Mar 27 Local News Lawmakers Attempt Second Compromise on Dropout Bill Kentucky lawmakers are trying again to raise the state’s dropout age. Currently, students can drop out of school at 16 years old with parents’ permission. But lawmakers and Governor Steve Beshear have pushed to raise the dropout age to 18, regardless of parental consent. The latest proposal before the legislature would let local school boards […] By Kenny Colston Mar 27 Local News Lawmakers Attempt Second Compromise on Dropout Bill Kenny Colston
Mar 7 Local News Westwood Re-files Tax Commission Bill ‘As A Statement’ to Beshear One Republican senator is making his displeasure with Governor Steve Beshear’s tax commission known. Senator Jack Westwood has filed a bill for the second year in a row setting up a new commission to completely rewrite Kentucky’s tax code. Westwood says he filed the bill again because he’s unhappy with the make-up of the governor’s […] By Kenny Colston Mar 7 Local News Westwood Re-files Tax Commission Bill ‘As A Statement’ to Beshear Kenny Colston