House files their version of Kentucky’s next two-year budget in first week of session
The most crucial thing lawmakers must do in the 2022 session is craft the state’s next two-year budget. Kentucky House Republicans filed their version of…
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Governor Signs Measure to Push Candidate Filing Deadline Back as Redistricting Plans Advance in House and Senate
In order to give prospective candidates added time to file for office because of new redistricting maps, House Bill 172 passed the Senate Thursday and…
Senate committee passes bill giving more authority to superintendents
An education bill to provide superintendents with the authority to select principals and curriculum in consultation with site-based decision-making councils passed the Senate Education Committee…
Beshear calls for unity to pursue historic growth opportunities in his third State of the Commonwealth address
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear began his third State of the Commonwealth address noting the many struggles faced by the state in recent years including the…
House votes to move candidate filing deadline for 2022 elections as legislature works to pass proposals changing legislative maps
Lawmakers are moving the candidate filing deadline back to January 25 with changes coming to legislative districts across the state. The current filing deadline is…
House committee advances redistricting plans
As lawmakers aim to send redistricting proposals to the governor by Saturday, bills containing the new maps, as well as a change to the filing…
Kentucky state Senate and Congressional redistricting maps introduced and passed through committee
The proposed redistricting maps for the state Senate and Kentucky Congressional districts were introduced in bill form and passed by the Senate State and Local…
Kentucky Chamber Day Dinner Postponed
In response to the rise in coronavirus cases across the Commonwealth and potentially dangerous winter weather, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has announced it will…
Legislature kicks off 2022 session prepared to tackle redistricting and other issues in the first week
Legislative and Congressional redistricting is the first priority of both the House and the Senate, as Kentucky’s General Assembly kicked off day one of the…
Senate leaders discuss redistricting, political landscape ahead of 2022 session
Redistricting was a hot topic between Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer and Senate Minority Floor Leader Morgan McGarvey, who spoke to Kentucky’s political landscape…