Pension clean-up bills pass through House committee
The House State Government Committee passed three bills Thursday seeking to clean-up issues within the state’s retirement systems. House Bill 238, sponsored by Rep. Brent…
2016 General Assembly
Bipartisan leaders file LIFT as 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 voter approval was…
Public-private partnerships legislation clears first hurdle in House committee
The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee overwhelmingly passed House Bill 309, public-private partnership (P3) legislation, Tuesday after testimony from bill sponsor Rep. Leslie Combs and…
Legislative Update: House passes education and energy measures
Bill to give superintendents more hiring flexibility passes House House Bill 184, a bill to give superintendents another tool in their hiring process, passed through…
Prevailing wage legislation voted down in House committee
Senate Bill 9, legislation that would eliminate the government defined hourly wage in construction contracts known as prevailing wage on all educational buildings and facilities,…
Federal judge strikes down local right-to-work laws in Kentucky
After several counties in the state passed local right-to-work measures to allow workers to choose whether or not they want to be a member of…
Legislative Update: committees pass pension bill, education measure, minimum wage and more
Pension bill to change KRS Board structure clears first legislative hurdle House Bill 263 filed by Rep. Brent Yonts passed the House State Government Committee…
Medical Review Panel legislation passes out of Senate committee
The Kentucky state Senate voted Wednesday in favor of moving forward with legislation seeking to address the heightened costs directly attributed to Kentucky’s uncontrolled medical…
Senate’s priority pension bill passes committee unanimously
Senate Bill 2, a bill to bring more transparency and oversight to the state’s retirement systems, passed the Senate State and Local Government committee Wednesday…
Coalition announces public-private partnership legislation filing in House and Senate
The Kentucky Chamber applauded Rep. Leslie Combs and Sen. Max Wise for their hard work in crafting public-private partnership (P3) legislation to advance private sector…