State Government

During Beshear's stop at a Shelbyville coffeehouse, there was little elbow-room as the large crowd spilled out onto the sidewalk. 

The GOP-dominated legislature passed legislation earlier this year approving a half-percent cut to the state’s income tax from 4.5% to 4%.

Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sponsored the bill that led to the report — which shows a “significant percentage of the state’s population” experience intimate partner violence or stalking.

Pamela Stevenson, an Air Force litigator for 27 years, has been licensed in Indiana since 1984 and expects to be admitted to the Kentucky bar in August.

Last week, Kentucky reportedly became the first state to require new EV charging stations to include a Tesla-compatible plug.

The company had planned to invest $504 million in a plant at Commerce Park II that would employ more than 500 workers.

The rate of suicide among Kentucky veterans is nearly twice that of all Kentuckians, according to a statement from Rep. Walker Thomas, a Hopkinsville Republican.

The legislature passed 170 bills this year, including many dealing with health, justice, schools and gambling.

During the 2023 legislative session, many rallied against the bill, which was part of a larger wave of anti-LGBTQ bills across the United States.

A state office led by former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker will work on an equitable rollout.

Kentucky's share of the broadband allocation is $1.1B.