Laws going into effect July 15 will change policing, further regulate gambling, change civil liability, create a framework for psychedelic medical trials and more.
Hopkinsville resident Ricky Hunt told Kentucky lawmakers that buying medical cannabis in-state has brought steep price increases since patients lost protection for out-of-state purchases. Pembroke Rep. Myron Dossett warned the higher costs could push some patients toward illegal options.
A bipartisan Kentucky bill aimed at curbing addictive social media features for children passed the House unanimously but died in the Senate after Meta ramped up lobbying against it.
A state senator says the constitutional amendment will prevent pardons and commutations from being issued "in the dark," while others are wary of the change.
The offices will close June 4-5 as the state migrates to a new online system — one of several steps being taken to ease long-running frustrations over wait times and available appointments.
Gov. Andy Beshear is raising new concerns about leadership at the University of Kentucky, warning that recent governance changes, high-level hiring decisions and the creation of private entities could concentrate power and weaken oversight.
The bill's passage ends a seven-year advocacy journey for a Frankfort teenager who has been pushing to honor rescue pets in this way since he was six years old.
