Kentucky Edition

A third confirmed case of the measles is reported in Kentucky, U.S. Congressman James Comer is launching another investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, KSP has begun training its largest class of cadets in nearly a decade, and a Lexington educator is finding creative ways to incorporate Chat GPT into his classroom while also promoting the importance of integrity.

A bill that would let nurse practitioners prescribe controlled substances passes the Senate, a new poll suggests a majority of Kentuckians oppose at least one part of a bill dealing with transgender students, marking one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and a celebration in Frankfort of Kentucky's largest industry.

Another bill that would give parents more say over the education system passes a Senate committee,
Governor Andy Beshear says efforts to solve Kentucky's teacher shortage problem won't work unless teachers get raises, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says it's time to mask more than voting rolls of victims of domestic violence, some exceptions to Kentucky's near-total ban on abortions could become law under a newly filed bill, and AARP state leadership rallies for lowering prescription drug cost.

Students from a school in Louisville walked out of class in protest of Senate Bill 150, doctors rally at the state capitol to support a bill which reforms the "prior authorization" process, a new bill would restore abortion access in Kentucky, Cassie Chambers Armstrong wins a special election in the 19th Senate District, and an introduction to the Women's Club of Louisville.

A state lawmaker discusses why slot-like gaming machines should be banned in Kentucky, a bill that could determine the makeup of the Kentucky Board of Education advances, meet a new state Senator representing part of Central Kentucky, how a group is getting small produce farmers back on their feet, and why thousands of people are flocking to Asbury University.

Governor Andy Beshear has signed House Bill One, the bill that cuts the state personal income tax rate by another half percent to 4% next January, a bill that would protect Kentuckians from race-based hair discrimination is discussed in committee, meet a group that's providing job training in the field of culinary arts, and a Kentucky writer discusses a new children's book that arranges significant people, places and events related to the black experience in alphabetical order.

An almost-total abortion ban remains in place in Kentucky after a State Supreme Court decision to keep Republican-passed restrictions in place for now, there was emotional testimony in a Frankfort committee meeting today… as opponents of Senate Bill 150 say it will put trans children in danger, a group fighting for gun safety also rallied in the state capitol, the mother of a University of Kentucky student who died at a fraternity house is pleading for lawmakers to stiffen penalties for hazing, and Governor Andy Beshear says House Bill 3, a bill dealing with juvenile justice, doesn't provide the money needed to fix the system.

Lawmakers introduce bills aimed at fixing the state's juvenile justice facilities, a bill aimed at giving lawmakers oversight of relief funds advances, details on a bill that could make abortion be prosecuted as a homicide in Kentucky, a large crowd gathers in the capitol rotunda for the annual fairness rally, why students at Centre College say research shows the benefits of early childhood education outweigh the costs, and a new documentary about the flooding in Eastern Kentucky.

Lawmakers hear spending pitch to shore up Kentucky's juvenile justice facilities, a Republican lawmaker is trying again to add a constitutional amendment regarding abortion, EKU is launching a new program for manufacturing engineering, two education-related bills pass the full Senate, a new push to restore voting rights to certain felons, the Louisville Orchestra is hitting the road, and advice from some longtime lovers on what it takes to have a lasting relationship.

Legislation is introduced that could help victims of domestic violence, the Kentucky FOP is no longer profiting from so-called games of skill, one state lawmaker is pushing for a bill he says will help ensure Kentuckians don't run out of energy while another lawmaker is looking to diversify Kentucky's energy sources, meet a Kentucky lawmaker who has returned to Frankfort after serving in the 1990's, and see what researchers at a Kentucky university are doing with a byproduct of bourbon.