Lawmakers approve almost $3 billion in one-time expenditures from budget reserve fund, bill moves charitable gaming under independent horse racing and gaming corporation, Renee Shaw takes us Inside Kentucky Politics for a quick review of what passed, what's dead and what could be resurrected when lawmakers return in two weeks. 

Kentucky General Assembly passes biennial budget worth more than $100 billion, a massive anti-crime bill known as the Safer Kentucky Act is on its way to the governor's desk, if a House measure becomes law, Kentuckians would have fewer options when they try to buy vapes or e-cigarettes, and hundreds gather at Western Kentucky University to protest a guest speaker.

Schools would have to beef up their background checks before hiring a teacher under bill,  parents assured access to their child's medical records under bill passed  in the Senate, some want to slow down a bill that would change Kentucky's gambling regulations, and Louisville is getting third preschool founded by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

A contentious school safety bill that could place armed guards in schools is advancing, Senate committee discusses ways to keep students in school, and a push to create the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation.

A bill funding research at Kentucky's public universities is closer to final passage, the U.S. Department of Energy agrees to invest nearly a billion dollars into Kentucky, and a new report by the Alzheimer's Association reveals the top stressors for caregivers. 

Panel considers whether parents should have total control over child's medical records, bill allowing pharmacists to vaccinate children 5 and older passes the General Assembly, lives saved thanks to Louisville family advocacy for treatment of extremely rare disease.

The KBE announces it choice for the next education commissioner, a UK senior testifies in favor of a bill to help protect students, Gov. Beshear announces a first-of-its-kind energy project in Kentucky, and a school system's innovative step to solve two growing issues. 

A bill passed in the Senate and heading to the House would crack down on teens with guns.

A bill that some say targets drag performances clears another hurdle, cursive could soon be another requirment for Kentucky school children, and nearing a decision on the search for the state's next education commissioner. 

The debate over school choice is moving from the statehouse to the ballot box after both chambers of the general assembly passed House Bill 2 last week. The ballot measure will ask voters if they want future lawmakers to explore school choice or put the whole idea to rest.