Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new Biden rule
24 April 2024
A Department of Labor final rule means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay. (Getty stock photo)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor Tue...

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FTC finalizes rule banning most employers from using noncompete clauses. But legal challenge is expected
24 April 2024
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has already said it will sue the FTC as early as this week for what it views as the agency exceeding its administrative authority.

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Clerk’s Office: April and May auto renewal notices delayed due to state system issue
24 April 2024
Drivers whose vehicle registrations are due in April and May should be aware that renewal notices are delayed due to an issue with the state's new system, according to transportation officials. Continue reading Clerk’s Office: April and May auto r...

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24 April 2024


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Kentucky State Senate resolution urges federal payment for horse racing integrity and safety costs
23 April 2024
L to R- Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer and Senate President Robert Stivers(Stu Johnson) It’s HISA that oversees national integrity and safety rules for Thoroughbred racing. Thayer’s resolution calls on Congress to pay all of HISA-rel...

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Boone County Republicans’ controversial budget earmark causes party debate
23 April 2024
A move by the Boone County Republicans at a special meeting last week has some party members questioning the leadership’s decision-making, transparency and commitment to party unity. Based on testimonies from attendees to the meeti...

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Say, whatever happened to that bill?
22 April 2024
Some hotly debated bills in the 2024 session flamed out but can be expected to rise from the ashes to return in some form. (Getty Images)FRANKFORT — Kentucky lawmakers filed more than 1,200 bills this session — the most in more than 20 years  â€...

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Governor Andy Beshear vetoes three additional bills following end of legislature’s 2024 regular session
22 April 2024
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Amid the bill signings Gov. Andy Beshear has conducted since the 2024 regular session of the General Assembly adjourned on Monday, April 15, he has also vetoed three measures passed by lawmakers. One of them was Senate ...

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Gov. Beshear to make economic development trip to Germany, Switzerland, promoting state with investors
22 April 2024
Gov. Andy Beshear announced he is taking an economic development trip to further support job growth. Gov. Beshear will travel next week to Germany and Switzerland to meet with leaders at existing Kentucky companies and businesses considering future ...

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy visits Kentucky to tout investment in recycling
22 April 2024
Four projects in Kentucky received funding under the federal Industrial Demonstrations Program.(Giselle Rhoden / LPM)Wieland Copper Recycling in Shelby County hosted U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshe...

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Louisville mayor proposes 21 recipients for $5.3M in opioid funding
22 April 2024
Mayor Craig Greenberg was joined by the Louisville Opioid Settlement Advisory Board and numerous community organization representatives this week to announce recommendations for funding by the second opioid settlement allotment of $5.3 million. LOUI...

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Daniel Cameron back in Kentucky politics? Ex-AG, gov candidate creates PAC
19 April 2024


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Breaking down what passed and failed in the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2024 session
19 April 2024
The Capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Friday April 5, 2024.(Ryan Van Velzer / KPR)The 2024 legislative session of the Kentucky General Assembly came to a close Monday, highlighted by the passage of a 2-year state budget and a sweeping anti...

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As GOP divisions roil Congress, Kentucky legislative leaders maintain control ― mostly
19 April 2024
FRANKFORT — The growing divide in the GOP has made it more difficult to lead on a national level, as evidenced by the ouster of the previous House speaker and the challenges of his predecessor.But in Kentucky, Republican leadership has managed to k...

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Kentucky to use lottery for medical marijuana business licenses. Here's how it will work
19 April 2024
Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Program moved forward Thursday following the announcement of how the state will license marijuana cultivators and dispensaries.Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program Executive Director Sam Flynn said the...

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Prichard Committee applauds Ky education funding progress
19 April 2024
LEXINGTON, Ky — As the 2024 legislative session closes in Kentucky, the Prichard Committee announces its Big Bold Ask achieved 79% of its mission, adding $812 million annually in education funding. In 2019, the Prichard Committee unveiled a six-ye...

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Decision in eligibility challenge against Democratic lawmaker could come next week
18 April 2024
Rep. Nima Kulkarni, D-Louisville, asks a question about House Bill 47, an act related to religious liberty, in a February meeting of the House Judiciary Committee. (LRC Public Information)LOUISVILLE — A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge could ma...

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Utility company clash over energy bill led Frankfort lobbying spenders in March
18 April 2024
Mill Creek Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant in Valley Station. (Ryan Van Velzer / LPM)The biggest lobbying spenders in Frankfort last month were electric utility companies on opposing sides of a bill that would make it harder to transi...

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Kentucky lawmakers pass another medical marijuana bill. We break down what’s in it
18 April 2024


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New voice vs. 35 years in office: Senate Dems' leadership on line in key Louisville race
18 April 2024
State Senate Minority Leader Gerald Neal, the Louisville Democrat who’s been in office since 1989, has plenty in common with Attica Scott, the lone challenger for his seat in the May 21 primary election.Both were raised in the Beecher Terrace housi...

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