Kentucky Senate

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.

Schools in west Kentucky may extend their breakfast serving times for students as lawmakers remove “barriers to breakfast” from existing state legislation.

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.

Kentuckians could get up to $500 back on their state taxes under a bill that passed out of a legislative committee on Thursday morning. Joint tax filers would receive up to a $1,000 rebate, depending on how much they paid on their 2020 state taxes.

Kentucky senators stripped the power to issue subpoenas from a bill that would have granted Louisville’s new civilian review board authority to compel…

Kentucky Sen. Danny Carroll says he watched Louisville protesters insult and taunt police last summer and decided officers needed the ability to arrest…

A bill providing more liability coverage for businesses during a declared emergency, was approved by the Kentucky Senate Monday.Owensboro Senator Matt…

WKMS News sent an issues survey to candidates vying for seats in the Kentucky state representative and state senate races in our coverage area for the…

A new poll shows Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leading Democratic challenger Amy McGrath by 17 points in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race…

The Kentucky House of Representatives has passed a bill making it illegal to intimidate sports officials with the intention to get them to alter a…