Kentucky

The chair of the Senate impeachment committee filed a resolution to pause impeachment proceedings against a Lexington judge while a judicial branch investigation continues.

In one fell swoop, Kentucky's Republican supermajority overrode nearly all of Gov. Andy Beshear's veto attempts, with one day left in the 2026 legislative session.

GOP Senate President Robert Stivers said in a statement Wednesday that lawmakers are reviewing the “implications” of a Kentucky Supreme Court decision that halts impeachment proceedings against a Lexington judge.

Incumbent Gary Moore and his challenger, Boone County Commissioner Chet Hand, gave their plans for addressing a number of issues facing Boone County.

McConnell told reporters in Northern Kentucky that regime change in Iran is essential. He didn't address a Tuesday post by President Donald Trump promising "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran doesn't agree to a ceasefire and open up the Strait of Hormuz.

In a powerful rebuke, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that the state House acted outside of its constitutional authority when it impeached Judge Julie Muth Goodman.

Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed two GOP-led bills that deal with firearms. One would have allowed 18-year-olds to get licenses to carry concealed guns.

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.