Bevin takes veto pen to parts of the budget dealing with education and more
Using all of the time allotted for the governor to veto bills, first-term Gov. Matt Bevin announced Wednesday evening that he used his veto power…
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Modified Work Ready scholarships and performance funding criteria bill passes House and Senate
UPDATE: The House and Senate have both passed a bill which contains language to allow students attending a state university to receive an associates degree…
State budget deal reached, Chamber says pension funding should send positive signal to Wall Street
After many hours behind closed doors working to hammer out specifics of the state’s next two-year budget, legislative leaders reached a deal at around 3…
What to expect on the final day of 2016 session
After squabbles over the state’s next two-year budget continued over the weekend, legislative leaders have agreed to move the last legislative day of the 2016…
Kentucky Chamber urges passage of area development district transparency bill
In a letter to members of the General Assembly sent Monday, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dave Adkisson asked legislators to pass legislation…
Kentucky Chamber, GLI and Commerce Lexington call for passage of felony expungement legislation
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dave Adkisson, Greater Louisville Inc. CEO Kent Oyler and Commerce Lexington CEO Bob Quick sent the following letter…
House passes area development district transparency legislation overwhelmingly
Legislation to bring more oversight and transparency to the state’s area development districts, entities using state and federal dollars on aging programs and employment services,…
Work Ready scholarship initiative for community college tuition passes House
House Bill 626, a Work Ready Scholarship Program to provide free tuition for students attending the state’s community and technical colleges, passed the Kentucky House…
Bill to give superintendents more hiring flexibility moves forward
On Thursday, the Senate Education Committee passed Kentucky Chamber-supported House Bill 184, which gives Jefferson County school superintendents more flexibility in the principal hiring process….
Senate committee passes new version of felony expungement bill
With a bipartisan vote of 10-1 Thursday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an amended version of House Bill 40—a bill seeking to ease barriers…