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Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed into law a tax break for the Breeders' Cup and Keeneland.The law exempts the state's pari-mutuel tax on wagering on…
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Leaders of the minority caucuses in the state House and Senate both argue the atmosphere in Frankfort has been tainted by political gamesmanship.It’s not…
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The 2015 General Assembly may be on hiatus, but lawmakers still have plenty of homework to finish before returning to their respective chambers later this…
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The local options sales tax – once chugging along at a good clip in Frankfort – appears to have stalled for good in the Kentucky Senate.Support for the…
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The final business day of the 2015 session before the 10-day recess brought a flurry of activity to the Kentucky Capitol Wednesday, but several key pieces…
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Should the state bond $3.3 billion to shore up the troubled Kentucky Teachers Retirement System now or wait nine months to study the issue? That was the…
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As the clock ticks down on the session, it’s not unusual to see a frenzy of amendments attached to bills in the hopes of moving more contentious…
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A legislative attempt to address the issue of so-called “no-jail jailers” in Kentucky failed to clear a House committee Monday.A report by the Kentucky…
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A group of Kentucky middle and high school students wants to see one of their own included on superintendent search committees. As it stands, state law…
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Gov. Steve Beshear put pen to paper Monday, making the state’s $132.5 million dollar commitment to the University of Kentucky’s next medical research…