politics

A property tax reform debate kicks into high gear. Senate lawmakers advance a bill to cut in half the number of early, in-person voting days. And a Senate committee debates an education measure to promote “fostering a national identity."

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

A Kentucky Senator has tried to limit when governors can issue pardons or commute sentences in a gubernatorial election year during five of the last six legislative sessions. This year’s attempt gained committee approval on Wednesday.

Families who adopt children out of foster care in Indiana face potentially significant expenses that the state’s $2,000 adoption subsidy doesn’t cover. State lawmakers want to create a fund to help families cover those costs.

The lack of a final resolution around tariffs with close trade partners has left some elected leaders and industry officials concerned about Kentucky bourbon. American whiskey exports slumped amid an earlier trade dispute during Trump’s first term.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has re-introduced a bill to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Dismantling an agency that oversees the nation’s education system and manages federal student loan programs would be a challenge even in a Republican-lead House and Senate.

A former Clark County Council member charged in the investigation of Jamey Noel has been denied a new judge, after his attorneys argued the one assigned to his case could be biased.

Emergency medical services are a critical part of the public health system. But it's not clear if state law requires counties to provide EMS and if so, to what extent. A House committee approved legislation Thursday that would clarify that responsibility.

Indiana’s reading crisis captured the attention of state education leaders and lawmakers now the state could soon begin pursuing new interventions for another troubled subject – math.

Clarksville officials meet Tuesday to revisit an agreement with the Jeffersonville Animal Shelter. Jeffersonville cut off Clarksville’s access last week because town officials hadn’t signed it.