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Government & Politics

KY House Passes Supreme Court Public Financing Bill

WKMS | By The Associated Press

Published March 5, 2013 at 8:14 AM CST

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The Kentucky House passed a perennial proposal yesterday to create a system of public financing for Supreme Court races. Democratic state Representative Jim Wayne says the legislation would ensure that the Commonwealth's top court isn't influenced by private campaign donors. The measure now goes to the Senate where it faces dim prospects.