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Republicans in the Kentucky Senate gave priority status to a bill that could return driver’s license renewals back to county offices, citing long wait times at regional offices.
people in line at regional driver's license center
Housing advocates have renewed a call for more funding to build more housing.
housing works sign
The candidate filing deadline passed Friday in Kentucky, with Democrats again leaving many General Assembly races unchallenged to the Republican supermajority.
2026 Kentucky House races map
Farmers are facing the aftermath of a soybean showdown between the U.S. and China.
slaughterhouse site feature
Until the brain is fully developed, good public policy steps in to protect young people from potential harms of tobacco and alcohol. The same is true when it comes to protecting pocketbooks, writes Commonwealth Policy Center executive director Richard Nelson.
gambling bar
A Republican lawmaker has filed two bills designed to keep naturalized Americans and those with dual citizenship from serving in local or state elected offices in Kentucky.
shane baker at podium
The opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, and the exhibit will remain on display through Feb. 17.
brooms cadiz
Democrat says his budget plan ‘pushes back’ against Trump cuts to social safety net.
Willie Carver
The section of U.S. 41 had been closed for nearly a week following a train derailment near Trenton.
trenton train map
The General Assembly will have no galleries for observers, no rotunda for rallies. And it won’t be the last in temporary quarters as the Capitol undergoes a lengthy renovation.
KYSenateChambers