Bevin names John Chilton as state budget director
Governor-Elect Matt Bevin announced Tuesday that John E. Chilton will be State Budget Director. Chilton, co-founder of Mountjoy, Chilton and Medley CPAs and Advisors, is…
Kentucky Competitiveness
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…
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce announces support for felony expungement legislation
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has adopted a policy that would help address Kentucky’s qualified workforce shortage by supporting legislation to provide…
Slam Dunk Kentucky! campaign to focus on winning game plan for education
Supporting the higher academic standards that are fueling progress in Kentucky schools is the focus of a new campaign being developed by the Kentucky Chamber…
Kentucky students outperforming other states in key areas, according to new data
The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), one measure used to determine how students are performing in mathematics and English language arts in the…
Kentucky Retirement System requests comprehensive audit called for by Ky. Chamber
Ten months after the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce called on the state auditor to conduct a comprehensive performance audit of the woefully underfunded Kentucky Retirement…
Conway indicates support for limited tort reform
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Conway wants to see some changes to the state’s litigation system to ensure the validity of cases before they move forward….
Bevin says laws causing “fast track to incarceration” for low-level offenses should be reevaluated at federal and state level
Republican governor’s race candidate Matt Bevin says he is in favor of felony expungement and the restoration of felon voting rights for low-level offenses depending…
Conway wants to see passage of two major competitiveness issues
Democratic governor’s race candidate Jack Conway would like to see the state move forward with two issues pushed for by the Kentucky Chamber, local option…
Kentucky Chamber responds to Florida governor wanting to lure jobs away from state
As Florida Governor Rick Scott plans an economic development trade mission to Kentucky to attempt to lure jobs away from the state, the Kentucky Chamber…