Senate committee passes bill to change the way lawsuits against the state are heard
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 202 on Monday to modify the standards for venue and jurisdiction in actions against the Commonwealth of Kentucky….
Action Alert: Urge your Senator to vote yes on public-private partnership (P3) legislation
Public private partnerships provide an important tool for our state and local governments. A public private partnership (P3) is a contractual agreement between a public…
Local Option Sales Tax initiative and enabling legislation pass House
House Bill 2, legislation to give local communities the option to place an additional sales tax of up to one percent on the ballot for…
House committee moves bill to place additional scrutiny on spending and programs of state area development districts
Legislation to bring more oversight and transparency to the state’s area development districts, entities using state and federal dollars on aging programs and employment services,…
Charter school legislation begins to move through Kentucky General Assembly
Thursday, the Senate Education Committee took a step towards allowing charter schools in Kentucky when it passed Senate Bill 253. The legislation, sponsored by Senate…
Education commissioner to host town hall meetings; Chamber members urged to attend
On Monday, March 14, Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt will begin an 11-stop listening tour across the state to discuss how Kentuckians define school success….
Action Alert: House likely to vote on LIFT Kentucky today
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce supports Local Investments for Transformation (LIFT) Kentucky, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow local citizens an up-or-down vote on…
Legislative Update: Corrections reform bill and LIFT legislation pass through committees
Corrections reform bill clears committee A bill to reclassify some Class D felonies by creating a new misdemeanor category was passed through the House Judiciary…
Democrats keep their majority in the state House after special elections
Special elections to fill four vacant seats in the state House of Representatives held Tuesday resulted in three Democratic victories and one Republican win, which…
Slight increase in minimum wage moves through committee
A new bill to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.20 an hour beginning August 1, 2016 passed out of the House…