Kentucky

Republicans sped nearly 80 “veto-proof” bills to passage on Wednesday, including a massive Medicaid omnibus bill, though others fell just short.

The Kentucky General Assembly’s GOP supermajority waited until the final day before the veto period to pass a two-year state budget and a bill spending $1.7 billion on specific projects.

Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill that would shrink the Jefferson County Board of Education from seven to five and create new district maps.

Kentucky continues to rank high in child abuse and neglect cases. Advocates are focusing on pushing for more prevention methods to address this number.

The clock is ticking as the GOP-controlled Kentucky General Assembly races to pass bills ahead of the governor's veto period this week. On Tuesday they advanced bills addressing pesticides, Medicaid spending, elections and more.

London Mayor Randall Weddle was indicted by a Laurel County grand jury for making illegal contributions to the Kentucky Democratic Party and Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign.

A circuit judge overturned the Republican-controlled Kentucky House’s attempt to impeach a sitting Lexington judge on Tuesday, roughly a week before proceedings were set to start in the Senate.

Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman wants a two-decade-old case over the death penalty thrown out. Here’s how that motion could take Kentucky a step closer to restarting executions.

The third round of No Kings rallies included locally-organized events in small towns, big cities and suburbs across Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Here's what happened at a few of them.

In a bid to hasten the return of the death penalty in Kentucky, a bill that would allow execution protocols to bypass the formal rulemaking process passed a House committee vote.