2014 Legislative Session

A bevy of new state laws passed this year by the Kentucky General Assembly are going into effect today. The legislation ranges from dealing with invasive…

Leaders in the House and Senate appear closer to reaching an agreement on a three billion dollar road plan.Differences between the two chambers have made…

A bill cracking down on Kentucky's growing heroin epidemic is facing an uncertain future in Frankfort, as lawmakers are concerned about the…

Kentucky’s highest-ranking Democratic lawmaker says language in the state’s budget that attempts to pull funding for the Affordable Care Act won’t kill…

Work on a new Kentucky state budget is slowing in Frankfort—because of a a basketball game. Interest in tonight's NCAA Tournament matchup between the...

Work continues at the state capital to reach agreement on a two year budget, but it appears consensus is still not within reach.Budget conferees gathered…

The Kentucky Senate will likely restore funding to conduct coal mine inspections in the state budget.Currently, mines get six state inspections a year. A…

The state senate's approach to building and maintaining roads and bridges across the Commonwealth is moving forward. The state senate adopted the six-year…

The leader of the Kentucky House expects to see a slimmed-down road construction budget come before his members. The full house is expected to vote on the…

After much debate, the Kentucky House of Representatives passed its budget to fund state government for the next two years this week.The $20.3 billion…