Kenny Colston (KPR)

Update: Picnic emcee and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer says, despite claims from Fancy Farm officials, no surrogate has been named. This story has been modified.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will send a surrogate to this year’s Fancy Farm Picnic.

Former Auditor Crit Luallen says she will not challenge Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in 2014.

Governor Steve Beshear has followed through on his promise to set up a state-run health insurance exchange in Kentucky.

Kentucky Republicans hoping to win the state House in elections this fall are getting a helping hand from the party’s leader.

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is not joining other Kentucky  officials in calling for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

A new report has advocates for the nursing home industry in Kentucky saying “I told you so.” The report by Aon  Global Risk Consulting ranks Kentucky as the worst state for expenses per bed and for the amount of litigation against nursing homes. 

Congressman Ben Chandler is joining a handful of prominent Democrats who will skip their party's national convention this year.

For the second year in a row, the Kentucky state government has a small budget surplus.

For months, the 23-member Blue Ribbon Tax Commission has listened to various groups about how to reform the Kentucky’s tax code.

On Thursday, dozens of laws passed in this year'’s legislative session will become active.