First two months of fiscal year show 4.5 percent revenue grow, reports Budget Director Chilton
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today There was more good news for state revenues in the first two months of the…
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Lawmakers already preparing legislation for 2019 General Assembly; take a look at what’s in the hopper
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The 2019 General Assembly doesn’t convene until January, but lawmakers have already prepared more than…
Bevin’s legal team files briefs on pension reform bill ahead of September Supreme Court hearing
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin’s legal team filed briefs this week ahead of the Kentucky Supreme Court…
Bevin administration to reinstate dental and vision care for thousands of Medicaid recipients
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Dental and vision care for thousands of Medicaid recipients in Kentucky will be reinstated by…
Judge Shepherd denies Gov. Bevin’s request to vacate ruling on process enacting pension reform
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd this week denied a motion by Gov. Matt Bevin’s legal…
Judge declares Kentucky’s pension overhaul unconstitutional, citing process used to enact law
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd has declared a new Kentucky law overhauling the state’s…
Kentucky’s military bases get big boost from new defense spending bill approved by U.S. Senate
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act approved by the Senate includes a sizeable amount…
Danny Alvarez won Jefferson Cty. district judge race, dies next day, leaves questions about what’s next
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky has no provision for replacing a judicial nominee who died the day after this…
Sen. Rand Paul’s hometown newspaper urges confirmation of KY native Haspel as CIA director
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s hometown newspaper is calling on the Bowling Green Republican to back…
Back-and-forth lawsuits by AG Andy Beshear and Gov. Matt Bevin involve new pension reform bill
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today There’s a new wrinkle in the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Andy Beshear seeking that…
Kentucky lawmakers push through pension overhaul; teachers protest, some NKY schools closed today
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today At the end of a long and emotional day, Republican lawmakers used some fancy legislative…
Conference Committee of 20 men pore over state budget, to meet Monday; legislature back Tuesday
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today While most members of the Kentucky General Assembly are enjoying a recess until Tuesday, a…
David Padgett knew tenure as head UofL basketball coach would be short-lived, and it was
By Russ Brown Kentucky Today David Padgett suspected his tenure as the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville…
Sick, injured bald eagle — ‘Eleanor’ — successfully rehabilitated and released on Paintsville Lake
A rehabilitated bald eagle has been released back into the wild at Paintsville Lake State Park after recovering from injuries…
House Speaker Osborne says difficult budget, pension plan taking longer than expected but should be done soon
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today House Speaker Pro Tem David Osborne, R-Prospect, said he expects action on a public pension…
Higher ed officials looking closely at program cuts; pension costs alone are $47 million for NKU
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Higher education officials are still assessing the ramifications in program cuts announced Tuesday by Gov….
Gov. Bevin predicts short-term pain, long-term gain as he prepares for State of Commonwealth address
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Short-term pain, with long-term gain, is how Gov. Matt Bevin describes Kentucky’s future. During…
Top state sports stories of ’17: #1 is University of Louisville firing of Rick Pitino and Tom Jurich
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Rick Pitino is the only coach in history to lead rival schools Kentucky and Louisville…
Former All-SEC, University of Kentucky football athlete Joey Couch dies at age 49 in Paintsville
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Joey Couch, a former All-SEC nose guard at Kentucky and a legendary high school athlete…
Bevin participates in prisoner re-entry summit in D.C., says prisoner’s need to be assimilated into workforce
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin met Thursday with Trump administration officials in what he described as a…
‘Not happy choices’ for local governments on pensions, says State Budget Director John Chilton
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Local governments in Kentucky would pay 50 to 60 percent more next year to fund…
Black leaders call for removal of Jefferson Davis statue from the Kentucky state Capitol Rotunda
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Black leaders and lawmakers called on Gov. Matt Bevin to remove the statue of Confederate…