With the 2019 session of the Kentucky Legislature about to start again, pension reform and several other topics are expected to dominate the discussion.

Pension benefits that are paid out to retirees and beneficiaries of the Kentucky Retirement System (KRS) are significant and can have a big impact on a county’s economy.

The Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative has launched a new online resource center that provides case studies about the effective use of data by state and local governments.

The state Senate passed a measure that would allow someone to carry a concealed firearm without a license.

Senate Bill 70 would make non-fatal strangulation a felony.

Kentucky would expand its definition of industrial hemp to match language in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Almost 15 percent of Kentuckians live in households with food insecurity.

Possible new laws advanced in the legislative process the week relating to pregnant workers, felony expungement, sexual assault victims, sports wagering and more.