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House approves portable benefit plans for self-employed workers March 24, 2026 Rep. Deanna Gordon, R-Richmond, listens to a question about House Bill 732 on the House floor on Tuesday. The legislation would allow portable benefit plans for self-employed workers in the commonwealth. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — A bill hoping to…

Child welfare, safety bill approved by Senate committee March 24, 2026 Rep. Nick Wilson, R-Williamsburg, speaks on House Bill 778 during Tuesday’s Senate Families and Children Committee meeting. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — A multi-pronged bill designed to boost child welfare and safety was unanimously advanced Tuesday by the Senate…

Lawmakers adjust General Assembly’s 2026 session calendar March 24, 2026 The updated calendar designates Friday, March 27, as the 55th session day. The House and Senate will conduct proceedings that day on the chamber floors. A high-resolution photo is available here. FRANKFORT — State lawmakers have amended the calendar for the 2026 Regular Session…

House committee approves ibogaine research bill March 24, 2026 Sen. Donald Douglas, R-Nicholasville, speaks on Senate Bill 77 before the House Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee meeting on Tuesday. The legislation would establish a framework for future ibogaine research in Kentucky. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — A Senate…

Kentucky’s nonprofit lab incubator welcomes first international resident   COVINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2026) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials and representatives from LifeSciKY and Mitsui Chemicals America, a Japan-based supplier of high-performance polymers, for the ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the strategic partnership between LifeSciKY and its first international lab resident at…

Downtown Lexington was filled with energy, music, and community pride this past weekend as thousands gathered to celebrate the 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade. The expanded two-day celebration kicked off Friday, March 13, with the inaugural Lexington St. Patrick’s Eve LIVE! concert at the Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center, followed by…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2026) — Civil Rights and Restorative Justice-Kentucky Legal Clinic (CRRJ-KY) and the Appalachian Center at the University of Kentucky have entered a joint partnership to research the history and legal outcomes of the 1919 racial removal in Corbin, Kentucky. Initiated in the Spring 2025 semester, students from both programs collaborated on…