Boone County Kentucky Rep. T.J. Roberts has filed a bill in Frankfort that would allow Kentuckians to sue for refunds on sales tax collected on gold and silver transactions from Aug. 1, 2024 onward.
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Kentucky House approves income tax reduction
The Kentucky House of Representatives voted to reduce the individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5%, which would take effect on January 1, 2026, if approved by the Senate and governor.
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NKY rep files bill to classify squatting as a felony
Kentucky Rep. Marianne Proctor has introduced a bill that would make squatting a class D felony and provide tools for property owners to remove squatters from their property, while insulating police from civil and criminal liability.
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Beshear touts KY economy, urges end to ‘attacks’ on public schools
In his annual State of the Commonwealth address to Kentucky’s Republican-controlled General Assembly, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear renewed talk of economic wins and a need to overcome division while also calling on lawmakers to “stop the attacks on our public school system.” Beshear addressed a joint session of the House and Senate for more than […]
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Chris McDaniel reintroduces bill to limit governor’s pardoning power
Kentucky Senator Chris McDaniel has refiled a bill to limit the governor’s ability to issue pardons, specifically prohibiting them in the 30 days before a gubernatorial election and extending until the next inauguration, in response to former Gov. Matt Bevin’s controversial pardons.
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Not total déjà vu, but Kentuckians can expect another income tax cut
Republican supermajorities in the Kentucky General Assembly are expected to begin the 2025 legislative session the same way they began the 2023 session with a popular bill that will cut the state income tax rate by one-half of 1 percentage point. In 2023 the legislature cut the individual income tax rate from 4.5% to 4%, […]
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Stay connected with your local legislators during the 2025 legislative session
The Kentucky General Assembly will begin its 30-day legislative session on Jan. 7, and Kentuckians have many ways to follow along with the action. Kentuckians can use online resources to:— See the General Assembly’s daily schedule— Tune in to live coverage of legislative meetings— Find information on their legislators— Contact lawmakers and offer feedback— Read […]
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KY lawmaker under ‘no delusion’ bill restoring abortion access will pass. She’s filing it anyway.
Lexington Democrat Rep. Lindsey Burke is under “no delusion” that Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature will hear, much less pass, a bill to reinstate abortion access. But, during the 2025 legislative session, she’s going to file it anyway. It will mark her third annual attempt. Most Kentuckians lost abortion access when, in June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
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Leaving KY Senate, Damon Thayer says he acted ‘based on what I thought was right’
Outgoing Republican Senate Floor Leader Damon Thayer said that when he moved to Kentucky more than three decades ago, he “never would have dreamt” he would be elected to the seat, nor serve as his party’s floor leader for 12 years. However, now is the right time to move forward with ot her pursuits, Thayer […]
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Chris McDaniel renamed as Senate appropriations, revenue chair
Kentucky Senator Chris McDaniel has been named chair of the Senate’s Committee on Appropriations and Revenue for the upcoming legislative session, and will continue to advocate for state-funded projects and the elimination of the state’s income tax.
