Important pension issues need attention before next legislative session, Adkisson says
After advocating for many changes to the state’s struggling public pension systems during the 2015 session, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to…
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VIDEO: Kentucky Chamber recaps 2015 sesssion
The 2015 session of the General Assembly saw many successes coupled with some big missed opportunities. Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Communications Manager Jacqueline Pitts recaps…
House Republican leader calls for bipartisan task force to study Kentucky Teachers Retirement System
After legislators left Frankfort with no solution to funding issues within the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System, House Republican Leader Jeff Hoover wrote a letter to…
In final hours of session, General Assembly passes compromises on road fund stabilization and anti-heroin legislation
With many big bills still left on the table, members of the Kentucky General Assembly entered the 28th day of the 2015 session with a…
Conference committees struggle to reach agreement on high-profile bills
Many of the most pressing issues facing the state are still left on the table with very little time remaining in the 2015 session and…
Many important bills to be worked on during veto period
Some of the most important issues facing the state still hang in the balance as legislators take a break for the veto period. Near the…
Senate passes amended KTRS bill, House passes bill aimed at groups exiting KRS
Chamber supported pension measure heads to Governor’s desk The House passed the final version of House Bill 62, sponsored by Rep. Brent Yonts, on Tuesday afternoon….
Senate committee takes up and changes KTRS bonding bill, passes Chamber-supported bill
On the Senate floor Monday, Senate President Robert Stivers spoke on the pension system and the idea of bonding in order to give an influx…
Chamber urges lawmakers to take action on four key pro-business issues before veto recess
Kentucky lawmakers are down to their last three days of passing legislation in the 2015 Kentucky General Assembly and Kentucky’s business community believes four issues…
Legislative Update: House moves many bills to Senate, pension bill clears committee
House passes many bills in first day of final week The House worked furiously Monday passing 28 bills in less than two hours. A few…