Kentucky State Board of Agriculture searching for new State Veterinarian

 The Kentucky State Board of Agriculture (SBA) has launched a national search for the position of Kentucky State Veterinarian following the retirement announcement of Dr. Robert Stout Prior to joining the KDA as the Homeland Security Coordinator in 2003, Dr.

Attorney General Cameron Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation Amending the Victims of Crime Act to Assist Seniors

Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, in co-signing a letter urging Congress to pass legislation amending the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984 to include...

Researchers advocate for permanent expansion of telehealth services

Despite COVID-19, researchers from the University of Kentucky have continued their work on studying opioid use disorder.

State Launches New Website to Support Nonprofit Organizations

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Cabinet Secretary Eric Friedlander announced many nonprofits now have free access to the state's new volunteer recruitment and management website, Volunteer Kentucky.

Lawmakers receive update on food insecurity, food banks

In recent months, lawmakers have heard testimony from various organizations on the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic is having on child welfare, veterans and more.

Legislative panel gets update on ‘direct ship’ law

Don’t “cheers” just yet to a new law that would allow brewers, distillers and vintners to ship alcohol directly to consumers.

Lawmakers briefed on elections in COVID-19 era

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams gave a state legislative panel today an idea of how November’s general election might look amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Lawmakers study impact of COVID-19 on KY vets

There have been no reported cases of coronavirus among the residents of Kentucky’s four veterans homes, according to testimony given to a state legislative panel today.

COVID-19’s impact on mental health and physical wellbeing a concern for lawmakers

The COVID-19 pandemic may be taking a toll on more than just the physical health of thousands of Kentuckians.

Lawmakers discuss curtailing no-knock warrants

After a statewide outcry over the use of no-knock warrants in Kentucky following the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, Senate President Robert Stivers II, R-Manchester, says he’s working on a bill to regulate the use of such warrants.