A sweeping housing bill stalled in the final hours of Kentucky’s legislative session, as disputes over short-term rental regulations derailed efforts to address the state’s growing affordability crisis.
A sweeping housing bill stalled in the final hours of Kentucky’s legislative session, leaving major proposals to address the state’s growing housing shortage unresolved despite limited new funding.
Two former Shaker communities are preserved historical sites in Kentucky — Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill near Lexington and South Union Shaker Village near Auburn.
Kentucky lawmakers wrapped up a frenetic late-night session Wednesday by passing the state’s two-year budget, advancing dozens of bills and sending a slate of high-profile measures to Gov. Andy Beshear while leaving some contentious proposals unresolved.
Kentucky lawmakers approved a $31 billion state budget after heated partisan clashes over education, health care and spending priorities, with Republicans defending fiscal restraint and Democrats warning of harmful cuts.
The Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency, headed by former Pennyrile Electric CEO Eston Glover, is trying to build a 53-mile natural gas pipeline stretching across Todd, Christian, Trigg, Caldwell and Lyon counties.
Lawmakers in the Republican supermajority continue negotiations to hammer out their differences and determine which bills will move forward and which will have to wait until next year.
