State expanding program to create highly-skilled workforce
Kentucky Chamber Board Chair Wil James joined Gov. Steve Beshear Wednesday to announce the expansion of the Kentucky Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education (KY FAME)…
Ky. Chamber urges Congress to pass Regulatory Accountability Act
UPDATE: The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015, by a vote of 250-175 with bi-partisan support Tuesday night. …
20th Annual Chamber Day brings tone of bipartisanship and shared legislative priorities
Lawmakers and business leaders expressed a desire to work together to move Kentucky forward during the 20th annual Kentucky Chamber Day dinner. A crowd of…
Senate passes first two bills out of chamber
The Kentucky state Senate passed two pieces of legislation Thursday, moving them to the House for a vote in committee. The Senate passed Senate Bill…
Beshear describes legislative priorities shared by Chamber in final State of the Commonwealth address
In his final State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday night, Gov. Steve Beshear discussed the success he sees in the state and laid out his…
Senate Bill 5 addressing heroin scourge to clears committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 5, dealing with the rising heroin epidemic, unanimously on Wednesday afternoon. Sponsor Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, testified…
Right to Work measure clears Senate Committee
On day two of the 2015 session, members of a state Senate committee heard testimony from business leaders on a key Chamber-supported measure why right…
Caucus leaders chosen in each chamber
After their first day back in Frankfort Tuesday, lawmakers in the state House held caucus meetings to select their leaders which ended with some holding…
Settlement money being used to purchase heroin overdose reversal kits for hospitals
Governor Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway announced Tuesday they will put more than $100,000 toward providing state hospitals with a drug to counter…
2015 session gets underway, Right to Work will be Senate Bill 1
With the first day of the 2015 General Assembly complete, a number of bills have been filed which are top priorities for the Kentucky Chamber….