Kentucky Legislature

Ibogaine, a powerful Schedule I psychedelic, has recently gained interest for its potential to treat PTSD and addiction. A Kentucky lawmaker is calling for the state to fund medical research.

Under Kentucky’s Constitution, people who are convicted of a felony require a pardon from the governor in order to vote. A bipartisan duo of lawmakers say they want an amendment to change that.

As lawmakers prepare Kentucky’s biennial budget for the 2026 legislative session, the state budget director says the Commonwealth will need to set aside over $115 million more than in previous years to keep giving its residents in need food stamps and – because of the federal reconciliation bill passed earlier this summer – potentially hundreds of millions of dollars on top of that.

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

Some Kentucky educators are worried that the impacts of a new law mandating districts to use traceable communications systems stretch far beyond its intentions.

Months after Kentucky voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed public funds to support nonpublic schools, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear applied the same logic in a line-item veto.

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has gone to court to block what the lawsuit calls the “latest power grab” by the GOP-controlled legislature.

Republicans say new legislation clarifies when life-saving abortions are legal. But it adds anti-abortion language and could subject doctors to tougher scrutiny in court.

Kentucky has a system to cut the income tax rate annually, so long as budget triggers are met. A new bill passed out of the legislature makes hitting those triggers easier.

A Kentucky bill to make water fluoridation optional reflects a growing national trend questioning the 80-year-old practice that has proven benefits for dental health. While the bill has stalled in the Senate, some dentists and researchers are still concerned about what removing fluoride from water supplies could mean for residents.