Democrats keep their majority in the state House after special elections
Special elections to fill four vacant seats in the state House of Representatives held Tuesday resulted in three Democratic victories and one Republican win, which…
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Slight increase in minimum wage moves through committee
A new bill to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.20 an hour beginning August 1, 2016 passed out of the House…
Bill to provide free tuition for community college students passes House committee
With a bipartisan vote, a bill to set up a Work Ready Scholarship Program to provide free tuition for students attending the state’s community and…
Local Option Sales Tax legislation clears first legislative hurdle
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…
Bowen reaffirms call for more pension system transparency
Responding to a letter from the Kentucky Retirement System, Sen. Joe Bowen doubled down on his call for more transparency and oversight of the state’s…
House Democrats announce new “Work Ready” initiative to be funded in budget without borrowing
Before the House comes out with their version of the two year budget for the state, Democratic leaders announced legislation Wednesday that would set up…
Tourism Cabinet urges passage of P3 legislation for positive economic impact
The Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet says the state is experiencing huge loses by not implementing public-private partnership (P3) legislation and allowing more private investments…
Kentucky Chamber Launches Awareness Campaign on Pension Crisis
On Monday, the Kentucky Chamber unveiled a statewide campaign aimed at educating Kentucky’s citizens about the impact the state’s public pension crisis is having on…
Kentucky’s public pension crisis explained in under three minutes
The Kentucky Chamber has unveiled a statewide awareness campaign aimed at educating Kentucky’s citizens about the impact the state’s public pension crisis is having on…
Bill to bring transparency and accountability to area development districts filed in House
Legislation to bring more oversight and transparency to state’s area development districts was filed by Rep. Susan Westrom Friday. Westrom’s bill, House Bill 438, seeks…