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First Black member of KY Fish and Wildlife Commission to be removed with passage of new law
FRANKFORT — The first Black member of a board overseeing Kentucky’s wildlife management agency apparently lost his seat under a GOP-backed law that a Senate leader said was justified by political Facebook posts. The Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate did not confirm the reappointment of Jerry Ferrell to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission when it adjourned […]
GOP leader Stivers says political Facebook posts, not race, spur Fish and Wildlife member’s removal
FRANKFORT — The president of the GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate says a political Facebook post justifies removing the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission’s only-ever Black member. But Jerry Ferrell, who in 2021 became the first Black Kentuckian named to the board overseeing wildlife management, told the Lantern that his political views shared on social media should […]
Bills become law, ending DEI in public colleges, stirring uncertainty about tenure’s future in KY
FRANKFORT — With a veto-proof supermajority, Republican lawmakers overturned Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes on two notable higher education bills Thursday. House Bill 4 eliminates diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) at Kentucky’s public universities and was at the center of heated debates in the General Assembly this session. Some Kentucky professors have warned that […]
First Black member suspects politics is booting him from KY Fish and?Wildlife Commission
The first Black Kentuckian to serve on the board overseeing Kentucky’s fish and wildlife management agency says he’s concerned a bill passed by the Republican-controlled legislature is intended to push him off the board.? Senate Bill 245, which Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed, could apply only to Jerry Ferrell this year because he is […]