Editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board.
Now that Louisville has an ordinance protecting gays and lesbians from employment discrimination, there is talk of proposing similar legislation in other cities and in the General Assembly. State Rep. Kathy Stein, for instance, says she will introduce a bill similar to the Louisville ordinance when the legislature meets again next year. This Washington Post editorial does not necessarily reflect Herald-Leader views. New House Speaker Dennis Hastert has taken a position whose likely effect, if it prevails, will be to kill campaign finance reform in this Congress. That's so even though the Congress has barely begun.