State Government

The president previously approved expedited disaster assistance for individuals and local governments for the February floods and individual assistance for the April floods and May tornadoes. 

Long-planned Kentucky State Capitol renovations are pushing Frankfort lawmakers into temporary chambers. The renovations are estimated to stretch for three years.

Senate leaders are unsure if a special session will be needed before January to address storm damage.

The bill bars public colleges and universities from having DEI offices or having DEI officers.

Task forces are typically formed by a resolution of the House or Senate and make recommendations about legislation to consider the following year. 

The Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 151 with bipartisan support. More than a year later, it still hasn’t been implemented. While the state says they don’t have the funds to implement, lawmakers say their spending proves otherwise.

The Executive Branch Ethics Commission will not appeal last month’s unanimous decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court order that cleared Alison Lundergan Grimes of any wrongdoing.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says a $100 million cap on emergency disaster spending is going to run out before the end of the year.

Most bills the Kentucky General passed into law this year will go into effect 90 days after the end of the session, but 27 of them have “emergency clauses” attached.

Kentucky previously started SAFE funds after floods in Eastern Kentucky and tornadoes in Western Kentucky.

Gov. Andy Beshear joined Democratic lawmakers in calling for more transparency in the legislative process.

The Kentucky General Assembly's Republican supermajority sped more than 100 bills to passage ahead of the governor’s veto period. Some of the most contentious measures were heavily amended before the public could give their input, or even read them.