Stu Johnson

Modified horse racetrack safety rules are going into effect this week. The end goal remains to lessen injuries to horses and their riders.

A Kentucky physician is the new leader of the country’s largest and most influential physician organization.

June and July often mean an increase in summertime visitors to lots of Kentucky attractions. That’s the expectation at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo near Slade Kentucky.

In one of his final actions as Senate Majority Floor Leader, Damon Thayer attained voice-vote support for a resolution pertaining to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority

Kentucky House and Senate members will likely have some long days this week in Frankfort. Many bills will be voted on over the next four days before the break when Gov. Andy Beshear could deliver vetoes. Still to be worked out is a two-year year state budget.

The president of the Kentucky Senate is envisioning a much more robust research-based footprint in the Commonwealth. Robert Stivers laid out the basics of Senate Bill one to his fellow senators Thursday.

Legislation to establish voluntary paid family leave insurance in Kentucky is moving through the General Assembly. The measure is before the full House. House Bill 179 is sponsored by GOP Representative Samara Heavrin of Leitchfield.

The majority floor leader in the GOP-led Kentucky Senate doesn’t see the need to make significant changes to timing when it comes to floor consideration of legislation. The Kentucky League of Women Voters released a report last week expressing concern about fast-tracking bills.

When asked if the relationship between Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and the Republican leadership in the Kentucky General Assembly will be different in 2024 compared to 2023, Senate President Robert Stivers said quote, “it could be.”

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will reprise his role as the lone statewide elected Democrat in Frankfort during his second four-year term in office.