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After one of the most emotional and confrontational debates in Kentucky's General Assembly this year, the state Senate Thursday night approved a bill that would make insulting a police officer a crime.
SHARE FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate set aside discussion on its remaining bills Friday to honor the life of Carol Barr, the late wife of U.S. Representative Andy Barr. What You Need To Know The Kentucky Senate honored the life of Carol Barr, the late wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, on Friday Carol died suddenly at age 39 last summer from a heart valve disease State senators set aside their remaining bills and held a moment of silence on the House floor Andy Barr introduced the CAROL Act to support research on valvular heart disease in Carol's honor
After multiple attempts, Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, successfully guided legislation that would permit the City of Corbin to annex property in Laurel County through the Senate. Senate Bill 274, which Stivers introduced on Feb. 23, passed the Senate Friday by a vote of 20 to 12 with two senators passing. Under the wording of the bill, Corbin would be able to annex property in Laurel County that is served by Corbin Utilities, including the area along West Cumberland Gap Pkwy. off of Exit 29. Stivers noted Friday this amounts to approximately 2,000 entities and residents. As p...
Credit lexingtonky.gov With a commitment to provide equitable access to COVID-19 vaccinations across Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear is working with the Lexington chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Today at Shiloh Baptist Church, 10 members of the community voiced confidence in and rolled up their sleeves to receive the Moderna vaccine. Gov. Beshear joined five local leaders to help overcome hesitancy and distrust. “Thought leaders from many communities are stepping forward from all over the state, asking what they can do and how they can help...
Kentucky Senate committee to vote Thursday on bill to protect historical horse racing John Cheves, Lexington Herald-Leader Feb. 3—A bipartisan group of state senators on Tuesday filed a bill to protect historical horse racing, a lucrative form of racetrack gambling thrown into legal limbo last September by the Kentucky Supreme Court. Senate Bill 120 is scheduled for a vote Thursday at the Senate Committee on Licensing and Occupations. The committee's chairman, state Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, is also the bill's lead sponsor. "This effort is about preserving a system of wag...