Kentucky Vacancy Powers Bill Raising Eyebrows

2021-03-09 21:06:18

WASHINGTON – Is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell working behind the scenes with allies in the Kentucky legislature to assure he’s replaced by a Republican should he decide to retire? That’s been the speculation since the filling of Senate Bill... Read More

State News

Beshear Removes Barrier to Continuing Education for Kentucky Residents

2020-01-08 16:19:57

by Dan McCue

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that the state is waiving testing fees for residents seeking to earn a GED. The fee, which is $120 for all four courses required to get a GED in Kentucky, has long been seen... Read More

Medicaid

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Drops Medicaid Work Requirements, Reversing Bevin Policy

2019-12-17 16:00:34

by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Drops Medicaid Work Requirements, Reversing Bevin Policy

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s controversial plan to impose work requirements and monthly premiums for many Kentucky Medicaid recipients is no more, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday. In one of his first major moves as the... Read More

State News

Democrat Beshear Declares Victory in Race for Ky. Governor

2019-11-06 19:14:25

by Democrat Beshear Declares Victory in Race for Ky. Governor

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky voters appeared to reject Gov. Matt Bevin on Tuesday, bucking a statewide Republican trend as they turned their backs on a politician known as much for his blustery personality as his conservative values. Democrat Andy Beshear,... Read More