At the last minute, lawmakers amended legislation to allocate millions of dollars to county jails devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the final hours of session, the General Assembly gutted a bill and allocated millions of the state’s American Rescue Plan Acts dollars to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) for drinking water and wastewater programs.

HB 556, sponsored by Rep. Danny Bentley and co-sponsored by Rep. Jason Petrie, allocates $20 million to the Rural Hospital Operations and Facilities Revolving Loan Fund.

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected all facets of daily life, and the 2020 election cycle was no exception.

House Bill 427, sponsored by Rep. Danny Bentley, creates the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission to oversee the distribution of the state’s portion of potential opioid litigation settlement funds.

This page includes links to resources related to the KACo Leadership Institute course held on April 16, 2021.

The Labor Cabinet, Office of Unemployment Insurance along with the Commonwealth Office of Technology suspect criminal individuals or enterprises have attempted to gain unauthorized access to UI customer data.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Loss Control Department at KACo will be highlighting the dangers of driving while distracted throughout the month.