State Government

The Kentucky Association of School Administrators says 96% of respondents said the “proposed budget increase will not enable the district to attract and retain teachers.”

The legislation seeks to amend the state Constitution to give the General Assembly the ability to give dollars to “the education of students outside the system of common schools,” or non-public schools.

The bill that Westerfield sponsors would temporarily remove firearms from Kentuckians at risk of harming themselves or others.

Kentucky's Republican secretary of state warned of possible court challenges to the legislation, stating there has been no evidence of fraud in use of college IDs.

Kentucky law already specifies that teachers may lead students in a moment of silence or reflection.

The bill to move Kentucky’s off-year elections to the often better-attended presidential years passed the state Senate last Wednesday.

Legislation mandates annual reports on “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity,” and bars any spending on diversity programs

The record is noteworthy because Kentucky lawmakers convened for only a short legislative session of 30 days in 2023.

Thel bill to compensate people who were incarcerated for crimes they did not commit unanimously passed out of the House Judiciary committee.

Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, who chairs House Appropriations and Revenue, said the plan invests taxpayer resources with the goal of getting a return on each investment that will further benefit Kentuckians.

Craig Richardson, a Hopkinsville attorney, will represent Senate District 3 after he was the lone candidate to file for the seat that Sen. Whitney Westerfield will not seek again at the end of his current term.

Republican House Speaker David Osborne said he expects the budget will remain austere, emphasizing that it will focus on “needs not wants.”