(AP) - A Kentucky lawmaker has drafted a bill that would allow coroners to use emergency lights and sirens. Rep. Marie Rader, a Republican from McKee, told The Lexington Herald-Leader time was lost as coroners tried to reach a Hart County crash in which 11 people were killed earlier this... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - The speaker of the Kentucky House said Thursday that bourbon distillers have lost support from legislators for an expansion of the state's sampling law because they wanted too much. Stumbo bluntly suggested that the industry had been "disingenuous" in promoting the legislation, which was defeated in the... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - The Kentucky House has overwhelmingly passed a $17.1 billion state budget for two years that would avert a partial government shutdown this summer. The spending plan featuring broad cuts across most of state government drew scant praise before the House voted 94-4 Wednesday to send the budget... more »
Governor Steve Beshear held a ceremonial signing of House Bill 72 Monday, a measure adding to a 2008 statute that established the colon cancer screening and referral program for uninsured individuals. “Colorectal cancer is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer-related death in the United States, but... more »
FRANKFORT - In an effort to save legislation, Senator Denise Harper Angel has amended House Bill 415 to add provisions of Senate Bill 23 that bans texting while driving. House Bill 415 as amended by Senator Harper Angel, D-Louisville, passed the Senate today and moves to the House of Representatives... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - Political leaders in Kentucky may have snubbed General Motors a second time in a week by killing two bills to name the Corvette as the state's official sports car. State Rep. C.B. Embry Jr., R-Morgantown, said Monday the Corvette proposals have been sent to legislative committees to... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - Kentucky may follow the lead of Texas and a handful of other states in allowing Bible classes to be taught in public schools. The Senate Education Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation that would effectively return the Bible to classrooms across Kentucky. "The purpose is to allow... more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Association of Counties and the Kentucky League of Cities would be required to post financial records on a public Web site under a measure approved by the Senate on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Damon Thayer of Georgetown sponsored the legislation after a spending scandal involving... more »
After months of struggle, House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan patterned closely on President Barack Obama's own. Speaking on the steps of the... more »
