Kentucky Chamber president reacts to Bevin’s first budget proposal
In his first State of the Commonwealth Budget Address, Governor Matt Bevin proposed making some deep budget cuts in order to find money for the…
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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…
Bevin budget proposal centered around pensions, cuts coming in other areas
In his first State of the Commonwealth Budget Address, Governor Matt Bevin proposed making some deep budget cuts in order to find money for the…
Academic standards and K-12 achievement at center of State of Education address
On Thursday, Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt announced that the state of K-12 public education in Kentucky is strong. The declaration was made at the…
Felony expungement bill clears first legislative hurdle
As momentum grows for the issue of felony expungement legislation, the House Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 40 after hearing testimony from Kentucky Chamber President…
Bevin joins Kentucky Chamber and others to push for felony expungement legislation
Gov. Matt Bevin joined the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Greater Louisville Inc., Commerce Lexington, state legislators and others in the Capitol Wednesday to express support…
Workforce and strong funding for K-12 fall under priorities for new education commissioner
Ahead of the 2016 legislative session, the state’s new Education Commissioner, Stephen Pruitt, is focused on building a strong workforce in the state and ensuring…
Addressing workforce needs will be a legislative priority, state Sen. Givens says
After legislation to bring oversight to the state’s workforce training programs stalled in the General Assembly last year, state Senator David Givens says he is…
Education Commissioner says repeal of academic standards will cause hurt in classrooms, talks charter schools
New Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt said he does not believe a repeal of the academic standards is the right move for Kentucky but said there…
Governor launches program to give Kentuckians second chances alongside Chamber President
After hearing from employers that they have positions available but no one to fill them, Governor Steve Beshear announced the launch of “Reworking Kentucky” to…