State Government

Both chambers proposed raises for state workers but not for teachers. Republican leaders say those decisions should be left up to local school districts.

With input from 13 stakeholders, a compromise version of a bill to improve ambulance responses is headed to the full House for consideration.

Republican Sen. Danny Carroll of Benton said the Kentucky Association of School Administrators called for the resolution.

Kentucky Hemp Association President Katie Moyer, of Christian County, said the organization supports safety regulations on Delta-8 THC, but that an outright ban would hurt Kentucky hemp farmers and hundreds of retail stores selling products containing the compound.

Thomas, a Hopkinsville Republican, and another lawmaker from Somerset both used the slur during a committee meeting Tuesday in Frankfort.

The sponsor of the measure said the refunds could come as soon as this summer.

Constables have a long history of controversy in Kentucky, including questionable arrests, dangerous high-speed chases and criminal charges of their own.

Some hemp farmers have capitalized on a business opportunity to convert excess CBD into Delta-8 THC.

The next big steps will be working with nonprofits and other organizations to get people in housing and start that step toward long-term recovery.

In total, 105 rooms are being used at five Kentucky state parks – Pennyrile, Kentucky Dam Village, Kenlake State Resort Park, Lake Barkley State Resort Park and Barren River Lake State Resort Park – to house tornado survivors.

The bill includes four key measures to address the shortage: licensing reciprocity between other states and countries, higher enrollment caps, looser nursing-instructor qualifications and restructuring the state Board of Nursing.

The bill conflicts with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order that required students and drivers to wear masks on buses, regardless of their vaccination status.