Government

The months-long gap in federal funding comes as Trump has called on FEMA to be eliminated.

For the next three years, perhaps longer, the Capitol will remain a most lonely place.

GOP lawmakers say the cost of building galleries couldn’t be justified. Others worry about access and public participation.

Housing affordability data showed that more than 4,200 households in Hopkinsville were cost burdened, meaning that more than 30% of their monthly income goes to housing costs.

Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell — along with two other Republicans and every Democrat — opposed the procedural step to begin debate on the bill.

The U.S. Department of Education said it would withhold funding for several programs, including before- and after-school programs, migrant education and English-language learning, among other initiatives.

Under Senate Bill 181 – which took effect on June 27 – teachers aren't generally allowed to contact students through texting, phone calls, social media or other untraceable methods.

KSU was one of a slew of public colleges and universities that presented their needs to the legislature’s Capital Planning Advisory Board.

An independent analysis found that Kentucky will suffer the biggest hit of any state — a decline of $10 billion in Medicaid payments to rural providers over 10 years as 130,000 rural Kentuckians are expected to lose their Medicaid coverage.

The president previously approved expedited disaster assistance for individuals and local governments for the February floods and individual assistance for the April floods and May tornadoes. 

Long-planned Kentucky State Capitol renovations are pushing Frankfort lawmakers into temporary chambers. The renovations are estimated to stretch for three years.