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According to the draft, a transgender student would need written permission from their parents to use different facilities.

GOP leaders say they plan to cut the tax even further during next year’s lawmaking session, with hopes to totally eliminate the tax in the future.

A dozen Republicans are vying to take on Beshear in the November 2023 election.

Martin lost in a run as a Republican against incumbent Gov. Paul Patton in 1999.

The Kentucky Democratic Party filed a motion this week to transfer the case to the Kentucky Supreme Court.

The move is based on recent jumps in state revenue from federal assistance and inflation, which could be fleeting.

Ashli Watts told a Hopkinsville audience that Kentucky should eliminate the state income tax and support programs that get more people into the workforce.

Stevenson, a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force, said she would bring 27 years of experience as a JAG attorney to the attorney general’s office.

Republican Sen. Whitney Westerfield, of Christian County, is considering filing a new constitutional amendment that includes exceptions for rape and incest.

The $3,750 grant was awarded to Hampton Premium Meats.

Louisville Democratic Rep. Nima Kulkarni, an immigration attorney, called for studying the issue, especially as the state struggles with a shortage of workers.

Justice Laurence VanMeter will replace retiring Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. of Bowling Green, who is set to retire after leading the Kentucky Supreme Court more than 14 years.