Category Archives: Kentucky News
Senate bill would create a process for obscenity complaints in schools
Sen. Jason Howell, R-Murray, presents Senate Bill 5, which seeks to create a multi-pronged process to resolve obscenity complaints in public schools. FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Senate approved a bill Th...
Feb 27, 2023
This Week at the State Capitol - Feb. 24, 2023
Majority Caucus Chair Suzanne Miles receives accolades on the House floor as the first woman who has served as both an acting floor leader and an acting speaker in the chamber. (LRC Public Information...
Feb 27, 2023
This Week at the State Capitol - Feb. 24, 2023
Majority Caucus Chair Suzanne Miles receives accolades on the House floor as the first woman who has served as both an acting floor leader and an acting speaker in the chamber. (LRC Public Information...
Feb 27, 2023
House approves bill to exempt Kentucky law enforcement from federal firearms bans
Rep. Josie Raymond, D-Louisville, speaks about House Bill 153, which would prohibit the enforcement of federal firearms bans on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (LRC Public Information) FRANKFORT - Kentucky ...
Feb 23, 2023
Kentucky House panel advances bill aimed at teacher shortage
FILE - Rep. James Tipton, R-Taylorsville, comments on House Bill 8, a tax reform bill, in the House on March 4, 2023. (LRC Public Information) By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -...
Feb 21, 2023
Memorial Coliseum renovation wins approval from trustees
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - University of Kentucky trustees have approved an $82 million renovation to Memorial Coliseum, putting the construction project on track to begin in March. The resolution calls fo...
Feb 20, 2023
Judge denies Baffert request to reverse Churchill Downs ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge denied Bob Baffert's request to lift his two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Inc., ruling Friday that the Hall of Fame trainer did not prove its discipline hu...
Feb 20, 2023
Multiple bills on education and public safety move forward
Rep. Keturah Herron, D-Louisville, expresses concerns about House Bill 3, a bill relating to juvenile justice during the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 14, 2023. (LRC Public Information) FRANKFORT ...
Feb 20, 2023
Louisville mayor unveils plan to alter guns seized by police
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville's new mayor, who was the victim of gun violence during his campaign, has unveiled a plan to render guns seized by police inoperable before they go to a state auction....
Feb 17, 2023
Democratic governor signs GOP-backed tax cut in Kentucky
FILE - Gov. Andy Beshear speaks in La Grange at the Oldham County History Center Oct. 26. The governor presented nearly $2.5 million in grant funding for infrastructure projects in Oldham, Henry and T...
Feb 17, 2023