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Kentucky House OKs plan to spend $801 million but doesn’t specify what for
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT--Seven pieces of legislation—including a vague one-page plan for spending $801 million and the state’s road...
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Toll rates set for I-69 bridge crossing
The toll for smaller passenger vehicles was set for $3.14 per one-way crossing over the future I-69 Bridge during the...
Read moreDetailsKY Senate sends bill to opt Kentucky into federal K-12 scholarship program to Beshear
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern A Republican-backed bill opting Kentucky into a tax credit program promoted by the Trump administration to...
Read moreDetailsKentucky would opt into federal plan for private-school tuition aid under GOP bill
Henderson Rep. Payne defends his 'aye' vote The state House approved a bill that would opt Kentucky into a federal...
Read moreDetailsKentucky Republicans issue subpoenas to Beshear administration for budget information
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Republicans in the General Assembly have issued subpoenas to the Beshear administration for information they...
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Mills hopes SB 9 spurs construction across state
State Sen. Robby Mills says he’s excited about the possibility of local governments across the state putting in place tools...
Read moreDetailsKY Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Republican lawmakers’ 2022 charter school law
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Supreme Court justices all agreed that the Republican-controlled legislature’s 2022 law allowing charter schools is...
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Crafting HB 500 is just beginning, state legislators say
The bill in current form would cause many state employees to pay much more for health insurance, says Personnel Cabinet...
Read moreDetailsKY House passes education bills. School officials support one. A union opposes the other.
The sponsor of one of the bills is Henderson Rep. J.T. Payne Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky House passed...
Read moreDetailsKentucky’s closed primaries exclude fastest-growing voter group. Should that change?
Courtesy of Kentucky Lantern On May 19, about 1 in 10 registered Kentucky voters will not be eligible to cast...
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