Republicans will quickly move to keep lowering Kentucky’s income tax when the legislature convenes in January, while changes in the local tax system would be far more challenging to achieve, legislative leaders said Monday. Republicans House Speaker David Osborne of Prospect and Senate President Robert Stivers of Manchester — the top-ranking lawmakers — spoke at […]
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Kentucky AG gets funding to fight Biden administration on climate, air and water pollution rules
When Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman told state lawmakers in January about the budget needs of his office, Rep. Patrick Flannery, R-Olive Hill, asked if he needed more resources to address a “regulatory avalanche” regarding a “green agenda” coming from the federal government. Coleman, a Republican, said his office would welcome them, saying there was […]
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Kentucky Senate avoids vote on abortion exceptions
A Democrat tried to force a Senate vote on a stalled bill that would have added exceptions for rape and incest to Kentucky’s strict abortion ban, but the move was ruled out of order by Senate President Robert Stivers.
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Kentucky lawmakers gear up for veto overrides on Friday
Kentucky lawmakers plan to spend much of their first day back in session Friday overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes to six Senate bills, including one that would set new requirements for taking aging coal-fired power plants offline and another that would replace the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission with an independent gaming corporation.
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NKY Chamber event highlights 2024 legislative priorities
Exactly how the 2024 annual legislative session in Frankfort will unfold is still uncertain. No pre-filed bills (which have been posted publicly on the website of the Legislative Research Commission before the start of each annual session in years past) have been officially posted for the 2024 session, although several Northern Kentucky lawmakers have announced […]
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NKY senator appointed co-chair of technology committee
Senate President Robert Stivers (R-Manchester) appointed Northern Kentucky Senator Gex Williams (R-Verona) as the new co-chair of a new legislative committee that seeks to modernize Kentucky’s technology systems, according to an announcement from the Senate president’s office. “Gex’s professional career has been dedicated to information technology systems, and he will bring a much-needed voice to […]