New laws approved during this year’s Kentucky General Assembly will go into effect on Wednesday. The following was released by LRC Public Information; Most new laws approved during this year’s regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly will go into effect on Wednesday, July 15. That means voters will be asked to show a photo […]
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State Braces for Shortfalls in General, Road Funds
The following was released by LRC Public Information; The state is bracing for a $456.7 million – or four percent – General Fund revenue shortfall and a nearly $162 million shortfall in the state Road Fund this fiscal year, based on revised estimates from the group responsible for the state’s revenue forecasts. The Consensus Forecasting […]
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This Week at the State Capitol: Mar. 23 – 27
The following was released by LRC Public Information; FRANKFORT — Progress continued this week on two matters considered top priorities by many state lawmakers: the next state budget and relief for workers and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Stop searching, start finding. With the schedule for the General Assembly’s 2020 session abbreviated in response […]
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Last Week at the State Capitol: Feb. 18 – 21, 2020
FRANKFORT – Although the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2020 session reached its halfway point this week, much more than half of the workload of this session likely lies ahead. After seven weeks of legislative activity, hundreds of bills have moved closer to becoming law, although fewer than ten have reached the governor’s desk to be signed. […]
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State Budget Director Calls for Cavanaugh Macdonald to Redo KTRS Pension Bill Analysis
State Budget Director John Chilton will call upon Cavanaugh Macdonald to redo its analysis of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) pension bill utilizing a more appropriate set of assumptions for comparative purposes. Cavanaugh Macdonald’s initial analysis of the current pension proposal uses assumptions that are very different from those in its annual valuation reports, including […]
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New Kentucky Laws Go into Effect July 15
New laws approved during the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2016 regular session go into effect on July 15. Among the over 90 new laws taking effect this week is legislation to allow Kentucky’s courts to permanently seal the criminal records of low-level felons. Legislation to create a permanent fund for Kentucky public employee pensions will also […]
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Senate Bill Tackles Growing List of Addictive Substances
Whitney Westerfied. LRC. A state Senator described a cat-and-mouse game between police and drug dealers in explaining the need for a controlled substances law he introduced during the 2016 General Assembly. Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, said law enforcement is constantly trying to keep up with new substances drug dealers are peddling to addicts chasing an […]
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Main Issues Taken up at Kentucky’s General Assembly
State Senator, Wil Schroder, at the NKY Forum’s NKY Legislative Caucus in Florence on Saturday. Schroder won election this year, filling Sen. Katie Stine’s long-time seat. In one of the busiest bill-filing days in recent years, members of the Kentucky General Assembly introduced more than 100 bills in a single day this week. The parade […]