State Government

Both the governor and Republican leaders of the legislature say they are negotiating when to call the session and what policies to propose, including whether to renew the official state of emergency for the pandemic.

Republican House Speaker David Osborne said several legislators are reviewing a list of pandemic priorities sent over by the governor, who is the only one with the power to call a special session.

Lawyers for Beshear and GOP Senate President Robert Stivers asked Franklin Circuit Court for 10 days to come up with an agreed plan before the court vacates the ruling.

Special legislative sessions are politically tricky — partly because the governor is the only person allowed to call them. Generally, governors try to reach a consensus with lawmakers before calling them in to officially consider legislation.

Yonts was 72 years old and married to Janice Yonts, the mayor of Greenville. Family and former colleagues said he had been fully vaccinated.

As police shootings have become a flashpoint in U.S. cities, The Marshall Project and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting spent a year examining their rural counterparts — which mirror the dynamics of many police shootings that have come under scrutiny in cities, according to the analysis.

The legal action comes a day before the state school board is expected to issue its own mask mandate.

Christian County Public Schools had previously announced a plan to require masks in schools, following a school board vote on Thursday.

Free speech advocates say wealthy companies and individuals use what’s called a strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP, to retaliate against people or organizations that criticize them.

Although the exact dollar benefit to Kentucky through the infrastructure bill is not clear, Deputy Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock noted it would help speed up construction.

The administration has blamed the problems on understaffing, antiquated software and security issues that have led to delays in overhauling the system.

Kentucky State Police and the Administrative Office of the Courts will have final say on what goes into the system and who has access to it. The project is being funded with federal coronavirus relief money, which requires it to be completed by the end of the year