Beshear vetoes 5 bills scaling back his power; GOP has override power

By TOM LATEK and MARK MAYNARD, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed five bills passed by the General Assembly, including three which would limit his emergency powers during a pandemic.

Kentucky’s Office of Unemployment Insurance Begins Paying CAA Extension Programs

FRANKFORT, Ky.

Gov. Beshear to Co-Chair National Task Force on Economic Recovery and Revitalization

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2021) – Today, the National Governors Association (NGA) announced that Gov. Andy Beshear will lead a bipartisan task force to guide states in their economic recovery and revitalization efforts amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden Administration’s First Day Was Bad News for American Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding protecting jobs:   “Our side takes great pride in the accomplishments that three consecutive Republican Senates helped deliver for the American people.

“The American People Chose an Evenly-Split Senate”

“The American People Chose an Evenly-Split Senate” ‘Leading Democrats like President Biden himself have long defended [the legislative filibuster]. Democrats just spent six years using it liberally to block bills from Senator Tim Scott’s police reform to coronavirus relief.

Kentucky’s Office of Unemployment Insurance Begins Paying CAA Extension Programs

FRANKFORT, Ky.

State Representative Lisa Willner to file bills protecting protestors, de-militarizing police

LOUISVILLE – Looking to better protect the safety and legal rights of protestors and stop the militarization of police, state Representative Lisa Willner announced this morning that she would file three bills tomorrow to limit intimidating and potentially harmful tactics used by law enforcement.

Rep. Hart update

By Mark Hart, District 78 Representative         The first day of the 2021 Regular Session was dramatically different from previous years, with face masks, social distancing, and the use of technology to allow some members to participate virtually from anywhere on the Capitol campus.

Senator Schroder’s Update

By Wil Schroder, District 24 Senator     With the legislature being out of session during a majority of the pandemic, lawmakers moved quickly to address concerns about state government’s response to COVID-19 during the first week of the 2021 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly.