A Senate committee passed a measure today to preserve the status quo in determining how many liquor licenses are issued in individual cities and counties.

The Senate passed a measure Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 designed to enhance security at cash-strapped count jails.

The Kentucky General Assembly’s 2018 session reached its halfway point this week. While several bills have already been delivered to the governor to be signed in to law, much of lawmakers’ work so far has focused on laying the foundation for what’s to come in the second half of the session.

A bill that would make workers’ compensation insurance more affordable for Kentucky counties is gaining momentum.

County jailers and the state medical examiners were among the groups seeking restoration of funding before a legislative committee Tuesday.

It would get harder to pawn stolen loot under a measure that passed the state Senate by a 35-0 vote Wednesday, Feb. 21.

The House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation today that addresses prosecution of terrorists under state statute.

An updated 2018-20 budget that includes significant changes from the proposal Gov. Matt Bevin unveiled last month is on its way to the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, where it could be approved Thursday afternoon.