kentucky budget

Gov. Beshear vetoed 22 parts of the budget bill, rejecting technical errors and parts to provide raises for statewide elected officials.

Republicans in the Kentucky Senate have unveiled their version of a two-year budget, funding several initiatives like raises for state workers and renovating state parks, but leaving about $1.2 billion unspent.

Gov. Andy Beshear is still making the case for the legislature to take up his budget plan, but lawmakers are poised to go their own way.

The feud between legislators and Gov. Andy Beshear continues as attention turns to writing a new state budget.

Kentucky lawmakers resumed budget talks on Monday after a nearly two-month break.Legislators still have little to show for the one-year state spending…

The Kentucky House of Representatives quickly advanced budget bills on Monday that continue state spending at current levels. The bills do not include…

The president of the governing organization for Kentucky’s public universities says Governor Beshear’s budget recognizes the far reaching impact of a…

Republicans in the state Senate have proposed keeping most of the budget cuts sought by Gov. Matt Bevin, while rejecting House Republicans’ plan to raise…

A liberal leaning policy institute is suggesting the state focus more on raising revenue and less on cutting social programs. A new report shows that over…

A regional health department director has written an open letter to Kentucky legislators on how the Governor’s budget could impact the department.…