FRANKFORT – Senator Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, was reappointed yesterday to the Senate Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee. “I am delighted to be renamed to a committee that will allow me to continue being a strong voice for working men and women across the state,” said Senator Harper Angel, who serves as the Senate…
Senator Harper Angel pushes legislation to allow protective orders for dating violence
KY is one of two states that does not protect dating partners FRANKFORT –Forty-Eight states and the District of Columbia have amended their domestic violence laws to encompass and protect victims of dating violence, according to the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association (KDVA). Kentucky is not one of those states. Instead, the Commonwealth is one of…
Senator Harper Angel gets key committee assignments
FRANKFORT – Senator Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, has been appointed to several key committees, including the powerful Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee. The senator said that her assignments will line up well for the 35th district. In addition to Appropriations and Revenue, Senator Harper Angel has been reappointed to Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations; Education,…
Senator Harper Angel Receives Endorsement of Fairness Campaign
Senator Denise Harper Angel has been endorsed in her 2012 campaign for re-election by the Kentucky Fairness Campaign. The mission of the Fairness Campaign is to support equal rights and to prevent discrimination based upon sexual orientation. The Fairness Campaign accomplishes its goal through education and advocacy. On its website, The Fairness Campaign states that…
Senator Harper Angel’s legislation to expand ‘Golden Alert’ Heads to Governor
FRANKFORT – Legislation, sponsored by Senator Denise Harper Angel, to widen the scope of the Golden Alert is headed to the Governor to be signed into law. Senator Harper Angel’s 2008 legislation (Senate Bill 125) establishing the Golden Alert has been hailed as a success. Her current legislation builds on that success to encompass additional…
