Special session comes to an abrupt end
The 2011 special session of the Kentucky General Assembly, called by Gov. Steve Beshear because lawmakers could not agree on a Medicaid budget bill during the…
Health & Wellness
Health care tax fix signed into law
Governor Beshear signed HB 255 (Simpson) into law this week, a positive sign for business owners and workers. This Chamber-supported bill provides a state tax…
2011 General Assembly concludes; resumes in special session Monday
As the 2011 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly comes to a close today, it does so with an abrupt ending. As noted in…
Action Alert: Stop bounty hunter provisions in false claims acts
In response to the federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005, a number of states have filed various forms of false claims acts in order…
Action Alert: Stop Health Care Mandates
The Kentucky Chamber has long opposed mandates on health insurance companies that raise premiums on employers. SB 75 (Buford) will increase health care costs, particularly…
Chamber leaders meet with legislators to support HB 255
Chamber board members Dan Bork, Vice President of Tax for Lexmark International Inc., and John Chilton, Partner at Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP, appeared alongside Representative…
Help us stop mandated health cost increases on employers
The Kentucky Senate is considering legislation that will increase health care costs for Kentucky employers. The cost of providing health care for employees is already…
U.S. Senate votes to repeal 1099 provision
With bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate voted 81-17 to repeal the 1099 reporting requirement passed as part of the health care reform bill passed last…
Florida judge rules health care law unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Florida ruled the national health care law unconstitutional Monday, agreeing with 26 states who argued Americans cannot be required to…
Chamber offers alternative solution to deal with meth problem
On Thursday, the Kentucky Chamber expressed concerns regarding legislation that would require a doctor’s prescription for consumers to purchase medications containing pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient…