Governor Beshear asks business for input on reopening economy
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday his administration is planning to open the state’s economy in phases and asked the business community for their…
Business Community and Kentucky Community and Technical College System Partnering on “Restart Kentucky” Initiative
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the state’s premier business advocate, recently announced the formation of “Restart Kentucky,” an initiative designed to start the conversation on…
Op-Ed: Early Releases Need an Open Door
The following is an op-ed piece authored by the Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center’s Business Liaison for Kentucky’s Strategic Initiative for Transformational Employment Ashley McCarty Homelessness…
Kentuckians must embrace a “new normal” when state begins to reopen, Beshear says
Benchmarks Kentucky will be looking to accomplish before reopening many parts of the economy were laid out by Gov. Andy Beshear at a press conference…
Legislative leaders tout bipartisan budget process and pledge to work together to address COVID-19 in coming months
After wrapping up an unprecedented legislative session amid a global pandemic earlier in the week, Senate President Robert Stivers, House Speaker David Osborne, Senate Minority…
Legislature closes out 2020 session with override of budget vetoes and passage of final bills
In the final day of a whirlwind legislative session that was unlike any other because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky General Assembly overrode gubernatorial…
Kentucky Chamber Unveils Restart Kentucky: A Responsible Plan for Returning to Work
As we have now completed a month of the “Great Pause,” grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, we find a desperate need to ask what’s next….
Legislature passes recovery through employment legislation
Empowering businesses to play a greater role in Kentucky’s substance use disorder crisis is the goal for a measure that passed through the General Assembly…
Workers’ compensation access expanded under new executive order
Kentucky is broadening workers’ compensation payments to Kentuckians who, because of the nature of their employment, are at higher risk of exposure to the coronavirus….
U.S. Chamber of Commerce provides practical guidance, updates on federal legislation for Kentucky business community
On Tuesday, the Kentucky Chamber hosted a webinar for its members with Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer for the U.S. Chamber…