Kentucky Capitol

Statehouses across the U.S. are addressing long-standing bathroom disparities for female lawmakers. In Kentucky, there is limited restroom access for women in the Statehouse, who risk missing debates or votes if they have to stand in line to answer the call of nature. A $300 million renovation, expected to be finished by at least 2028, will add more bathrooms for women.

GOP lawmakers say cost of building galleries couldn’t be justified. Others worry about access and public participation.

Long-planned Kentucky State Capitol renovations are pushing Frankfort lawmakers into temporary chambers. The renovations are estimated to stretch for three years.

A bill that passed out of the House State Government committee Thursday would give legislators final approval to add or remove permanent statues or artwork in Kentucky’s Capitol Rotunda – including statues of historical figures.

The Kentucky Public Radio Network has hired Divya Karthikeyan to be its new Capitol reporter.

Kentucky lawmakers met in the Old State Capitol on Tuesday, the center for state government from 1830 to 1910.

State capitals nationwide boosted security Sunday after the FBI warned of armed protests planned in all 50 states. But the Capitol building in Frankfort…