Health advocates are urging the Kentucky General Assembly to reconsider Republican changes to the Medicaid program passed in the final hours before lawmakers broke for the 10-day veto period. Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed the changes — contained in House Bill 695 — saying they would “put up barriers to and delay health care […]
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Beshear vetoes bill Ky professors say erodes academic tenure at public universities
Saying it “threatens academic freedom,” Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has issued a veto to a Republican-backed bill that some Kentucky professors warned would erode academic tenure at the state’s public universities and colleges. Rep. James Tipton, R-Taylorsville, argued House Bill 424, was not about tenure in higher education but instead “employment contracts” between universities and academic employees. If […]
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Beshear vetoes bills he says would make KY workplaces less safe, violate state Constitution
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday vetoed Republican legislation that he said would make workplaces in Kentucky more dangerous and several bills that he said were unconstitutional. The General Assembly’s Republican supermajority is expected to easily override the vetoes when lawmakers return Thursday and Friday to wrap up the 2025 regular session. Beshear in his veto […]
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Kentucky lawmakers’ education changes are now on Beshear’s desk
From banning cell phones to banning DEI, the Kentucky General Assembly voted to make changes in public education before breaking last week for a 10-day veto period. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear can now weigh in on bills from the Republican-controlled legislature. However, when lawmakers return to Frankfort on March 27, they can override any vetoes […]
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Bill to lower age for driver’s permit to 15 heads to governor’s desk
The Kentucky House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would allow teens who are 15 or older to apply for a driver’s permit. The bill now goes to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk. “With the final passage of HB 15, we are one step closer to lowering the permit age to 15 in Kentucky,” said […]
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Kentucky legislature approves late-breaking ‘clarification’ of state abortion law
In response to what one Republican called “a desperate need for clarity” in Kentucky abortion law, the General Assembly has approved language detailing the ban’s “life of the mother” exception and specifying some situations when doctors may end complex pregnancies. Once a bill only to pave the way for freestanding birth centers in Kentucky, House Bill […]
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‘Never alone’: Kentucky marks five years since its first reported case of COVID-19
Prisha Hedau was in fourth grade when Kentucky got its first case of COVID-19. She recalls laughing with her friends at school one moment and being whisked away by her mother the next back in March 2020. “I really regret the fact that I wasn’t even able to say a proper goodbye to so many of […]
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State of emergency issued for Kentucky ahead of heavy rain
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency after the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for early Saturday morning until midday on Sunday, Feb. 16. According to the NWS, river flooding is very likely over the weekend through next week as well as widespread areal and isolated flash flooding. Another 2 […]
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Beshear’s super PAC raised almost $2.6 million in first year, won some, lost some
Tapping his broad base of Kentucky donors and landing three hefty contributions from out of state last summer, Gov. Andy Beshear’s super PAC raised $2.56 million in its first year of existence. The political action committee, called In This Together, had mixed results as it spent $2.24 million of that money trying to promote Beshear’s […]
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Beshear signs another income tax cut into Kentucky law
As expected, Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law another cut to the state’s individual income tax rate Thursday, saying that “things cost too much for our families” despite a “booming economy.” Beshear speaking in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, said worries about increasing prices at the grocery store and gas pump are coinciding […]
