Category Archives: Kentucky News
House committee advances bill to create a process for obscenity complaints in schools
Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, (left) and Sen. Jason Howell, R-Murray, present Senate Bill 5 before the House Education Committee. (LRC PUBLIC INFORMATION) FRANKFORT - Parents may soon...
Mar 13, 2023
Senate approves measure to bolster student discipline
Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris, testifies on Senate Bill 202, which would give local school boards more flexibility to place students into alternative learning programs if the student is considered a safe...
Mar 10, 2023
Senate committee advances firearms bill
Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon, spoke during Thursday's meeting of the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee. Bray testified on House Bill 153, which would prohibit Kentuc...
Mar 10, 2023
House approves bill to regulate delta-8 THC products
Rep. Rebecca Raymer, R-Morgantown, presents House Bill 544, which would instruct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to regulate delta-8, a hemp-derived cannabinoid product, before the House He...
Mar 10, 2023
Motor vehicle racing bill gains Senate committee approval
FRANKFORT, Feb. 28 - Rep. David Hale, R-Wellington, asks a liability and safety question about autonomous vehicles in the House Transportation Committee. (LRC Public Information) FRANKFORT - The Senat...
Mar 08, 2023
Skynyrd member's death signals end of era for Southern rock
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, who died Sunday, made it big when rock 'n' roll was still a defining cultural force on par with today's TikTok trends and superhero movies...
Mar 08, 2023
Senate bill seeks restitution when children lose parents in DUI crashes
Sen. David Yates, D-Louisville, testifies Thursday during the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. He spoke on Senate Bill 268, which would allow courts to order restitution for children whose parents ...
Mar 08, 2023
Kentucky lawmakers advance bill to legalize sports wagering
FILE - Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Brownsville) speaks at a committee meeting. Meredith is the lead sponsor for a bill that, if passed, would make sports wagering legal in Kentucky. (LRC Public Informati...
Mar 08, 2023
After Taylor shooting, feds find police discrimination
FILE - A protestor advocates for reform after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in March 2020. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Departm...
Mar 08, 2023
30 farms in Barren County to receive tobacco settlement funds
FILE - A series of tobacco plants at a farm in North Carolina. (MARK STEBNICKI/PEXELS) FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation Commission has selected 345 Kentucky farm projects to receiv...
Mar 08, 2023