Governor signs pension bill into law following final approval in senate, bringing end to special session
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Senate gave final approval for a pension bill providing relief to the regional public…
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Bevin’s pension bill another step closer to passing, as it clears the Senate panel and heads to a vote
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin’s public pension bill to address the state’s public regional universities and other…
Bevin’s pension bill narrowly makes it through the House, 52-46; nine Republicans join in opposition
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin’s public pension bill to provide relief to regional universities, health departments and…
More contention arises over public pension bill; are there sufficient votes to pass a bill?
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Another point of contention has arisen between Democrats and Republicans in…
Pension bill passes in waning moments, allows public universities, agencies to opt out of KERS
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today In the waning moments of the 2019 General Assembly, lawmakers passed public pension legislation that…
Retired Justice Daniel Venters: The Governor’s verbal attacks on the courts are wrong — and ‘fake news’
Governor Bevin responded to the Kentucky Supreme Court’s recent unanimous opinion on the 2018 pension reform bill by accusing all…
Governor Matt Bevin: Legislators must address Kentucky’s pension crisis
When I ran for Governor in 2015, I launched a seven-point plan outlining my vision for moving Kentucky forward, entitled…
Supreme Court this week: To hear pension bill in Sept.; reverses L’ville election; hears right to work
Kentucky Today The Kentucky Supreme Court acted quickly Friday to accept the direct appeal of a Franklin Circuit Court ruling…
Governor vetoes bill phasing in pension costs — and also had a provision to withdraw from system
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed a bill passed by the 2018 General Assembly that would…
This Week in Frankfort: Pension bill goes to Gov.; a few other bills, including an abortion bill, move ahead
Efforts to reform the state’s public pension systems have taken a winding road and faced uncertain prospects at times since…
Lawmakers take 3-day weekend with pension issue looming, saying a bill could be introduced Tuesday
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky lawmakers are on a three-day weekend with the pension issue still unresolved. The…
Pension reform bill coming this week, says House Speaker Pro Tem David Osborne
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today A public pension reform bill could be introduced next week, possibly as soon as Monday,…
John Schickel: Activity picking up in Frankfort, long hours spent trying to resolve issues with pension bill
This week was the busiest yet in Frankfort with a number of bills moving through committees and on to the…
Dorsey Ridley: Bill to save Kentucky’s pensions finally released, but success remains doubtful
A draft of the massive 505-page bill to address Kentucky’s public pension challenges was released in the late hours of…