Some lawmakers propose lifting state labor protections for 16 and 17-year-olds, Eastern Kentucky University could soon be turning out more doctors under a new bill, and the University of Louisville's president on her first year at the helm and future goals for the university.

More teenagers could be tried as adults under a bill that cleared the full Senate, a new poll on where Kentuckians land on the issue of government-backed DEI programs, a plan to change how sick leave balances are used in the state teacher pension system is rattling some educators.

Some Kentucky lawmakers have concerns about House Bill 278 that includes tougher penalties for people who sexually abuse children, state superintendents say the Republican House budget doesn't make the grade, a newly-introuced bill would provide portable benefit plans for the self-employed, and we visit one of Kentucky's oldest chocolate companies.

State public colleges may soon have to change their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts as Senate Bill 6 advances, a new plan could help parents struggling with childcare costs and childcare deserts, and Kentucky lawmakers take aim at kids' favorite tobacco product: e-cigarettes, or vapes.

Friday is the deadline to apply to be Kentucky's next Commissioner of Education and so far, the Kentucky Board of Education has received six applications, The division between Kentucky's two Republican U.S. Senators continues to widen, and meet the Paint Queen of Kentucky, who's putting Taylorsville, KY on the map.

Kentucky’s senate leader wants to see occupational taxes eliminated in the state, some lawmakers in Kentucky are questioning the value of fluoride in our drinking water, and Shop and Share Super Bowl event raises money for domestic violence shelters in the state.

A measure to scale back DEI policies is advancing in the state Capitol, a bill to prevent sexually abusive teachers from transferring to different schools advances, public retirees rally saying a big state surplus means it’s the right time for a raise, and being heart smart during Heart Month.

Lawmakers hear Murray State University’s plan for a new veterinary doctorate program to help with the shortage of veterinarians. A House committee passes a resolution to create a task force to address the state's housing crisis. Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington wins a competition to stage the Broadway version of "Frozen."

House Education Committee advances bills to ban cell phones in classrooms and recruit more teachers, school superintendents in southern Kentucky on competing with bordering Tennessee for teachers, and a new report on the economic impact of bourbon in Kentucky.