Republican lawmaker again files bill to add exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion ban
Fleming’s bill leaves determination of rape or incest as cause of the pregnancy to individual physicians.
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KY tax cut moves from Senate committee as chair warns fellow Republicans against ‘stunts’
Some Repubs want to speed up eliminating the income tax completely
Fairness leader calls ruling nixing protections for LGBTQ students a temporary setback
A judge from the Eastern District of Kentucky struck down the changes to Title 9
McGarvey proposes Ohio River restoration program
The Ohio River is the second-most endangered waterway in the nation.
Louisville Dem will try again to add exceptions to abortion ban
Yates: “This is personal to me”
Beshear touts KY economy, urges end to ‘attacks’ on public schools
Democrat presents State of the Commonwealth to Republican legislature
Kentucky’s war on balloons: New bill targets mass releases
Going to do a balloon release at your wedding? Could get you in trouble.
Another cut in KY’s income tax is rolling as Republicans advance House Bill 1
Their goal? Eliminate the state income tax completely.
HB1 is – you guessed it – the tax cut bill
“I know! Let’s take $700 million out of the state’s income and see what happens!”
KRC heads to court in appeal of PSC decision that reduces payments to rooftop solar customers
The Kentucky Resources Council fights back for fair solar compensation.
Comer just won’t quit his war on the Bidens
And now with Patel and Bondi in the cabinet, he’s got new firepower.
Gov. Beshear voted ‘chair-elect’ of Democratic Governors Association
Vice-chairman in 2025, then chair in 2026
Houseless Kentuckians facing arrest after failing to appear for ‘unlawful camping’ citations
Nearly two dozen unhoused people in Louisville have faced bench warrants after they failed to appear in court for “unlawful camping,” as a result of the Safer Kentucky Act. Advocates say it's what they feared, but expected.
Kentucky lawmakers may renew push for DEI legislation, new Senate majority leader says
They have ‘talked amongst themselves,’ says Wise.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban on transgender health care for minors
The case involves a Tennessee law that prohibits the use of some medications for trans minors, while allowing the same medications for others.
Kentucky law says cities, counties must detail opioid settlement spending. LPM finds that most haven’t.
“Public records show most Kentucky cities and counties fell short of state rules that they regularly report on their payouts from the national opioid settlements,” Morgan Watkins reports for Louisville Public Media.
