Kentucky
Bill seeks to move KY Fish and Wildlife control from Beshear to Department of Agriculture
By West Kentucky Star staff
Mar. 14, 2024 | 07:00 AM
| FRANKFORT
A Republican-backed Senate bill would take authority of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and put it under Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell.
Senate Bill 3 sponsored by Sen. Jason Howell, R-Murray, which passed out of committee Tuesday, is a priority bill for Senate Republicans.
The bill would move the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources from the tourism cabinet, overseen by Beshear, and attach it to the agriculture department overseen by Shell.
Proponents say the bill would limit political games being played with the commission. Opponents called it an unconstitutional power grab that diminishes the interests of sportsmen in favor of the farming community.
Sportsmen who spoke against the bill argued that the mission of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture was diametrically opposed to sportsmen because farmers would want to limit wildlife for the benefit of their crops.
The biggest change would be over appointment power to the board. As of now, licensed hunters and anglers from nine districts across the state nominate up to five people, then one is appointed by the governor. Under Senate Bill 3, the ag commissioner would appoint the members.
Unlike most other state agencies,Fish and Wildlife is essentially self-sustaining and operates mostly on revenue from fees it collects.
No representative from either the Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet or the Kentucky Department of Agriculture spoke at the committee hearing.
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After landing Nicholas Smith on Friday and Preston Bowman earlier on Saturday, Kentucky has now scored a pledge from Demarcus Gardner.
Gardner flipped his commitment to Kentucky after originally being pledged to UCF.
The 6-foot, 170-pound Gardner plays for Cedartown High School in Georgia and officially visited Kentucky on June 14th. He currently plays cornerback and wide receiver but is expected to play on the defensive side of the ball in college.
Gardner’s other scholarship offers include USF, Minnesota, SMU, Georgia State, East Carolina, and Troy, among others. He’s ranked 745th overall and 84th in the state of Georgia via 247 Sports Composite.
Chris Collins and Anwar Stewart are listed as Gardner’s primary recruiters for Kentucky.
Kentucky is now up to 12 commitments in the 2025 class, which is now ranked 30th overall at 247 Sports.
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HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – The Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame inducted the 12-member Class of 2024 Saturday night, including a Hazard girls basketball star.
Carolyn Alexander played basketball for the Bulldogs from 1995-98. She led Hazard to the Sweet Sixteen title in 1997, a year the program went 37-1.
The Bulldogs won back-to-back All-A State titles in ‘97 and ‘98.
Alexander was named AP Player of the Year in 1998.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) – Kentucky football continues to make moves with 2025 recruits. Preston Bowman, a wide receiver from Pickerington, OH, announced he was “1000% committed” to being a Wildcat on social media.
Nicholas Smith, a 3-star defensive lineman out of Georgia, announced he was riding with Kentucky on Friday.
In his junior season at Pickerington North, Bowman caught 43 passes for 713 yards and nine touchdowns.
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