Lawmakers converge on Frankfort Tuesday

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Kentucky lawmakers are facing a full slate of issues for a short legislative session, which kicks off Tuesday. The state’s House and Senate members will convene for three days next week, take three weeks off, meet from Feb. 5 to March 11, and then break again before wrapping the session up on March 25-26.

House District 4 Rep. Lynn Bechler (R-Marion) has replaced retired legislator Rep. Mike Cherry (D-Princeton) in representing Crittenden, Livingston, Caldwell and a portion of McCracken counties. In the upper chamber, Senate District 4, comprised of Crittenden, Livingston, Caldwell, Union, Webster and Henderson counties, remains represented by Sen. Dorsey Ridley (D-Henderson).