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Winter Weather Prevents Kentucky House from Convening Wednesday-Friday

Update at 3:05 pm:

The Kentucky House will not reconvene until Monday, Feb. 23, at 4 pm. A statement from House Speaker Greg Stumbo says the combination of snowy road conditions and extreme temperatures made travel to Frankfort too dangerous for the remainder of the week.

Original post:

Due to additional snowfall and concerns about hazardous road conditions, the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives will not convene Wednesday.

Wednesday's legislative committee meetings have also been canceled.

As of now, both chambers are scheduled to convene on Thursday, February 19, with the Senate going into session at 2 p.m. and the House at 4 p.m.

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