than illegal drug use. It has taken away so many of our loved ones, torn families
Joe Graviss
- Jul 25, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - July 25th, 2020
State government got a welcome dose of good news this week, the just-completed fiscal year ended with a slight surplus.
Joe Graviss
- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - July 14th, 2020 - Summer Programs for Gifted Students in Kentucky
Kentucky has compiled a significant roster of programs for our gifted and talented students, and the relatively small investment has paid hu
Joe Graviss
- Jul 7, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - July 7th, 2020
A common misunderstanding about the legislative process is that all new laws take effect when the governor signs them.
Joe Graviss
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Legislative Update - June 30th, 2020 - Independence Day
We may be celebrating a subdued Independence Day this year because of COVID-19, but that doesn’t diminish the gratitude we have.
Joe Graviss
- Jun 23, 2020
- 4 min
Legislative Update - June 23rd, 2020 - Kentucky Unemployment
Back in January, all signs pointed to 2020 being another good year economically for our country.
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