Apr 18 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: The end of a very busy legislative session Last week, the Republican-led legislature easily rejected nearly all of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's vetoes of legislation By Ryland Barton Apr 18 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: A busy legislative session ends Ryland Barton
Apr 16 Kentucky Politics Bills that didn’t survive the Ky. legislative session (but could come back next year) For all Kentucky lawmakers did during this year's session, there was still plenty they left on the cutting room floor. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 16 Kentucky Politics Bills that didn’t survive the Ky. legislative session Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 15 Kentucky Politics Here are the 20 lawmakers retiring from the Ky. General Assembly The list includes high-profile, longtime Democrats, and one of the more moderate Republicans in the Senate. By Jess Clark Apr 15 Kentucky Politics Here are the 20 lawmakers retiring from the Ky. General Assembly Jess Clark
Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Ky. lawmakers revive dead bills, pass ‘cleanup’ language on last day of session Kentucky's Republican-led legislature wrapped up the 60-day lawmaking session with a flurry of last-minute activity By Ryland Barton and Ryan Van Velzer Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Ky. lawmakers revive dead bills, pass 'cleanup' language Ryland Barton and Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Ky. lawmakers say they’ve fixed a bill that could have sent teachers to jail for classroom speech Republican backers of the bill say the criminal penalties for teachers were the unintentional result of a drafting error. By Jess Clark Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Ky. lawmakers say they’ve fixed a bill that could have sent teachers to jail for classroom speech Jess Clark
Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block Ky. abortion law The groups have filed federal lawsuits to block a more-than-70 page law that went into effect Wednesday in Kentucky. By Aprile Rickert Apr 14 Kentucky Politics Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block Ky. abortion law Aprile Rickert
Apr 13 Kentucky Politics UPDATED: Ky. legislature overrides veto on 15-week abortion ban, lawsuits announced The Kentucky legislature has voted to override Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 3, the omnibus abortion bill. By Aprile Rickert Apr 13 Kentucky Politics Ky. legislature overrides Gov. Beshear's veto of 'omnibus' anti-abortion bill Aprile Rickert
Apr 13 Kentucky Politics Ky. lawmakers rush through overrides of Beshear vetoes Kentucky’s Republican-dominated Legislature has begun overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes on a number of bills. By Ryan Van Velzer Apr 13 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Republicans begin overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes Ryan Van Velzer
Apr 11 Kentucky Politics Beshear praises GOP budget, but vetoes parts and calls for more initiatives Gov. Beshear vetoed 22 parts of the budget bill, rejecting technical errors and parts to provide raises for statewide elected officials. By Ryland Barton Apr 11 Kentucky Politics Beshear praises GOP budget, but vetoes parts and calls for more Ryland Barton
Apr 9 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Beshear vetoes charter schools, ‘anti-CRT’ bills Gov. Beshear vetoed bills dealing with charter schools and how teachers talk about race. Lawmakers will likely override him next week. By Ryland Barton Apr 9 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: Beshear vetoes charter schools, 'anti-CRT' bills Ryland Barton
Apr 8 Kentucky Politics Beshear vetoes Ky. omnibus abortion bill Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a number of bills Friday, including a 70-plus page bill that would restrict abortion in the Commonwealth. By Aprile Rickert and Ryland Barton Apr 8 Kentucky Politics Beshear vetoes Ky. omnibus abortion bill Aprile Rickert and Ryland Barton
Apr 8 Kentucky Politics Beshear calls on lawmakers to pass medical marijuana bill before end of legislative session Polling shows Kentuckians overwhelmingly support medical marijuana and Gov. Andy Beshear says lawmakers need to “represent the people.” By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 8 Kentucky Politics Beshear calls on lawmakers to pass medical marijuana bill Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 7 Kentucky Politics Beshear signs off on bill to alleviate Ky. nursing shortage Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill designed to improve the state’s nurse staffing capacity by removing barriers to out of state nurses. By Aprile Rickert Apr 7 Kentucky Politics Beshear signs off on bill to alleviate Ky. nursing shortage Aprile Rickert
Apr 6 Kentucky Politics UPDATE: Beshear vetoes bills on teaching race, transgender girls, reshaping Louisville The governor’s 10-day “veto period” will continue until next week, when lawmakers return to consider overriding vetoes or passing new bills. By Ryland Barton Apr 6 Kentucky Politics UPDATE: Beshear vetoes bills on teaching race and more Ryland Barton