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  • March 15Illinois legislators pass mandatory leave 'for any reason'
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  • March 15Ky Senate committee advances sports betting bill
  • March 10Habitat for Humanity, Governor dedicated 100th home to December 2021 tornado survivors
  • March 10MSU celebrates Holi with festival of colors
  • March 8Ky Senate gives nod to bill building nuclear energy development working group
  • March 8Louisville PD routinely violate civil rights, Attorney General says
  • March 1Report: TVA largest mortality rate from coal burning of any US parent company

The Murray State News

The Murray State News

Our view:  Allowing concealed carry at KY college endangers, silences students

Our view: Allowing concealed carry at KY college endangers, silences students

Will Groves, Opinion Editor March 16, 2023

Murray State has been praised by Safewise as one of the safest colleges in the United States, but a new bill presented by the Kentucky legislature jeopardizes that title.    House Bill 542, introduced...

Our view: Willow Project throws environmental concerns out the window

Our view: Willow Project throws environmental concerns out the window

Will Groves, Opinion Editor March 9, 2023

The United States is the second-largest producer of carbon emissions, and it will only get worse from here.    The Willow Project, introduced by ConocoPhillips, Alaska’s largest crude oil producer,...

Our view: Drag artists are the new targets of GOP fearmongering

Our view: Drag artists are the new targets of GOP fearmongering

Will Groves, Opinion Editor March 2, 2023

So many issues are plaguing Kentucky during this legislative session. We are experiencing an opioid crisis and a teacher shortage, yet the Kentucky GOP chose to target drag artists instead.    If...

Our view: Legislation could have prevented the East Palestine Disaster

Our view: Legislation could have prevented the East Palestine Disaster

Will Groves, Opinions Editor February 23, 2023

The spillage of hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, exposed a major problem in the United States: we need more regulations on how hazardous materials and chemicals are handled.  On Feb. 3,...

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Our View: LGBTQ+ students deserve to feel safe at school

Will Groves, Opinions Editor February 16, 2023

Kentucky schools once again have found themselves as the target of Republican politicians in the new legislative session.  The Kentucky State House and Senate Education Committees introduced three...

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Our view: focus on sustainable shopping for the holidays

Sydney Harper, Opinion editor December 1, 2022

As the Christmas season approaches, millions of people across the country will buy new gifts for their loved ones. Although new and expensive gifts can seem to be the way to go, consumers can often miss...

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Our view: The First Amendment should not inhibit information

Sydney Harper, Opinion editor November 17, 2022

The First Amendment has been cited throughout our history since the 1700s. Because of its importance, many people may use it in cases regarding social media usage, prayer at public schools, state funding...

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Our view: Term limits are necessary for the Supreme Court

Sydney Harper, Opinion editor November 10, 2022

The Supreme Court has been the highest court in our country since 1789. In the 233 years since its creation, the Court has ruled on several landmark cases and offered opinions on the cases they have ruled...

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Our view: Support local journalism, protect democracy

Sydney Harper, Opinion Editor November 3, 2022

In today’s world, the words “fake news” seem to be everywhere. Social media, biased news sources and people uneducated on the news they spread continue to perpetuate false narratives about so many...

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Our view: Election Day should be considered a holiday

Sydney Harper, Opinion editor October 26, 2022

Citizens from across the country will be going to the polls on Nov. 8 to vote on candidates running for their state senate and U.S. Senate, state representative and U.S. Representative, state Supreme Court...

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Our view: Trans children deserve governmental protection

Sydney Harper, Opinion Editor October 12, 2022

Transgender students’ rights across the U.S. are under attack. A bill was introduced in July that would lead to decreased rights for transgender children and place schools in a position to forcibly out...

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Our view: Victims of child sex abuse can pursue justice

Sydney Harper, Opinion Editor September 28, 2022

President Joe Biden signed the Eliminating Limits to Child Sex Abuse Victims Act into federal law on Sept. 16. This act revises the statute of limitations on report times for sexual abuse crimes occurring...

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