Shaquille O'Neal, Bryan Stevenson and Nile Rodgers are some of the people being honored for the humanitarianism awards.
A push is being made to give more Kentucky women abortion access.
Those in favor say it was a small victory, but supporters know it's not over until the bill is signed.
The measure won Senate passage on a 26-6 vote after a lengthy debate that led to some eyebrow-raising exchanges in the buttoned-down chamber.
Activists' chants of “trans rights” rang out near the House chamber, where the Republican supermajority passed the measure on a 75-22 vote after a long, emotional debate.
A hearing in Frankfort on Thursday drew a lot of emotional testimony from supporters and opponents of Senate Bill 115.
Whether those voices will resonate with the Kentucky Supreme Court, which is set to hear arguments for and against the ban Tuesday, hinges on legal arguments about whether state constitutional protections extend to a right to an abortion.
Prior to August of this year, each type of betting was taxed at a different rate, now with the passage of House Bill 607 all pari-mutuel taxes are levied at 1.5%.
The Family Foundation responded to briefs filed by the Horse Racing Commission and several tracks in a decade-long lawsuit involving the machines.