2014 Kentucky Legislative Session

A battle over beer distribution has helped drive the amount of lawmaker lobbying to a new high. The Courier-Journal reports lobbyists spent a record…

The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission is reporting a slight drop in lobbying spending during the most recent session.But those numbers don’t tell the…

Capitol reporters offered their assessment of Kentucky's 2014 legislative session at a Commerce Lexington luncheon Friday.Coming in for heavy criticism…

Gov. Steve Beshear said Wednesday he's unlikely to call a special session to pass bills combating heroin use and overhauling state ethics laws.Beshear…

All bills passed during Kentucky’s 2014 legislative session are now on the books.The six-year road plan and the Transportation budget were among the final…

The final hours of the 2014 legislative session were largely consumed by an ill-fated push to approve anti-heroin legislation.At midnight, the gavel came…

Two outstanding issues – the state’s two-year road plan and Rupp Arena funding – remain in limbo as the 2014 legislative session winds down. Lawmakers did…

Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear has exercised his power to veto legislation from the Kentucky General Assembly.Beshear vetoed a bill that would ban the use…

Doctors at two university research hospitals can now prescribe oil derived from marijuana or hemp to treat patients.Gov. Steve Beshear signed SB.124 into…

The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission has released a report detailing the scope of lobbying efforts during the legislative session in Frankfort. One…