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Isabella Sepahban

Isabella Sepahban

Isabella Sepahban is a freshman at the University of Kentucky studying journalism and classics. She is a photographer for the Kentucky Kernel, UK’s independent student newspaper.

Kentucky state employees would gain parental leave under bill approved by Senate
By: - March 5, 2024

FRANKFORT — State employees could take up to four weeks of paid parental leave under a bill that the Kentucky Senate approved 28-10 on Tuesday.? Senate Bill 142 would entitle state government workers who’ve held their jobs for at least a year to take up to four weeks of paid leave after birth or adoption. […]

Momnibus bill drives forward in Kentucky legislature
By: - March 5, 2024

FRANKFORT — A maternal health bill nicknamed “Momnibus’ was unanimously approved by the Kentucky House Tuesday after about 20 minutes of discussion.? The bipartisan Momnibus came out of a working group of Republican and Democratic women in the House and the Senate.? The Momnibus legislation would expand the Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) program […]