Legislative committee poses questions on for-profit schools By Rep. Dennis Keene - Recently I co-chaired the Interim Committee on Licensing and Occupations where the issue of for-profit colleges was discussed. Non-profit or proprietary schools offer a variety of certificates, diplomas and degrees to students, many of whom rely upon state and federal loans and grants to…
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Representative Dennis Keene Signs on as Co-Sponsor of Kentucky’s Caylee’s Law
Law to strengthen protections for missing children Wilder, KY: State Representative Dennis Keene (D) has signed on as a co-sponsor of pre-filed 2012 legislation that will be known as “Caylee’s Law.” Representative Richard Henderson of Jeffersonville, Kentucky pre-filed legislation last week to provide prosecutors with a law that will make it a felony if an…
Legislator Won’t Give up on DUI Legislation
Ashland Daily Independent - A Kentucky legislator is using the death of a Floyd County woman to bring attention to legislation proposed in the last legislative session that would have required all convicted DUI offenders to have breath analyzer locking devices installed in their vehicles. Rep. Dennis Keene, D-Wilder, said the life of Tiffany Adams Blankenship…
Representative Dennis Keene Says Mother’s Death Could Have Been Avoided
Response to DUI Death of Floyd County Mother of Four Wilder, KY: State Representative Dennis Keene who has been the primary sponsor of tough DUI legislation in Kentucky responded today to the death Tuesday, July 5th of 22-year-old Kentucky mother of four, Tiffany Adams Blankenship, “It is a proven fact that interlock devices save lives…
High Tech Jobs for Newport!
Governor Beshear Announces Arcron Systems and Meaningful Use Technologies to Locate Headquarters Facilities in Newport Companies to create a total of 20 new jobs and invest more than $1 million in the region FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 26, 2011) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced that Meaningful Use Technologies LLC and Korean-based Arcron Systems Inc. are…
Keene Chairs Committee to Review For-Profit Colleges
Herald-Leader — The Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations heard Friday from state officials and representatives of the for-profit college industry, which is under attack nationally for some of its practices. Attorney General Jack Conway said that the state needed to examine the practices of the proprietary colleges — which offer a variety of…
Governor Beshear Announces Arcron Systems and Meaningful Use Technologies to Locate Headquarters Facilities in Newport
Companies to create a total of 20 new jobs and invest more than $1 million in the region FRANKFORT, Ky. – Governor Steve Beshear today announced that Meaningful Use Technologies LLC and Korean-based Arcron Systems Inc. are each establishing its U.S. headquarters in a 5,000-square-foot facility in Newport to serve the North American markets. The…
ICN2 Interview: My daughter Kelly talks about drunk driving
Watch the video where my daughter Kelly, a victim of a drunk driver, and I talk about the importance of strengthening Kentucky’s laws to reduce the number of drunk driving fatalities and accidents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy_-KFScKec
Rep. Keene Recipient of 2011 Health Care Leadership Award
Representative Dennis Keene was presented with the 2011 Health Care Leadership Award by the Kentucky Optometric Association on April 29, 2011. The award is presented to those who pursue health care initiatives for the betterment of all Kentuckians. Keene’s leadership will lead to better access and quality health care for Kentucky. Dick Schuck, O.D., of…
Keene Speaks at Homicide Memorial Dedication Ceremony
April 15, 2011–Representative Dennis Keene was a featured speaker at the Homicide Memorial Dedication ceremony in Louisville Kentucky. Because of his own’s family’s experience with violent crime, Representative Keene was asked to make remarks to the victim’s families. “When I became a legislator, I sponsored a bill that would create an internet website that would…