Home of the Innocents began construction Monday on a 50-bed expansion to their facility for medically-complex children and young adults with $30 million in state funding.

In a TV interview, Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey said that, in hindsight, it was a mistake to cite a homeless woman in labor for camping outside weeks after Kentucky Public Radio released footage of the encounter.

The bill to cut Kentucky’s individual income tax rate to 3.5% passed the House with bipartisan support and is expected to clear the Senate next month.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear addressed a joint session of the Republican-dominated General Assembly on Wednesday to hype the state’s economic accomplishments and call on lawmakers to address education and Kentuckians in need.

The agreed settlement could end the litigation filed seven years ago, which alleged hedge fund firms and state pension officials mismanaged retirement funds.

The bill would lower Kentucky’s individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5% in 2026, projected to lower state revenue by $718 million annually.

State lawmakers met in Frankfort on Monday to begin the 2025 legislative session — welcoming new members, introducing legislation and arguing over their own rules and procedures.

State lawmakers return to Frankfort Jan. 7 for the beginning of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2025 session. The first item on their agenda is expected to be a tax cut.

The tax cut mechanism passed in 2022 is designed to gradually lower Kentucky’s individual income tax until it is eliminated.

Medical cannabis is technically legal for eligible patients in Kentucky on Jan. 1, but it will likely be many months until homegrown marijuana makes its way into stores for purchase.