May 23 Education Kentucky State President Raymond Burse To Resign Burse was named KSU president in October 2014 and made headlines when he gave up $90,000 of his salary to boost the wages of university workers. By Associated Press May 23 Education Kentucky State President Raymond Burse To Resign Associated Press
May 11 Politics House Speaker Stumbo Sues Gov. Bevin Over Vetoes Stumbo, a Democrat from Prestonsburg, questioned the validity of vetoes to six bills, including line-item vetoes to the state budget By Ryland Barton May 11 Politics House Speaker Stumbo Sues Gov. Bevin Over Vetoes Ryland Barton
May 1 Politics General Assembly Lobbyist Spending On Track To Top Record The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission says $7.5 million was spent lobbying lawmakers in the first quarter of this year. By Ryland Barton May 1 Politics Frankfort Lobbyist Spending On Track To Top Record Ryland Barton
Apr 28 Politics Bevin Vetoes Advocacy Program For Disabled People Bevin used his veto power to strike from the budget $400,000 that would have gone to the Arc of Kentucky, an advocacy program for people with disabilities. By Ryland Barton Apr 28 Politics Bevin Vetoes Advocacy Program For Disabled People Ryland Barton
Apr 27 Politics Bevin Vetoes 7 More Bills, Including Parts Of State Budget Lawmakers normally have an opportunity to override any vetoes the governor makes, but they ran out of time this session. By Ryland Barton Apr 27 Politics Bevin Vetoes 7 More Bills, Including Parts Of State Budget Ryland Barton
Apr 27 Politics County Officials, Jailers Ask Bevin To Veto Private Prisons Provision Language included in the budget would allow the state to recommission private prison contracts if county jails become overpopulated. By Ryland Barton Apr 27 Politics County Officials, Jailers Ask Bevin To Veto Private Prisons Plan Ryland Barton
Apr 26 Politics Wednesday Is Last Day For Bevin To Veto Or Sign Budget Lawmakers will not have an opportunity to override any potential vetoes since they pushed the legislative session to its final deadline of April 15. By Ryland Barton Apr 26 Politics Wednesday Is Last Day For Bevin To Veto Or Sign Budget Ryland Barton
Apr 19 Politics Despite Pension Attention In Kentucky, Transparency Bill Fails A bill that would have enacted transparency measures for Kentucky’s ailing pension systems failed to pass this session, despite a last-minute push. By Ryland Barton Apr 19 Politics Despite Pension Attention In Ky., Transparency Bill Fails Ryland Barton
Apr 18 Politics Here’s What Passed The 2016 General Assembly…And What Didn’t Besides passing a budget in the final minutes, the legislature also passed well over 100 laws that have been signed by Gov. Matt Bevin so far. By Ryland Barton Apr 18 Politics Here's What Passed the 2016 General Assembly Ryland Barton
Apr 16 Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: We Have A Budget! But this week in Kentucky politics wasn't just about the elusive two-year spending plan. By Ryland Barton Apr 16 Politics Kentucky Politics Distilled: We Have A Budget! Ryland Barton
Apr 15 Politics General Assembly Approves Two-Year Kentucky Budget The spending bill now heads to Gov. Matt Bevin’s desk. He'll have until April 27 to veto all or parts of the budget. By Ryland Barton Apr 15 Politics General Assembly Approves Two-Year Kentucky Budget Ryland Barton
Apr 14 Politics These Bills Are Still On The Table As Kentucky Lawmakers Wrap Session With one day left, some bills still appear to be within striking distance, and a couple are longshots. And then there are the vetoes from Gov. Matt Bevin. By Ryland Barton Apr 14 Politics These Bills Are Still On The Table As Ky. Lawmakers Wrap Session Ryland Barton
Apr 14 Politics Kentucky Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal; Over $1 Billion For Pensions The deal makes nearly across-the-board spending cuts, enacts performance funding for higher education and puts more money into state pension systems. By Ryland Barton Apr 14 Politics Kentucky Lawmakers Reach Budget Deal Ryland Barton
Apr 13 Politics Budget Negotiations Down To The Wire In Frankfort Lawmakers have only hours to hammer out a final compromise in time for the end of the legislative session. By Ryland Barton Apr 13 Politics Budget Negotiations Continue In Frankfort Ryland Barton
Apr 12 Politics With Budget Talks Near Deadline, Bevin Says No Special Session If a two-year budget doesn’t pass by June 30, the state will be thrown into a partial government shutdown. By Ryland Barton Apr 12 Politics Budget Talks Near Deadline; Bevin Says No Special Session Ryland Barton