Apr 15 Kentucky Politics Legislature Votes To Give AG Power To Halt Abortions During Pandemic The legislation would give Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron power to enforce abortion regulations. By Ryland Barton Apr 15 Kentucky Politics Legislature Votes To Give AG Power To Halt Abortions During Pandemic Ryland Barton
Apr 15 Kentucky Politics On Final Day, Legislature Votes To Override Beshear Budget Vetoes Lawmakers overrode Gov. Beshear’s line-item vetoes on items he said would limit his ability to address the coronavirus pandemic. By Ryland Barton Apr 15 Kentucky Politics On Final Day, Legislature Votes To Override Beshear Budget Vetoes Ryland Barton
Apr 15 Kentucky Politics Protesters Shout Outside State Capitol During Beshear’s Daily Briefing Asked to respond to protesters’ demands to “open up Kentucky,” Beshear replied, "Folks, that would kill people. It would absolutely kill people.” By Jess Clark Apr 15 Kentucky Politics Protesters Shout Outside State Capitol During Beshear's Daily Briefing Jess Clark
Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Legislature Overrides Beshear Vetoes, Passes Bills On Penultimate Day As of Monday evening, the legislature had overridden four of Beshear’s vetoes. By Ryland Barton Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Legislature Overrides Beshear Vetoes, Passes Bills On Penultimate Day Ryland Barton
Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Legislature Returns Tuesday To Consider Overriding Beshear Vetoes Ky. lawmakers will consider overriding vetoes issued by Gov. Andy Beshear and pass any last-minute bills when they reconvene. By Ryland Barton Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Legislature Returns Tuesday To Consider Overriding Beshear Vetoes Ryland Barton
Apr 13 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Surpasses 2,000 Coronavirus Cases, 100 Deaths “Every Kentuckian we lose is one of us," Beshear said. "And even if a report is one or two, it is still a loss to all of us." By Ryland Barton Apr 13 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Surpasses 2,000 Coronavirus Cases, 100 Deaths Ryland Barton
Apr 11 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Legislature Returns Next Week Some places in Kentucky are banning even drive-up services. Senator McConnell says that violates first amendment rights. By Ryland Barton Apr 11 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Legislature Returns Next Week Ryland Barton
Apr 10 Kentucky Politics Beshear Says State Will Document, Quarantine Weekend Churchgoers State police troopers will record license plate numbers in crowded church parking lots and pass them along to local health departments. By Ryland Barton Apr 10 Kentucky Politics Beshear Says State Will Document, Quarantine Weekend Churchgoers Ryland Barton
Apr 5 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Coronavirus Looms Over Budget The legislature finally passed a budget, but they have little idea of how much money the state will make during the coronavirus epidemic. By Ryland Barton Apr 5 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Coronavirus Looms Over Budget Ryland Barton
Apr 4 Kentucky Politics Federal Government Outbids Kentucky For Medical Equipment Amid Shortage “It’s very hard to buy things when the federal government is there and anytime they want to buy it, they get it first." By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 4 Kentucky Politics Federal Government Outbids Kentucky For Medical Equipment Amid Shortage Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 3 Kentucky Politics Beshear: Kentucky’s Death Toll From COVID-19 Depends On Social Distancing The governor's projections estimate between 1,200 and 13,000 eventual coronavirus deaths in Kentucky. By Jacob Ryan Apr 3 Kentucky Politics Beshear: Kentucky's Death Toll From COVID-19 Depends On Social Distancing Jacob Ryan
Apr 3 Kentucky Politics Beshear Vetoes Voter ID Bill, Legislature Has Chance To Override Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed the voter ID bill passed by legislature, saying it would create an obstacle to Kentuckians trying to vote. By Ryland Barton Apr 3 Kentucky Politics Beshear Vetoes Voter ID Bill, Legislature Has Chance To Override Ryland Barton
Apr 1 Kentucky Politics Facing Uncertain Future, Kentucky Legislature Passes One-Year Budget Kentucky’s Republican-led legislature has passed a one-year state budget that keeps spending largely at current levels with plans to pass a new budget in next year’s annual session. The bill now heads to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who has the power to veto all or part of the budget. Lawmakers will reconvene for the last […] By Ryland Barton Apr 1 Kentucky Politics Facing Uncertain Future, Kentucky Legislature Passes One-Year Budget Ryland Barton
Mar 31 Kentucky Politics Citing Financial Uncertainty, Kentucky Legislators To Consider Short Budget When they reconvene in Frankfort on Wednesday, Ky. lawmakers will consider a one-year budget instead of a two-year budget. By Ryland Barton Mar 31 Kentucky Politics Citing Financial Uncertainty, Kentucky Legislators To Consider Short Budget Ryland Barton