Kentucky General Assembly

Hopkin County will receive $8.5 million from West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies to help with the ongoing recovery from the devastating December tornado outbreak.

The groups have filed federal lawsuits to block a more-than-70 page law that went into effect Wednesday in Kentucky.

Republican backers of the bill say the criminal penalties for teachers were the unintentional result of a drafting error.

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

The governor’s 10-day “veto period” will continue until next week, when lawmakers return to consider overriding vetoes or passing new bills.

It’s nearing the end of the Kentucky legislative session. Here’s a recap on what is likely to become law in the Commonwealth.

Kentucky's Republican-led legislature recently passed a ban on transgender girls and women in sports. LGBTQ rights advocates are sounding alarm over its potential consequences.

A bill that would get charter schools off the ground in Kentucky is a vote away from final passage.

A bill that would require children arrested on violent felonies to be briefly held in youth detention passed out of a Senate committee Monday.

The Kentucky Legislature is scheduled to meet in session two days this week and there are lots of items, big and small, still up for debate and possible action.