State Government

Ahead of this year’s regular session, which began Tuesday, some GOP House members had called for changes to the rules.

The 60-day session will see the Republican-led General Assembly consider bills dealing with charter schools, abortion and firearms, as well as pass a two-year state spending plan.

Beshear agreed that his father's 2014 expansion of Medicaid under the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has played a key role in improving access to care.

In a year-end interview, Beshear says Kentucky Democratic Party's future is "strong."

'Can they make it OK to agree?'

Coleman, 41, was re-elected in November and is considered a likely Democratic candidate to succeed Gov. Andy Beshear in 2027.

Gov. Andy Beshear got the jump on the budget process on Monday — a move that follows the GOP House preempting him in 2022.

Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, will introduce t​he Crisis Aversion and Rights Retention Orders bill, or CARR, in the 2024 legislative session.

Thayer, an outspoken critic of Gov. Andy Beshear, has served in the Kentucky Senate for 21 years.

The inauguration theme is “Forward, Together,” and the events will include a parade, a public swearing-in ceremony and a ball.