2022 General Assembly

In 2017, the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation to bring charter schools to Kentucky. However, funding for those schools was never implemented. On Tuesday, legislation…

With a focus on helping Kentuckians get back into the workforce, a Senate committee passed legislation to start a public-private partnership to help employers provide…

House and Senate leaders and key members met Tuesday morning to unveil their compromise on the state’s next two-year budget. In presenting the final version…

With few days left in the 2022 legislative session, a bill seeking to fight vaccine mandates died in a Senate committee Monday afternoon. House Bill…

House Bill 9, which provides funding for public charter schools in Kentucky, passed the Senate Education Committee Monday with eight yes votes, three no votes, and…

On Thursday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law a bill that addresses issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic including increased employer rates and a…

In November, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced plans to merge Kentucky’s Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and Labor Cabinet in an effort to improve the…

Seeking to keep Kentucky’s signature bourbon industry competitive on a national level, the Senate passed House Bill 500 on Wednesday, sending the measure to the…

In an effort to pursue restorative justice and treatment over incarceration, legislation to ensure behavior health assessments for Kentucky’s justice population within 72 hours of…