Legislature to enter veto period without a budget compromise
Legislative leaders met in their budget conference committee briefly Thursday to announce they have reached an impasse on their discussions and will go into the…
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Bill to give superintendents more hiring flexibility clears Senate vote
On Thursday, Kentucky’s State Senate passed House Bill 184 unanimously, a Kentucky Chamber supported measure giving the superintendent in Jefferson County more flexibility in principal…
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…
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….
House GOP propose their own budget focused on pensions and education
UPDATED: Ahead of the unveiling of a new two-year budget proposed by the House Democratic majority Tuesday afternoon, the House Republican caucus announced their own…
Chamber president discusses budget priorities on KET
Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson discussed the state’s budget on KET’s Kentucky Tonight on Monday. On the program, Adkisson appeared beside State Sen….
Senate passes priority omnibus education bill
On Wednesday, Kentucky’s state Senate passed their multi-layered bill given the symbolic top priority designation of the Senate that could change many aspects of Kentucky’s…
Kentucky Chamber asks legislative leaders to protect higher education in state budget
In a letter to legislative leaders and the House and Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee chairs, Kentucky Chamber President and CEO requested the General Assembly…
Workforce and strong funding for K-12 fall under priorities for new education commissioner
Ahead of the 2016 legislative session, the state’s new Education Commissioner, Stephen Pruitt, is focused on building a strong workforce in the state and ensuring…
Education Commissioner says repeal of academic standards will cause hurt in classrooms, talks charter schools
New Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt said he does not believe a repeal of the academic standards is the right move for Kentucky but said there…