After Republican legislators voted overwhelmingly for rules changes on the first day of the 2025 General Assembly to make it easier for their supermajority to end floor debates and rush to a final vote on controversial bills,
Two years after Roe vs. Wade was overturned and as more Republicans publicly support allowing abortion in cases of rape, it’s unclear whether there’s enough support in the party to add exceptions to Kentucky’s ban.
Rep. Savannah Maddox’s measure would end the practice of bills passing into law in Kentucky without the public seeing a fiscal note detailing its estimated impact on the state budget.
Republicans hold four-fifths majorities in both chambers of the legislature, enough to easily override any of Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes. What are their priorities?
It’s the sort of place where President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” message resonated – but also where some of his proposed policies could hit hardest, especially his promise to eliminate the Department of Education and slash federal funds to public schools.
The Kentucky House has voted to reduce the individual income tax rate, as Republicans deliver on a top priority three days into the new legislative session
Winter weather didn't stop the Kentucky General Assembly from gaveling in Tuesday — and moving quickly on key priorities for 2025.
Kentucky’s Republican-dominated legislature has convened to start a 30-day session that's expected to include action to reduce the state’s individual income tax rate.
Republican lawmakers wasted no time advancing a bill on the second day of this year’s legislative session to further reduce Kentucky’s individual income tax rate. The bill is a top GOP priority and would move Republicans closer to their goal of eventually eliminating the tax altogether.
In the modern political climate, culture war battles are a dime a dozen. Whether it’s immigration or school choice or transgender bathrooms, the average voter can easily get lost in the sea of discontent that has become our politics.
The bill would allow aspiring drivers to get their instructional permits as young as 15 and their restricted license at age 16.
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Citing what it calls “Kentucky’s rapidly declining standard of education,” a student group is suing the state for failing to provide “an adequate and equitable public education.