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Senate Bill 47 to legalize medical marijuana passed the Senate by a 26-11 vote, the first time it has ever received a vote in the chamber.

Seven lame-duck lawmakers were among 26 members of the Kentucky General Assembly who attended a conference last December in Hawaii. The trip cost taxpayers more than $86,000.

Senate Bill 47 to legalize medical marijuana passed the Senate by a 26-11 vote, the first time it has ever received a vote in the chamber.

Senate Bill 47 to legalize medical marijuana passed the Senate by a 26-11 vote, the first time it has ever received a vote in the chamber.

Kentucky's Republican lawmakers are allowing Gov. Andy Beshear to cast himself in the role of moderate caregiver that he cultivated in the pandemic, building public support. Vengeance and culture wars are risky.

When faced with issues that could split their party caucuses, leaders often maneuver to block floor amendments...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on March 15 announced that Kentucky will be receiving $300 million to assist in long-term flood recovery from last summer’s flooding.

A House committee waited just six minutes between calling for a surprise lunchtime vote and starting the meeting.

FRANKFORT — Although it was much less than they had hoped, affordable-housing advocates in Kentucky are applauding the legislature’s decision to put $20 million into a new Rural Housing Trust

FRANKFORT — Kentuckians challenging the constitutionality of state laws and executive branch decisions could move their lawsuits across the state at random, under a Republican-backed bill approved by the legislature