Senate passes legislation focused on shipment of alcohol and water permitting
House Bill 415, sponsored by Rep. Adam Koenig, makes improvements to a bill passed last year to allow the shipment of alcohol. The legislation comes…
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House passes bills dealing with to-go alcohol, overpayment of unemployment insurance benefits, employability after incarceration, and more
On Friday, the House passed many Senate bills giving some final passage and sending them to the governor. A house bill focused on employability after…
Kentucky’s economy cannot afford to wait another year to invest in infrastructure, says large coalition in letter to 2021 General Assembly
With very few working days remaining in the 2021 legislative session, a large coalition of businesses, chambers of commerce, and associations sent a letter to…
2021 Best Places to Work in Kentucky Announced
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM) and ClearPath Mutual Insurance Company announce the 100 companies (in alphabetical order) that made the 17th Annual Best Places…
Three bills seeking to improve Kentucky’s criminal justice clear Senate committee
As Kentucky works to reform its criminal justice system and lower prison populations, legislation that would increase the felony theft threshold for the first time…
Unemployment benefits overpayment legislation passes House committee
Legislation seeking to fix the issue of many Kentuckians being asked to pay back benefits they received by giving the Kentucky Labor Cabinet the ability…
House committee passes bills dealing with employability and juvenile justice
Legislation to eliminate automatic mandatory transfer of juveniles in the court system and help with successful reentry by ensuring employability saw passage in the House…
Bill focused on prevention, treatment, and recovery passes Senate and heads to final legislative step
A policy to ensure Kentuckians struggling with substance use disorder are supported in their communities passed through the Senate unanimously Tuesday. The bill now moves…
Streamlining workplace safety regulations moves to state Senate
Legislation streamlining Kentucky’s OSHA-related regulations to help avoid patchwork regulations and avoid mistakes passed through the House with a 63-35 vote. House Bill 475, sponsored…
Beshear says childcare to return to regular class sizes and many businesses can now increase to 60 percent capacity
After almost a full year of restrictions and changes to many areas to slow the spread of COVID-19, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that…