FRANKFORT — Celebrating the passage of a swath of GOP policies this year, Senate Republican leaders, joined by constitutional officers, on Wednesday highlighted laws that will go into effect Friday.  The senators also unveiled the temporary quarters where lawmakers will convene while the Capitol undergoes renovations over the next few years. The new building stands […]

When the U.S. House last month approved cutting Medicaid by $793 billion over the next 10 years, the Kentucky Hospital Association issued a surprisingly upbeat statement thanking the Kentucky Republicans who voted for the legislation, especially Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green. Guthrie had used his clout as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce […]

Kentucky’s utility regulator is inviting Kentuckians to weigh in on the possibilities of developing nuclear power plants in the state. The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) in an order earlier this month opened a case to discuss “issues involving the construction, operation, and funding of potential nuclear electric generating facilities.” A PSC press release says […]