Government

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.

Christian County residents and business owners at least 18 years old may apply until the March 13 deadline.

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.

A bill awaiting Gov. Andy Beshear’s signature would let Kentucky utilities spread out higher fuel costs after January's winter storm drove up natural gas prices.

The legislation would create a buffer zone around a "first responder" following a warning.

Kentucky’s attorney general reversed course Wednesday, saying landowners can hunt and fish on their own farmland without a license — even if they don’t live there.

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. 

City officials are looking at several options, including expensive repairs, closing the facility for good, or converting it to a new use