Rep. Chad Aull files bills to improve voting and add KY to states pledging to support top vote-getter for president
Via Press Release FRANKFORT – Against the backdrop of today’s filing deadline for candidates running in May’s primary, state Rep. Chad Aull announced he is sponsoring three election-reform bills he...
Kentucky lawmakers asked to consider school monitoring of AI technologies
Republished from WEKU. A Lexington state lawmaker is asking his colleagues to consider passage of legislation to try to harness artificial intelligence within educational settings. Early indications are that...
Hunting and fishing bill receives first hearing of the 2024 session
by Nancy Royden, Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 4, 2024) — A measure on hunting and fishing licenses for landowners – the first bill to receive a hearing in...
Gov. Andy Beshear calls for bipartisan cooperation in State of the Commonwealth address
Republished from WEKU. As Beshear took to the podium before a room full of state legislators, the majority of whom belonged to the opposing party, he joked, “Many of...
Rep. Lisa Willner and advocacy groups to hold press conference announcing menstrual equity legislation
via press release FRANKFORT, KY—Acknowledging the financial strain caused by taxing menstrual products and understanding the repercussions on Kentucky students who lack access to these necessities, State Representative Lisa...
A view of the Kentucky legislative future from lawmakers leaving the House and Senate Chambers
Republished from WEKU. The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly session will mark the end of public service, at least for now, for a number of senators and representatives. Several members...
Buckman announces candidacy for Kentucky State Representative House District 76 (Lexington)
via press release LEXINGTGON, Ky. – Joshua Buckman has announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Kentucky State Representative for the 76th district. Buckman, 42, is a...
Kentucky General Assembly 2024 Day One Photos
All photos by LRC Public Information
Advocates call on Ky. legislature to dip into rainy day fund, increase spending
Republished from WEKU. Kentucky Together — a coalition including the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, United Campus Workers and others — say the budget reserve...
Proposed anti-crime bill makes street camping illegal in Kentucky
Republished from WEKU. Sandy Chester said it always felt like people were looking at him and judging him for sleeping in his car. Even during the day, he could...