McKenna Horsley covers state politics for the Kentucky Lantern. She previously worked for newspapers in Huntington, West Virginia, and Frankfort, Kentucky. She is from northeastern Kentucky.
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kentucky election officials, including Michael Adams, to obtain voter registration records containing driver’s license and Social Security numbers. Adams says he will not release the data without a court order.
The Kentucky House voted 79-17 to opt into a new federal tax credit program funding private-school scholarships, reviving debate after a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Senate Bill 154 would remove Social Security and public benefit cards from the additional documents that voters may use — along with signing an affidavit attesting to their identity — if they cannot provide a primary form of identification, such as a Kentucky-issued driver’s license.
A Senate committee has advanced bills that would require year-long expulsions for students who assault school employees and allow districts to offer optional cash-outs for unused teacher sick leave.
The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legislature’s 2022 charter school law as unconstitutional, ruling it violates the state’s mandate for a uniform, efficient system of common schools.
Christian County Public Schools is among the districts affected by the revocation of a $47 million federal grant supporting Kentucky community schools.
A spokesperson for McConnell said the U.S. senator had checked himself into a hospital out of caution “after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend.”
Tuesday’s event included speakers from all three branches of government, including Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Supreme Court Justice Michelle Keller and several Democratic and Republican state legislators.
The General Assembly will have no galleries for observers, no rotunda for rallies. And it won’t be the last in temporary quarters as the Capitol undergoes a lengthy renovation.
