The head of a Kentucky environmental group sees both gains and concerns when reflecting on the 2024 State General Assembly session. Sometimes that comes within the same issue.
Kentucky Conservation Committee Director Lane Boldman said a one-time $2 million appropriation to the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund is good news. It can go to purchase sensitive areas and provide riverbank protection. Boldman said previous legislatures had swept some $15 million from the fund to bridge the state budget.
