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Vaping-Related Bill Passes Without Tougher Age Restrictions
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Public health advocates say Kentucky lawmakers missed a chance to combat youth smoking by failing to take up proposals to raise the age for purchasing tobacco… Read More
Kentucky Governor Signs Organ Donor Law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor has signed a bill into law giving people more options to register as an organ donor. Gov. Matt Bevin signed Senate Bill 77… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve NRA-Backed Concealed Carry Bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training. The bill, backed by the National… Read More
DOJ: Kentucky Jail Uses Excessive Force on Inmates
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice says an investigation found evidence that a Kentucky jail routinely uses excessive force against inmates through the use of chemical agents,… Read More
School Safety Bill Wins Final Passage in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a school safety bill that comes more than a year after two students died in a shooting at a… Read More
Students’ Testimony Revives Effort to Restrict Vaping
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A push to ban e-cigarettes and other vaping products for people under 21 has been resurrected in Kentucky after some heart-felt testimony from a group of… Read More
Officials Offer Safety, Health Tips After Kentucky Flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Health officials are urging Kentucky residents affected by recent flooding to follow safety and health tips. The state Public Health Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say don’t attempt to… Read More
Bill to Restrict Tobacco Use to 21 Fails in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Lawmakers in one of the largest tobacco-producing states in the country have rejected a proposal that would have raised the smoking age to 21. Senate Bill… Read More
Democratic Candidates Make Pitches to Kentucky Party Leaders
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Three Kentucky Democrats took turns pitching their credentials as the strongest candidate to challenge Republican Gov. Matt Bevin as they appeared before a group of party… Read More
Kentucky GOP Trying Again With Teacher Pension Bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republicans in Kentucky are trying again with a bill that would make changes to the state’s troubled public pension plan for teachers. Republican Rep. Scott Lewis… Read More
Kentucky Project’s Demise Linked to International Fallout From Journalist’s Murder
When battery manufacturer EnerBlu announced it would suspend plans for a new factory in Pikeville, Kentucky, the company used an intriguing phrase. “Unexpected geopolitical factors,” the company said, had soured… Read More
Sports Betting Bill Advances in Kentucky Legislature
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have taken the first step to legalize sports betting. A legislative committee approved House bill 175 on Wednesday. The bill would make it legal… Read More
Ky. Senate Passes Bill to Allow Wine Shipments Into the State
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A bill that would allow direct out-of-state shipments of wine to Kentucky consumers has won overwhelming approval in the state Senate. Senators voted 29-5 on Friday… Read More
Analysis Says Sports Betting Could Generate Kentucky $20M Annually
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An analysis of a proposal to legalize sports betting in Kentucky says it could generate about $20 million per year in tax money. House bill 175… Read More
Bevin Strikes Chords of Faith, Anti-Abortion in Speech
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor has called for unity and urged people to rely on the sacred scriptures of their faith in his annual State of the Commonwealth… Read More
Bevin Running Mate Mentioned in Medicare Fraud Lawsuit
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Kentucky was one of a dozen doctors federal authorities said received improper gifts from a home health agency. State… Read More
Sit-In Prompts Meeting With Kentucky Governor About Poverty
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Hoping to confront Kentucky’s Republican governor, representatives from the rebooted Poor People’s Campaign showed up at his office on Tuesday and refused to leave until they… Read More
Report: Pensions Fuel Kentucky’s $54 Billion Debt
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is more than $54 billion in debt, with estimated unfunded retirement benefits accounting for more than 80 percent of that figure. Republican Auditor Mike Harmon… Read More
Kentucky Delays Start Time for Some New Medicaid Rules
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – State officials in Kentucky have delayed the start of some new eligibility rules for a portion of its Medicaid population. Kentucky is one of 36 states… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Seek Return of Sexual Harassment Payment
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Three current and former Republican lawmakers who paid a woman $110,000 as part of a secret sexual harassment settlement are demanding she give the money back… Read More
Edelen Files for Kentucky Governor Ahead of Tuesday’s Deadline
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Democrat Adam Edelen has filed to run for governor of Kentucky, promising an issues-based campaign that does not accept money from political action committees. Edelen filed… Read More
Hemp Poised for Another Growth Spurt in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Freed from the list of federally banned substances, hemp is about to have another growth spurt in Kentucky. The state’s agriculture commissioner said Tuesday his department… Read More
Retired Judge Responds To Kentucky Governor’s Criticism
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A recently retired Kentucky Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion striking down Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s pension law has responded to the governor’s criticism of… Read More
Beshear Files For Kentucky Governor, Urges Opponents To Release Taxes
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has officially filed to run for governor, calling on his Democratic opponents to release their tax returns ahead of the primary… Read More
Kentucky Residents Again Seek To Block New Medicaid Rules
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Sixteen Kentucky residents have again asked a federal judge to block new eligibility requirements for Medicaid. The group, led by a trio of advocacy organizations, wants… Read More
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