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Jan 30, 2025 · GOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 30, 2025 WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about …
Young Liberty Republican making waves in the Kentucky House
1 day ago · Freshman lawmaker Rep. T.J. Roberts says that when filing a piece of legislation, he considers some common themes — his view that the government’s role is “the protection of …
Another income tax rate cut is headed to the Kentucky governor’s …
2 days ago · A bill that would further cut the state’s income tax rate is headed to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk after final passage Tuesday in the Kentucky Senate. House Bill 1, …
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Jan 24, 2025 · Three heroes, 80 years ago, echo today BY: Al Cross - January 24, 2025 Eighty years ago this week, on successive days a few miles apart in eastern France, three rural …
Kentucky shelters are struggling to meet need as cold, state law …
Jan 22, 2025 · When temperatures plunge to dangerous levels as they have this week, Jessica Lee’s nonprofit in Somerset runs low on space for all the people seeking to come indoors. So …
Not total déjà vu, but Kentuckians can expect another income tax cut
Jan 6, 2025 · 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 …
Spending to lobby Kentucky lawmakers hits a new high
Jan 17, 2025 · FRANKFORT, Ky. – Health industry groups, business organizations and electric utilities helped drive spending on lobbying the Kentucky General Assembly to a record $28.1 …
KY tax cut moves from Senate committee as chair warns fellow ...
Jan 10, 2025 · FRANKFORT — A bill to reduce Kentucky’s income tax emerged Friday from a Senate committee, along with a caution from the budget committee chair to his fellow …
'Roadblock to transparency': No prefiled bills await Kentucky ...
Jan 7, 2025 · 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 …