State Government

Beshear stressed the proposed budget has more debt going off the books over the next two years than what will accumulate.

Senate Bill 1 now heads to the House for consideration.

One of the bill's sponsors said it won't solve all of the state's fiscal problems, but he called it a "good first step."

Beshear, the state's attorney general, is trying to prevent Republican Matt Bevin from winning a second term as governor.

Democrat Greg Stumbo faces Republican Daniel Cameron in the Nov. 5 general election.

In his ruling, Chief Justice John Minton wrote that the case “should serve as a cautionary tale to all Kentucky judges who use social media.”

People on an "inactive list" can still vote in this November's general election, but they will be removed from voter rolls if they don't update their information in the next two federal elections.

Mayor Carter Hendricks has recommended that Hopkinsville City Council promote Deputy Fire Chief Steve Futrell.

Candidates for governor, attorney general and agriculture commissioner addressed voters at an event billed as Jazz in the Park.

The task force comes as a result of a significant increase in violent crimes in Christian County and Hopkinsville, and was also spurred by the shooting of two Hopkinsville police officers.

Kentucky Retirement Systems, Teacher Retirement Systems and Judicial Form Retirement System are out of compliance with Senate Bill 2, a 2017 law that requires great transparency in the state’s pension agencies, State Auditor Mike Harmon said.