Lisa Willner
@lgwillner
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State Rep, KY House Dist 35. psychologist; longtime Bellarmine faculty; believer in education to transform lives & communities.
Joined February 2014
I’m voting No on Amendment 2. It’s a bad deal for Kentucky students.
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RT @kyhousedems: “People complain about new sales taxes to me all the time,” state Rep. @lgwillner said. “’Why do I have to pay taxes on ta…
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RT @KyPolicy: Follow Protect Our Schools KY at @OurSchoolsKY and join the campaign to defeat Amendment 2, the voucher amendment. IG: https…
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RT @KyRecoveryOrgs: Thank you @Fleming_Ken, @LGWillner, @TinaforKentucky, @SteveBratcherKY, #RepPalumbo & #KYGA24 for passing #HB56! This…
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RT @KYAlGentry: Bad Bill Alert = Majority Party silences opposing voice that identifies the “badness” by limiting debate. It has already ha…
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RT @kyhousedems: The KY House has passed House Bill 199, which would legalize freestanding birthing centers and bring us in line with 43 ot…
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RT @kyhousedems: State Rep. @lgwillner said the research is clear: Vouchers and other forms of public funding used for private education "h…
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RT @kyhousedems: OP/ED by state Rep. @lgwillner: "We need to reject these (extreme, out-of-state) ideas and return to the days when we focu…
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RT @kyhousedems: Congratulations to state Reps. Lindsey Burke and Lisa Willner (who could not attend) for receiving @NASWKY's Social Justic…
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RT @KYPsychAssoc: Thank you to the KPA Members who came out for Psychology Day at the Capitol! Your dedication to raising awareness and act…
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Rough day in Frankfort. The Ky House passed HB255 - a bill pushed by the Florida-based, billionaire-funded, right-wing Foundation for Gov Accountability - that guts child labor laws.
State Rep. @lgwillner pointed out that KY is "already one of the most dangerous places in the country to be a child" because of issues like child abuse and poverty. "Unfortunately, House Bill 255 will only make things even worse for Kentucky's vulnerable children."
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RT @ACSCANKY: HB115 passes the House 93-0! It prohibits cost-sharing for any covered diagnostic breast exam or supplemental breast exam req…
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RT @kyhousedems: State Rep. @lgwillner spoke today in support of HB 115, which would improve health-insurance coverage for breast examinati…
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RT @ACSCANKY: HB115, which we support, passes out of committee! The bill prohibits cost-sharing for any covered diagnostic breast exam or s…
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Earlier today on the House floor, excerpt from my comments opposing HB5…
"There is a path to a safer Kentucky, and it's right at the intersection of justice, public safety and public health," state Rep. @lgwillner said, citing two particular needs requiring more attention: Affordable housing and improved access to mental healthcare.
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