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A new Kentucky law will limit which nicotine vapes businesses can sell. But a lawsuit claims it’s unconstitutional because it will restrict hemp-derived and cannabis vapes, too.
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A bill to add new restrictions on Kentucky electric utilities seeking to retire coal-fired power plants was supported by a collection of rural electric cooperatives, but opposed by two for-profit utility companies that serve most of the state.
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Relationships between Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature appeared to improve little as lawmakers looked back over the session.
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Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators filed new rules to limit miners’ exposure to silica dust on Tuesday.
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Republicans scrapped a contentious change to the otherwise broadly supported “momnibus” bill on Monday. That cleared its path to becoming law.
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The GOP-controlled Kentucky legislature overrode nearly all of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes on Friday, the second to last day of the session.
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Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill over the weekend that could boot Louisville’s NAACP branch from a major community organization’s board. State lawmakers can override his move when they reconvene this week.
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A federal district judge in Kentucky has ruled against a Biden administration policy requiring states come up with a plan to reduce tailpipe emissions.
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Websites that regularly publish or distribute content dubbed “harmful to minors” would be required to verify the ages of their users.
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The budget bills outline $33 billion of state government spending over the next two years, with Republicans lauding it as a historic investment in Kentucky education and Democrats criticizing it as falling too short.