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Beshear vetoes solar decommissioning bill, saying it weakens local control

Written by the Kentucky Lantern's Liam Niemeyer Renewable energy developers have surged into Kentucky in recent years, seeking to establish large-scale solar installations covering thousands...

Kentucky legislature scraps new Medicaid benefits for dental, vision, hearing care

Written by Melissa Patrick for Kentucky Health News In October, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced the expansion of dental, vision and hearing benefits for 900,000...

Here’s what the governor has signed into law so far

The legislature passed 120 bills this session, and Gov. Andy Beshear has already signed 68 into law so far, with more expected before the...

Beshear vetoes bill that bans gender-affirming care

Gov. Andy Besher vetoed a piece of legislation Friday morning that would place sweeping bans on gender-affirming care for transgender children in the Commonwealth. The...

Moser’s biomarker testing bill now law after governor’s signature

Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill requiring insurance companies to cover biomarker testing, which advocates say will improve the state's dismal cancer statistics. Sponsored by...

Beshear outlaws tianeptine known as ‘gas station heroin’

Written by the Kentucky Lantern's staff Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday issued an emergency regulation classifying tianeptine, known as “gas station heroin,” as a Schedule 1 controlled...

Beshear expresses concern over ‘shell’ bills in Kentucky legislature

Standing outside his office in the Kentucky statehouse Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear expressed concern over what he sees as the legislature passing "shell" bills...

Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney weighs in on impeachment proceedings

The Kentucky Senate's first impeachment committee held its first hearing Tuesday over a former state prosecutor who allegedly traded legal favors for nude photos...

The Frankfort LINK: Legislature passes ‘South Dakota’ style ban on gender affirming care

The Kentucky legislature passed a bill last week that will place a sweeping ban on gender-affirming care for kids in Kentucky after the legislature...

Gov. Beshear indicates disapproval of ‘anti-trans’ bill

Written by Karolina Buczek for WCPO On Monday, Governor Andy Beshear wouldn't directly say what his plans are for Senate Bill 150, but he indicated...

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