State Government

The Republican-controlled General Assembly can override Democrat Beshear’s veto when lawmakers return to Frankfort Thursday and Friday following the veto period. 

More than 90 faith leaders are asking Governor Beshear to veto a House joint resolution that would move a 10 Commandments monument from a Fraternal Order of Eagles post in Hopkinsville to the grounds of the state capitol.

Lawmakers can override the vetoes when they return to Frankfort next week.

The House on Friday also killed an unrelated bill sought by the state’s largest treatment program and sponsored by freshman Sen. Craig Richardson, R-Hopkinsville.

In a week of head spinning alterations to legislation, surprises continued Thursday, the 27th day of the 30-day session.

The late-breaking change in the bill would subvert a Supreme Court ruling in the Shively police case.

As the superminority calls for more transparency, the House Republican leader warns the "clock is ticking."

Last year, the General Assembly created a task force to study the governance of Jefferson County Public Schools. After it called for another year of study, the legislature is considering expanding the group to study all Kentucky schools.

A fast-moving bill that could subject many rural water supplies in Kentucky to pollution may have hit a bump in the road, with a GOP chairman acknowledging “validity” of concerns.

Members of the Kentucky House debated for more than an hour Wednesday afternoon ahead of the vote.

A bill before the Kentucky General Assembly would exempt most non-profits, including churches, from having to collect the 6% sales tax on items such as meals and sports leagues.

The new version of House Bill 4 requires an auditor to review universities compliance with the legislation.