Regional & State

The bill includes no exemptions for complicated pregnancies or cases or rape or incest. It passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a vote of 8-2 and will now be considered by the full Senate.

It codifies into federal law a minimum of six-day delivery for letters and packages, a key element for rural advocates.

A bill prohibiting schools from enforcing masking, testing or vaccination requirements passed the state House on Tuesday.

Both chambers proposed raises for state workers but not for teachers. Republican leaders say those decisions should be left up to local school districts.

The privately held Texas company operates huge convenience stores with gas stations at 41 locations in the South. An Oak Grove location would be the third in Kentucky.

A department spokeswoman said there has been a drastic decrease in the demand for testing.

Opening weekend for LBL is coming up in early April, and officials are working to ensure that visitors aren’t impacted by tornado damage during their visit.

Republican Rep. James Comer, of Kentucky, is a co-sponsor of the legislation, which would continue the legal guarantee of six-day delivery, an important point for rural USPS customers.

The pandemic deserves some of the blame for taxpayer delays, but so do years of underfunding the IRS, antiquated computer systems and a dwindling workforce, writes a Vanderbilt University law professor and expert in federal income taxation.

Residents and those with a connection to the state are invited to record a video of themselves reading their poem or story for Kentucky Writers' Day.

Kentucky residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed will not be able to register for FEMA financial reimbursement after March 14.

Most Kentucky counties are still in the high-risk category that calls for the general public to wear masks in indoor public spaces.