Mar 16 Kentucky Politics Ky. Lawmakers Pass Tax-Credit Scholarship Bill, Teacher Pension Reform Kentucky lawmakers passed several bills Tuesday that would bring big changes to K-12 education. By Jess Clark Mar 16 Kentucky Politics Lawmakers Pass Tax-Credit Scholarship Bill, Teacher Pension Reform Jess Clark
Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Time Running Out For No-Knock Warrant, Police Insult Bills In Ky. Lawmakers discussed bills limiting no-knock warrants and criminalizing insults against police on KET Monday night. By Ryland Barton Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Time Running Out For No-Knock Warrant, Police Insult Bills In Ky. Ryland Barton
Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Senate Votes To Remove Student, Teacher Members From Ky. Board Of Ed Solyana Mesfin, a junior at Eastern High School in JCPS, would no longer serve in her advisory capacity under the bill. By Jess Clark Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Senate Votes To Remove Student, Teacher Members From Ky. Board Of Ed Jess Clark
Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Budget Bill Lets Ky. Legislature Decide How To Use COVID Relief Funds The new budget bill would ensure the legislature, not Gov. Andy Beshear, decides how to spend federal coronavirus relief money. By Ryland Barton Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Budget Bill Lets Ky. Legislature Decide How To Use COVID Relief Funds Ryland Barton
Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Proposed Amendments Could Alter Kentucky Bill Limiting No-Knock Warrants Amendments proposed by House Republicans would expand use of no-knock warrants, while a House Democrat wants to further curtail their use. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 15 Kentucky Politics Proposed Amendments Could Alter Ky. Bill Limiting No-Knock Warrants Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 14 Kentucky Politics Charles Booker ‘Strongly Considering’ Senate Run In 2022 Former Kentucky state representative Charles Booker announced he’s “strongly considering” a bid for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s seat in 2022. By John Boyle Mar 14 Kentucky Politics Charles Booker ‘Strongly Considering’ 2022 Senate Run John Boyle
Mar 12 Kentucky Politics Ky. Lawmakers Ask U.S. Attorney General To Investigate Breonna Taylor’s Killing State Rep. Attica Scott is calling on the U.S. attorney general to investigate the killing of Breonna Taylor by Louisville Metro Police. By John Boyle Mar 12 Kentucky Politics Ky. Reps. Ask U.S. AG To Investigate Breonna Taylor Killing John Boyle
Mar 12 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing Insults Against Police The state Senate passed the measure on Thursday that would make it a crime to insult police officers and boost penalties for rioting. By Ryland Barton Mar 12 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing Insults Against Police Ryland Barton
Mar 11 Kentucky Politics Ky. House Passes Tax Credit Scholarship Bill, Full-Day Kindergarten Funding The bill would allow families in Jefferson, Fayette and Kenton counties to use the scholarship funds for private school tuition. By Jess Clark Mar 11 Kentucky Politics Ky. House Passes Tax Credit Scholarship Bill Jess Clark
Mar 11 Kentucky Politics Republican Lawmakers Advance New Bill Limiting Beshear’s Emergency Powers Republicans advanced another bill to limit Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency pandemic powers by removing examples of emergencies from state law. By Ryland Barton Mar 11 Kentucky Politics New Bill Limiting Beshear’s Emergency Powers Advances Ryland Barton
Mar 10 Kentucky Politics Tax-Credit Scholarship Bill Nears Vote In Kentucky Legislature Originally the bill allowed tax credits to fund private school tuition. But that feature has been removed, upsetting school choice advocates. By Jess Clark Mar 10 Kentucky Politics Tax-Credit Scholarship Bill Nears Vote In Ky. Legislature Jess Clark
Mar 10 Kentucky Politics Republican Bill Limiting No-Knock Search Warrants Advances Another no-knock measure, known as “Breonna’s Law for Kentucky,” which is sponsored by Democratic Rep. Attica Scott, did not get a vote. By Ryland Barton Mar 10 Kentucky Politics Republican Bill Limiting No-Knock Search Warrants Advances Ryland Barton
Mar 9 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Budget Writers Get Coronavirus Relief Details Kentucky's state and local governments will get about $4 billion from the federal coronavirus relief bill making its way through Congress. By Ryland Barton Mar 9 Kentucky Politics Ky. Budget Writers Get Coronavirus Relief Details Ryland Barton
Mar 9 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Election Reform Effort Gets Bipartisan Backing The proposal would preserve some of the policies Kentucky implemented last year to ensure voter access during the coronavirus pandemic. By Ryland Barton Mar 9 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Election Reform Effort Gets Bipartisan Backing Ryland Barton