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Although the Kentucky General Assembly met for only five days in January, lobbyist spending broke a record for the first month of an odd-year session....
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This week, Sen. Mitch McConnell and Congressman Andy Barr came back home to jeering crowds of protesters at town hall-style meetings.
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The Kentucky General Assembly is on a planned break for now. But last week’s flurry of activity was part of a short legislative session that marks the…
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In an extremely rare Saturday meeting of the Kentucky General Assembly, legislators took final action on abortion and labor-related bills. Both the House…
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Much of the attention on day one of the short session focused on the House, where Republicans have control for the first time in almost a century.…
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Starting this week, Kentucky State Police troopers are earning higher pay for their service. Governor Bevin and state lawmakers worked earlier this year…
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State CapitolKentucky House and Senate conferees are beginning their work trying to reach agreement on a $21 billion budget. It’s the first budget conference committee…
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This year marks the first legislative session under Governor Matt Bevin, and the first budget year of his administration as well.A lot of important issues…
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Last month, the city of Louisville voted to raise the minimum wage to 9 dollars an hour, a move that will be complete by 2017. As part of the 2015…
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State CapitolThe Kentucky general assembly is about a third of the way through the 2014 session. As is the case in most Kentucky legislative sessions, a great deal of…