Beshear signs Republican-sponsored state income tax cut by Ryland Barton February 19, 2023 The governor said he would have preferred a cut to the state sales tax but that the bill would help Kentuckians struggling with higher prices.
Senate committee advances bill to track disaster relief funds by Derek Operle February 17, 2023 Whitney Westerfield, of Christian County, said the push follows reports that some relief funds went to people unaffected by recent disasters.
Kentucky Supreme Court keeps abortion ban in place by Kentucky Lantern February 16, 2023 The ruling means the commonwealth’s six-week abortion ban will remain intact as the case is litigated.
Kentucky lawmaker proposes murder charges against people getting illegal abortion by Divya Karthikeyan February 15, 2023 Some Kentucky Republican officials spoke out against the bill after it was filed on Tuesday.
Bill blocking local assistance with federal firearms regulations sails out of Kentucky House committee by Liam Niemeyer February 14, 2023 House Billl 153 would prevent local law enforcement and public officials from assisting or cooperating with a federal ban on firearms.
KFTC seeks investigation of surface mining’s role in deadly Kentucky floods by Liam Niemeyer February 14, 2023 A Kentucky advocacy group wants to know if inadequate reclamation contributed to disaster.
Doctors are disappearing from emergency rooms as hospitals look to cut costs by Blake Farmer and Brett Kelman February 13, 2023 A staffing strategy that has permeated hospitals, particularly emergency rooms, seeks to reduce their top expense: physician labor.
Experts ask legislators to address pregnancy-related deaths in Ky. by Divya Karthikeyan February 12, 2023 According to experts, 91% of maternal deaths in 2018 were "potentially preventable."
GOP lawmakers seeking oversight of disaster donations, while Beshear defends funds’ transparency by Liam Niemeyer February 12, 2023 Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, said he wants to ‘get to the bottom’ of how the donated disaster funds have been used so far.
Lincoln was no favorite son in his native Kentucky by Berry Craig February 10, 2023 When he won the White House in 1860, Lincoln lost every county and failed to tally a single vote in 36 of the state’s 110 counties.
Kentucky to purge 127,000 from voter rolls by Divya Karthikeyan February 10, 2023 In recent years, election officials have sent out postcards to the addresses of “inactive” voters to verify if people are still eligible.
