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Legislative Research CommissionDemocratic Sen. Denise Harper Angel, who represents the 35th district in Louisville, said she will not run for reelection this year after serving in the role for nearly two decades. -
Derek Operle/WKMSA special examination of the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund by the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts’ office found that nearly $240,000 in inappropriate payments were made from the account in Fiscal Year 2023.
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Republican Kentucky state Rep. Kevin Bratcher will file candidacy papers for Louisville Metro Council’s District 22 seat. -
Kentucky lawmakers have increasingly relied on maneuvers that fast-track legislation and make it more difficult for people to respond to legislation before it passes, according to a new report from the League of Women Voters of Kentucky.
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Republican Party of Kentucky chairman Mac Brown announced in an email to state party officials he would resign from the post.
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One of the few Democrats in the Kentucky legislature announced she will not run for reelection next year, and will instead run for Louisville Metro Council’s District 10 seat.Former Democratic state Rep. Mary Lou Marzian filed her candidacy for the 41st District in Louisville just before the announcement.
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People who lobby legislators in the Kentucky General Assembly need to register with the state’s Legislative Ethics Commission by Dec. 31.
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Kentucky officials are recommending another round of raises for state employees, and boosting the pay of senior workers in order to retain and reward experienced personnel.
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As Gov. Andy Beshear enters his second term as Kentucky’s governor, he will take part in another tradition-filled inauguration on Dec. 12. The ceremony includes country ham, a 21-gun salute and the Inaugural Parade.
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The commissioner of Kentucky’s troubled Department of Juvenile Justice will resign at the end of the year. Vicki Reed helmed the agency amid a series of violent incidents including assaults, rape, riots and a brief escape.
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Conservative legislators have long pushed for “school choice” measures, like charter schools and scholarship tax credits, but a provision in the state constitution banning public education dollars from being spent on entities besides “common schools” has hamstrung their efforts.Now Republican leaders say they plan to amend the state’s fundamental document to allow such programs.
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The Louisville for Palestine coalition met Tuesday at Jefferson Square Park to call for Democratic Rep. Morgan McGarvey to sign a cease-fire resolution and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
