State Government

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. 

Without funding help from the state legislature to subsidize COVID-19 era federal assistance and stabilize the industry, many child care providers say they face cutting pay for their workers, raising tuition for parents and even closure.

Legislation passed in 2022 eliminated the process of posting these pre-filed bills on the Legislative Research Commission’s website.

Outgoing Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles will take office as KCTCS’s next president next year.