Also today, Democrats blasted their colleagues across the aisle for a legislative session that they say does more harm than good.

Kentucky's Democratic Party and minority leaders of the General Assembly talked about what they saw as the bad policies pass this session.

Kentucky editions June LaFleur has that story.

Democrats slammed Republicans for putting their super majority power behind bills they say would hurt struggling families.

They would choose to force families to wonder where they may be able to safely and securely lay their head at night, only because some of our families need assistance.

House Bill five, also known as the SAFER Kentucky Act, has a provision that sets penalties for people sleeping on the streets.

Democrats say the street camping ban paired with House Bill 18 is cruel to poor people.

Every Kentuckian should have a place that they can call home.

Unfortunately, Republicans passed a bill that prevents cities from enforcing anti-discrimination housing ordinances.

This gives landlords a green light to turn away tenants who rely on federal assistance to pay rent.

We're talking about seniors and veterans.

House Bill 18 took away cities power to ban income discrimination locally.

Democrats say that's just one attack on how cities, namely more urban and left leaning Louisville and Lexington govern themselves.

The legislature changed how Louisville conducts its elections, zoned its land and manages air pollution.

Republicans claim to be all about local control, but only if it fits their agenda and only when it is in their backyard.

This strategy to compromise Louisville is unconscionable, and we're going to fight back.

Democrats say Republicans should have taken Democratic Governor Andy Bashir's legislative priorities to heart.

After all, he did win reelection.

Republicans left the governor's goals of funding an 11% raise for school employees and universal pre-K on the table.

Talk about a policy that would have had a major impact on parents statewide.

Many moms and dads are forced to dip into their savings or go into debt to just afford childcare.

Democrats claim they helped stop bills to regressive takes on child labor and SNAP benefits failed this session.

So did bills aimed at doing away with diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our state has a long, painful history of structural racism.

There are many who are denied that, but it's obvious to all.

It's been the foundation for the inequities that we see to this day.

We need to confront these challenges head on.

A.D. Bills failed this year, but Democrats say these will likely resurface come the 2024 legislative session.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm June Leffler.

Thank you.

June.

Looking to elections later this year.

Democrats hope to maintain and even flip seats in their favor.

They also say they'll work to defeat the constitutional amendment that could create a pathway to fund private schools with public dollars.