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FRANKFORT – (TNS) Attorney General Russell Coleman sided with GOP legislative leaders over Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in a dispute over the governor’s veto powers.

Three percent. The state's personal income tax rate can't go down any further than 3% without making major changes to the way Kentuckians are taxed, according

FRANKFORT – Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) sponsored by Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, was recently signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear. SB 1 establishes an endowed research fund

Kentucky legislators largely staved off primary challengers, although a few will be out of office, as voters on Tuesday picked candidates for the November election.

The race is on for nine open seats in the Kentucky General Assembly, while some legislative races were decided in Tuesday’s primary, though not by many voters.

Republican Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Oakland, will continue to represent Edmonson County and parts of Warren County after defeating his primary challenger Tuesday night.

Kentuckians going to the polls for the May 21 primary have choices to make about who will represent them in Frankfort, even if there’s no suspense about who the nominees

Its Teacher Appreciation Week, and theres some mixed news when it comes to how well South Dakota is compensating its teachers. According to the National Education Associations annual Rankings and Estimates report, the national average teacher salary increased about 4% to nearly $70,000 a year between the 2021 and 2022 school years. But adjusted for inflation, teachers still make 5% less than they did a decade ago. ...

After hundreds of Ohio students gathered at Kent State University over the weekend to protest the conflict in Gaza, on the 54th anniversary of Vietnam War protests that left four students dead there, student organizers say their movement is gaining momentum. Rachael Collyer - program director with the Ohio Student Association - said students condemn the violent mass arrest of protesters last month, and are escalating action. Collyer said students are driven by a moral compass currently lacki...

By Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids. “I just fit in with them,” Crank said during a shift one February day at the Big Blue Smokehouse, where she works as a ...