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Sen. Stephen West, a Republican from Paris, said his legislation to expedite the state's execution protocols is about the rule of law, not the death penalty.
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In a bid to hasten the return of the death penalty in Kentucky, a bill that would allow execution protocols to bypass the formal rulemaking process passed a House committee vote.
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