There are 13 Louisville Metro Council seats at stake this year in a primary that could be the last of its kind.
Kentucky lawmakers eye street camping ban in crime plan as advocates push for homelessness solutions
A wide-ranging proposal attacking crime in Kentucky would ban 'street camping' on public and other land. A draft of the legislation is expected next month before state lawmakers start meeting in January.
Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent traveled to Frankfort on Tuesday to give lawmakers a presentation on the future of the state's largest school district.
Lawmakers in Kentucky are pushing a bill that could eliminate the statute of limitations for victims of sexual assault to come forward.
House Bill 162 would prohibit all licensed mental health providers from engaging in any practices that purport to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Two dozen states do not charge sales tax on items like tampons and sanitary napkins.
The bill is named after Christopher McKinney, who died after an altercation with a bouncer at Nowhere Bar on Bardstown Road last year.
A bill filed this week in the General Assembly seeks to prepare Kentucky for the change, creating a fee on cell phone users to pay for the new line and establishing a state board to oversee it.
The bipartisan measure heads to the Senate after clearing the House on a 94-0 vote.
Only 21 Kentucky cities, including Louisville, have a fairness ordinance on the books, and the Fairness Campaign has been pushing to take the protections statewide.