Sylvia Goodman
Capitol ReporterSylvia is Kentucky Public Radio's Capitol reporter. Email her at sgoodman@lpm.org.
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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 Kentucky General Assembly has voted to end some partisan elections, freeze zoning ordinances and explore the breakup of Jefferson County Public Schools.
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Democrats made their final impassioned pleas against the tough-on-crime legislation as it made final passage through the Kentucky General Assembly, until Republicans moved to limit debate.
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A bill advancing through the state legislature would create a system and potentially build a new facility for “high acuity” children with extreme levels of aggression or violent behavior.
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A Black University of Louisville student says a Frankfort lobbyist acting in a personal capacity misrepresented a statement from her under oath to support anti-DEI legislation.
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The last-minute additions include a freeze on city zoning laws, a study on the makeup of the Metro Council, and changes to the review process for LMPD complaints.
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A joint resolution that passed the House natural resources committee Thursday would direct the state’s environmental authority to defy federal rules for fossil fuel power plants.
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Louisville Metro Council and mayoral elections could become nonpartisan under a bill advancing through a Senate committee Wednesday.
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A bill to limit sexually-explicit performances and “adult-oriented” businesses passed a House committee Tuesday as some supporters cited transphobic conspiracies, including that trans people are likely victims of abuse.
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Kentucky’s Democratic governor discussed his concern with the GOP-led budget proposal and called on the business community to prioritize universal pre-K at an event with Louisville’s chamber of commerce.