Pension transparency bill passes House committee overwhelmingly
The House State Government Committee passed Senate Bill 2 Thursday, a bill to bring additional transparency and oversight to the state’s retirement systems, with overwhelming…
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Senate committee passes new version of felony expungement bill
With a bipartisan vote of 10-1 Thursday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an amended version of House Bill 40—a bill seeking to ease barriers…
House Democrats pass their budget, sending it to the Senate on day 49 of session
The Kentucky House of Representative passed an amended version of the budget bill that contains changes made by House Democrats Wednesday evening with a unanimous…
Budget crafted by House Democrats restoring higher education cuts passes out of committee
The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed a version of the budget Tuesday evening that would restore cuts made to higher education and funds pensions…
House GOP propose their own budget focused on pensions and education
UPDATED: Ahead of the unveiling of a new two-year budget proposed by the House Democratic majority Tuesday afternoon, the House Republican caucus announced their own…
House GOP puts forth plan to fund pension systems without borrowing money
UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Noting the significance of the state’s pension crisis, the House Republican Caucus announced their plan to shore up the state’s retirement systems…
Senate committee passes bill to change the way lawsuits against the state are heard
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 202 on Monday to modify the standards for venue and jurisdiction in actions against the Commonwealth of Kentucky….
Local Option Sales Tax initiative and enabling legislation pass House
House Bill 2, legislation to give local communities the option to place an additional sales tax of up to one percent on the ballot for…
House committee moves bill to place additional scrutiny on spending and programs of state area development districts
Legislation to bring more oversight and transparency to the state’s area development districts, entities using state and federal dollars on aging programs and employment services,…
Legislative Update: Corrections reform bill and LIFT legislation pass through committees
Corrections reform bill clears committee A bill to reclassify some Class D felonies by creating a new misdemeanor category was passed through the House Judiciary…