Kentucky General Assembly

In a budget year some politicians are signaling could be a tricky one, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg says he’s hoping to secure more big-ticket investments in the state’s largest city.

A Republican state representative plans to file legislation that would require all Kentucky police agencies to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a program that gives local officers some power to enforce federal immigration law.

Republicans say new legislation clarifies when life-saving abortions are legal. But it adds anti-abortion language and could subject doctors to tougher scrutiny in court.

Lawmakers want to cut off extra funding for multilingual students after four years.

Republicans pushed an unexpected update to Kentucky’s abortion ban through the state legislature this week, passing it in less than 24 hours.

Environmentalists say Senate Bill 89 still guts pollution protections for streams and many drinking water supplies.

Environmental advocates, including author Silas House, gathered to urge lawmakers not to pass a bill allowing more water pollution.

Amid President Donald Trump’s call for mass deportations, Kentucky lawmakers are considering bills that would expand cooperation between local police departments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Kentucky is currently one of 11 states without a wrongful conviction compensation fund. The legislation would create a pathway for wrongfully convicted people to clear their name and provide some financial compensation to make up for years lost behind bars.

A delayed report shows what many lawmakers have already heard: Kentucky’s road paving industry has little competition, lots of single-bid contracts.