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Winter storm leaves tens of thousands of Kentuckians without power
2 days ago · Tens of thousands of Kentuckians are without power Monday morning as a winter storm continues to hammer much of the state with snow, ice and an incoming blast of arctic …
KY legislature opens with Democrats decrying GOP rule changes …
17 hours ago · McDaniel filed the 2023 legislation after reading a news story about a sentence commutation former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin had issued to a man convicted of abduction, …
‘Roadblock to transparency’: No prefiled bills await Kentucky ...
1 day ago · The loss of prefiled bills is among multiple obstacles to public participation in the lawmaking process detailed by the Kentucky League of Women Voters in an updated report …
Not total déjà vu, but Kentuckians can expect another income tax cut
2 days ago · Kentucky General Fund revenue — which grows on average about 3% in normal times — grew by 10.9% in 2020-21 and by 14.6% in 2021-22. Those were by far the strongest …
State revenue is forecast to decline as Kentucky lawmakers …
Dec 9, 2024 · A projected dip in state tax collections appears not to have dimmed Republican leaders’ eagerness to again cut Kentucky’s income tax. Kentucky Senate President Robert …
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Gable’s death is a call for truth bells to ring BY: Al Cross - December 18, 2024 Robert Gable, who died at 90 on Nov. 29, will be remembered by the Kentucky political world as the man who …
Beshear says he's focused on leading 'state I love' even as his ...
Dec 19, 2024 · FRANKFORT — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s focused on leading Kentucky for the remaining two years and 340-some days of his second term. “I’m seeing a …
KY will cut income tax again, but local tax reform would be more ...
Nov 18, 2024 · LEXINGTON — Republicans will quickly move to keep lowering Kentucky’s income tax when the legislature convenes in January, while changes in the local tax system …