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Committee passes bill on patient protections for organ donors February 19, 2026 House Majority Whip Jason Nemes, R-Middletown, speaks on House Bill 389 during Wednesday’s meeting of the House Health Services Committee. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2026) — Legislation that would strengthen patient protections during…

Committee advances bill to expel students who assault school staff February 19, 2026 Sen. Matt Nunn, R-Sadieville, testifies on Senate Bill 101 before the Senate Education Committee on Thursday. A high-res version is available here. FRANKFORT — Legislation requiring local boards of education to expel students if they intentionally cause physical injury to school…

Senate committee OKs rights restoration bill February 18, 2026 The Senate State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday OKd a voting rights restoration bill at the Capitol Annex in Frankfort. FRANKFORT — Legislation proposing an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that would automatically restore voting rights to certain felons was advanced Wednesday by the…

Records show state office referred complaint to local government, which outsourced review to the agency’s own auditors and attorneys LEXINGTON, Ky. — When a citizen filed a complaint with the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts alleging that the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau paid $284,000 in potentially unconstitutional bonuses using public tax revenue, the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington police officer resigned in January after the chief of police recommended he be fired over three separate disciplinary complaints that documented a hit-and-run collision in his cruiser, chronic tardiness to court and a string of on-duty missteps that included mishandling a possible sexual assault call, according to internal records.…

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington police officer resigned at the end of January after the department’s Disciplinary Review Board recommended he be fired for secretly recording a meeting with supervisors and then lying about it, according to internal records obtained by this outlet. Officer Jacob A. Sharp, a member of the Bureau of Patrol…

Committee advances legislation to protect youth from addictive platforms February 18, 2026 Rep. Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, speaks on House Bill 227 during Wednesday’s meeting of the House Small Business and Information Technology Committee A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The House Committee on Small Business and Information Technology passed legislation Wednesday…

House Judiciary approves Logan’s Law February 18, 2026 Rep. T.J. Roberts, R-Burlington, (right) speaks on Logan’s Law, or House Bill 422, during Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting. Dean Tipton (center) joined Roberts and Rep. Daniel Fister, R-Versailles, (left) in advocating for the legislation named for his son Logan. A high-res version can be found…