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KY legislature opens with Democrats decrying GOP rule changes …
4 days ago · McDaniel filed the 2023 legislation after reading a news story about a sentence commutation former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin had issued to a man convicted of abduction, …
Kentucky deaths still outnumber births though gap narrows.
4 days ago · Child care issues were a recurring theme during the 2024 legislative session. With federal COVID-19 dollars that helped stabilize the industry during the last few years running …
'Roadblock to transparency': No prefiled bills await Kentucky ...
5 days ago · The loss of prefiled bills is among multiple obstacles to public participation in the lawmaking process detailed by the Kentucky League of Women Voters in an updated report …
KY legislature convenes Tuesday while state Supreme Court …
6 days ago · Facing severe winter weather, Kentucky’s elected officials are postponing some events or trudging ahead to fulfill constitutional requirements. The Kentucky Supreme Court …
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6 days ago · Trump’s election as president certified by Congress, four years after Capitol attack BY: Ashley Murray, Ariana Figueroa and Jennifer Shutt - January 6, 2025 WASHINGTON — …
Not total déjà vu, but Kentuckians can expect another income tax cut
6 days ago · Kentucky General Fund revenue — which grows on average about 3% in normal times — grew by 10.9% in 2020-21 and by 14.6% in 2021-22. Those were by far the strongest …
Kentucky’s largest utility says it’s ready for extreme cold. Others ...
Jan 3, 2025 · Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities — the state’s largest utility, serving about 1.3 million customers — is prepared to make sure failures of its fossil fuel-fired …
State revenue is forecast to decline as Kentucky lawmakers …
Dec 9, 2024 · A projected dip in state tax collections appears not to have dimmed Republican leaders’ eagerness to again cut Kentucky’s income tax. Kentucky Senate President Robert …
Less power from coal, more from natural gas in Kentucky's future, …
Oct 25, 2024 · Power-intensive data centers will drive growth in electricity demand in the near future, says the utility serving the most Kentuckians. It plans to meet that demand by …