Schools rush to adopt new high school dropout age
Within 48 hours of the official implementation of the “Graduate Kentucky” bill to promote high school graduation, 54 Kentucky school districts voted to increase their…
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Chamber adds health care reform info portal to its website
On May 21, the Kentucky Chamber launched a new section of its website devoted to educating Kentucky businesses about the impact of the Patient Protection…
Kentucky Chamber urges lawmakers to stand behind tougher academic standards
In a recent letter to lawmakers, the Chamber urged Kentucky’s congressional delegation to join the business community in its continued support for the state’s Common…
Act a counterstrike in the War on Coal
A recent op-ed by Sen. Mitch McConnell featured in the Floyd County Times: Wherever I go in Kentucky, I see President Obama’s policies have raised…
Hemp proponents make their case in Washington D.C.
Key hemp proponents and legislative leaders headed to Washington D.C. this week to make the case for legalizing industrial hemp. Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, Kentucky…
Public pension reform – benefits far outweigh costs
The 2013 Kentucky General Assembly passed monumental reforms to Kentucky’s public employee pension system. Bond rating agencies have already taken notice and indicated SB 2…
McConnell announces plan to save Kentucky coal jobs
In a tour through several eastern Kentucky towns this week, Sen. Mitch McConnell announced his plan to save Kentucky’s coal jobs, which have been negatively…
Beyond the politics of Common Core Standards
Below is a guest blog by Robyn Oatley recently featured in Education Week. Oatley works as a consultant with the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence…
Governor signs key business priorities into law
Gov. Beshear signed two of the Chamber’s top priorities into law today. Senate Bill 13 is designed to bring Kentucky’s alcohol laws closer to that…
Future of industrial hemp remains in question
Senate Bill 50 (Hornback), which creates a structure for the regulation and production of industrial hemp, if and when the federal government allows it to…