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Republican-backed budget bill with increased K-12 funding sent to Kentucky's Democratic governor

Mar. 28, 2024 21:31 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's legislature delivered on a new two-year state budget Thursday that would increase funding for K-12 schools as lawmakers accomplished their biggest responsibility of this year's legislative session. The spending plan won final passage in the House...

Republican-passed bill removes role of Democratic governor if Senate vacancy occurs in Kentucky

Mar. 28, 2024 20:17 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state's Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The...

State budget bill passed by Kentucky Senate would increase support for schools

Mar. 27, 2024 22:45 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate delivered bipartisan support Wednesday night for a new two-year state budget that would increase funding for K-12 schools as lawmakers moved closer to accomplishing their biggest responsibility of this year's legislative session. The budget...

Senate committee advances bill to create a new commission to review Kentucky's energy needs

Mar. 06, 2024 17:09 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to form a commission tasked with assessing electric generation capabilities and energy demands in a state long known as a coal-producing powerhouse. The commission’s role would include reviewing plans by Kentucky...

Mitch McConnell's decision to step down as GOP leader reverberates in Kentucky

Feb. 29, 2024 13:54 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Mitch McConnell's decision to step down as Senate Republican leader in November is reverberating back home in Kentucky, setting off a wave of speculation about the future of his seat as well as the loss of influence for the Bluegrass State. McConnell was cagey...

Kentucky Senate passes a top-priority bill to stimulate cutting-edge research at public universities

Feb. 28, 2024 17:30 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A top-priority bill intended to turn researchers at Kentucky's public universities into teammates collaborating on cutting-edge research won overwhelming approval in the state Senate on Wednesday. The measure, sponsored by Republican Senate President Robert...

Kentucky Senate panel advances bill to encourage cutting-edge research

Feb. 22, 2024 14:33 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday started advancing an ambitious measure aimed at stimulating cutting-edge research while promoting teamwork among the state's public universities. The Senate Education Committee quickly advanced the bill that would create a...

Kentucky lawmakers return to work, and the next state budget is on top of their agenda

Jan. 02, 2024 16:37 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers convened Tuesday for a 60-day session that'll be dominated by crafting the next state budget, with Republican supermajorities in both chambers once again shaping Bluegrass State policies even as voters extended an era of divided government by reelecting...