AG Cameron challenges constitutionality of Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive orders related to COVID-19
Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed a brief in the Kentucky Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of Governor Andy Beshear’s…
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Richard Nelson: Kentucky Supreme Court hears oral arguments on instant racing legality — should say no
The Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the legality of instant racing devices last week. Proponents argue they’re simply…
Kentucky Supreme Court sets schedule for hearing on suit against Governor’s executive orders
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court issued an order on Friday, setting a briefing schedule and a…
Mayor Joseph Meyer: People over politics — especially during a pandemic
As the mayor of Covington, Kentucky’s fifth-largest city, I have a message for public officials trying their best to undercut…
Beshear, McConnell settlement over Medicaid funding secures $383 million for rural hospitals
Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday announced $383 million in state and federal dollars…
Kentucky Supreme Court extends suspension of in-person court services through May 31
With the COVID-19 state of emergency still in place in Kentucky and nationwide, the Supreme Court has extended the effective…
Court proceedings throughout Kentucky restricted until April 10, to comply with Supreme Court ruling
NKyTribune staff The Kentucky Supreme Court has restricted court proceedings from March 16 to April 10. In accordance with that…
Col Owens: It’s time to raise the minimum wage, the single most effective way to undergird our economy
Henry Ford once said, when asked why he paid his workers so well, “so they can buy the cars they…
Death penalty disappearing, eroding in many states across the U.S., including Kentucky
Public News Service Use of the death penalty is disappearing from entire sections of the United States, and eroding in…
State of the Judiciary: Justice Minton talks business courts, speeding processes, redistricting, more
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Improvements to Kentucky’s judiciary and a look toward the future were all part of the…
KY Supreme Court overturns lower court, rules that legislators can reject Attorney General’s contracts
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision Thursday, finding a contingency fee contract…
Kentucky Supreme Court hearing oral argument today on case involving printer and ‘fairness’ t-shirts
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Oral arguments are being heard by the Kentucky Supreme Court today in a case involving…
Casino.org reports big increase (85%-plus) in total handle for instant racing at Kentucky’s four venues
The total handle for instant racing in Kentucky jumped more than 85 percent in the 2019 fiscal year ending June…
Marsy’s Law supporters ask Kentucky Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on vague ballot wording
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Supporters of Marsy’s Law are asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to reconsider a decision last…
Students from Sacred Heart appeal chicken pox vaccine ruling to state Supreme Court
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A group of students from a private Northern Kentucky school is seeking to have the…
Rose at 30: The landmark Supreme Court decision that changed the course of KY public education
By Brenna R. Kelly Kentucky School Boards Association Jack Moreland had been expecting a call on the morning of June 8,…
KY Supreme Court rules in favor of Frost Brown Todd on Department of Revenue open records case
Kentucky taxpayers now have access to the state’s Department of Revenue (DOR) tax rulings. The case, Department of Revenue v….
Amye Bensenhaver: Open meetings law is clear, specific on when closed sessions are permitted
On January 27, the Utah Standard-Examiner reported that the prospects for a bill authorizing public agency officials to conduct closed…
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham is stepping down on Feb. 1 after 12 years of service
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham announced this week that he will step down from…
Supreme Court’s ruling striking down pension law draws strong reaction on both sides of the issue
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Supporters and opponents of the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Andy Beshear against the public…
Kentucky Supreme Court upholds $80m punitive damages award against Grant Thornton in Yung suit
In a landmark decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court has affirmed a trial court’s award of approximately $80,000,000 in punitive damages…
KY Supreme Court strikes down state’s pension reform law (‘sewer bill’) passed earlier this year
Staff report The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld this morning a ruling by Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd striking down…