Kentucky U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth named chair of powerful House committee
With Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth has been elevated to chair of a powerful House committee. Yarmuth,…
Lack of pension reforms seen as credit negative by rating agency
After the Supreme Court overturned the state’s pension reforms and a special session ended without a solution, a credit rating agency said the recent events…
Kentucky’s special session on pensions explained
After being called into a special session on Monday by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, lawmakers adjourned Tuesday night unable to come to an agreement on…
Bipartisan criminal justice bill passes U.S. Senate
In a major step for smart criminal justice reform, the U.S. Senate passed the First Step Act Tuesday with a bipartisan vote of 87-12. The…
Kentucky legislature adjourns special session without agreement on pension reforms
On Tuesday night, the Kentucky state House of Representatives introduced a resolution adjourning the 2018 special session on pension reforms after not being able to…
House introduces new language closer to what was passed in 2018 session, begins hearing process
In a meeting of the House State Government Committee on Tuesday afternoon, committee members were given details of pension reform bills filed Monday night and…
Lawmakers introduce two pension bills in special session with changes from previously passed reforms
On Monday night, members of Kentucky’s General Assembly came back to Frankfort to begin a special session to deal with pension reforms called by Gov….
Governor calls a special session to deal with pension reforms beginning tonight at 8 pm
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has called legislators back to Frankfort on Monday to take up pension reform legislation after a bill passed in the 2018…
Gov. Bevin discusses changes coming to Medicaid and workforce programs in Kentucky
In an interview with The Bottom Line, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin detailed changes expected in 2019 to the state’s Medicaid program and how the state…
Pension reforms overturned by Supreme Court, Chamber and top officials say pension crisis must be addressed
In a unanimous decision released on Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court overturned the legislation making reforms primarily to the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System (KTRS) passed…