Senate proposes plan for higher education performance-based funding
Members of the Republican majority in the state Senate are putting forth a plan for performance-based funding for Kentucky’s universities. In a meeting of the…
Action Alert: Urge legislators to pass bills essential to growing hospitality industry
Kentucky’s spirit, wine and beer industries are growing and attracting visitors from all over the world, but archaic laws are holding these industries back from…
Kentucky Chamber calls on House to pass key pension transparency bill
In a letter to members of the House of Representatives sent Monday, Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson called for passage of legislation to…
Cost-saving corrections reform bill passes the House
A bill to reclassify some Class D felonies by creating a new misdemeanor category was passed through the House Friday with a 65-30 vote. Bill…
Kentucky Chamber-supported bill to incentivize tech investments signed into law
Legislation to add data centers to the definition of manufacturing in order to attract tech investments was signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin Friday….
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…
Public-private partnership (P3) bill passes Senate committee
One of the Chamber’s top priorities, House Bill 309, which authorizes public-private partnerships (P3), passed out of the Senate Economic Development Committee on Thursday with…
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….
Pension transparency bill passes House committee overwhelmingly
The House State Government Committee passed Senate Bill 2 Thursday, a bill to bring additional transparency and oversight to the state’s retirement systems, with overwhelming…
Affordable Care Act-related legislation passes on party lines
The House Health and Welfare Committee passed out two highly political bills Thursday dealing with the Affordable Care Act that if passes the House will…