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Senate’s budget includes millions for Audubon conference center
Barring any last-minute political wrangling, $9.6 million will be included in the state budget to build a new conference center...
Read moreDetailsKentucky legislature sends state budget bills to governor, including billions in one-time spending
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 29, 2024 FRANKFORT — Bills funding the state executive branch to the tune of more than...
Read moreDetailsNew restrictions on vape sales in Kentucky win approval with tobacco industry backing
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 29, 2024 FRANKFORT — A bill to curb underage vaping, which opponents say will hurt small...
Read moreDetailsClose call for open records law as panel un-adopts mass exemptions for Kentucky elected officials
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 27, 2024 FRANKFORT — In a rare change of mind, a Senate committee rejected a measure...
Read moreDetailsEastern and western Kentucky rebuilding projects get House nod
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 25, 2024 FRANKFORT — A House shell bill was changed in a committee Monday afternoon to...
Read moreDetailsSweeping GOP crime bill clears Kentucky Senate despite judiciary chairman’s opposition
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 15, 2024 FRANKFORT — A GOP-backed omnibus crime bill won state Senate approval Friday over the...
Read moreDetailsHouse votes to end diversity, equity, inclusion programs in Kentucky public higher education
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 15, 2024 FRANKFORT — Despite hours of impassioned pleas by Democrats, the Republican-dominated House approved a...
Read moreDetailsDivided Kentucky Senate advances bill attaching Fish and Wildlife to agriculture department
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 15, 2024 FRANKFORT — The GOP-dominated Senate narrowly advanced a controversial change for Kentucky’s wildlife management...
Read moreDetails‘Game changer:’ Amendment for public dollars to nonpublic schools clears General Assembly
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 15, 2024 FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate on Friday joined the House in passing legislation for...
Read moreDetailsKentucky Senate ups House’s one-time spending on projects by more than a billion dollars
Courtesy of Kentucky LanternMarch 13, 2024 FRANKFORT — The GOP-dominated Kentucky Senate approved budget bills Wednesday funding the state executive...
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