State Government

At issue are laws affecting those who will serve on State Fair Board and Executive Branch Ethics Commission.

The Department for Aging and Independent Living has informed area development districts the state can no longer provide additional assistance to support senior meal programs that have expanded significantly in recent years.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says the state can restrict pharmacy benefit managers from steering business to their own chains.

Kentucky’s budget situation is such that a $305 million shortfall presents no cause for alarming spending cuts.

The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether public business conducted on a private device should still fall under the state’s open record laws.

Kentucky tax revenues fell $7.5 million short of what was needed in the past fiscal year to trigger cutting the income tax to 3% in 2027.

Under Kentucky’s Constitution, people who are convicted of a felony require a pardon from the governor in order to vote. Through a bipartisan effort, two lawmakers are seeking an amendment to change that.

The efforts come in response to a 2024 Healthy Minds Study that showed 68% of surveyed KCTCS students had depression and 66% had anxiety.

The goal is to identify more scams, help report them, and get people their money back.

Coleman did not attend the annual church picnic in West Kentucky Saturday, but she was one of the speakers at a recent Marshall County event.

The Kentucky Chamber reports 45% fewer housing permits have been issued from 2008 to 2023.