FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House passed a bill Friday aimed at curbing unruliness on school buses by requiring student and parental bu…
The Republican-led Kentucky House has endorsed increased education spending in its two-year state spending plan.
Last year, lawmakers passed $17.1 million to renovate the old building into a modern, safe juvenile detention center.
The loophole it hopes to address is in what is known as the "Cane Madden" law, and came to light in the case of Gavin Perkins last year.
There are nearly 50 pieces to House Bill 5. One of those pieces would strengthen "shopkeeper's privilege" by allowing business owners to stop someone from stealing.
The political shakeup continues in Frankfort, as more longtime Kentucky lawmakers announce retirements.
By January 2025, at least half of the Metro Council will have turned over since the end of 2022, and the filing deadline for seeking reelection is about a month away.
Kentucky Republican leaders said they don't plan to draft legislation this upcoming session aimed at splitting up Jefferson County Public Schools, rather planning to study the district before deciding how to move forward on a bill.
Engel is one of six members of the 26-seat Metro Council who has served since its creation in 2003.
Since January of this year, more than half a dozen teenagers in Louisville have been charged in homicide investigations.