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The Senate scaled back the bill on a razor-thin vote Wednesday night, but action then abruptly halted as the GOP-dominated chamber looked to regroup Thursday.

In a recent TV commercial, Craft said the fight against drug abuse is personal, confiding she's experienced “that empty chair at my table.” She didn't disclose personal details in the widely aired ad.

The Kentucky GOP wants to dig into pandemic-era correspondence received or sent by Beshear and key administration members, looking for any opportunities to inflict damage on education and pandemic management issues that Beshear has championed as governor.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has hired former state representative and U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker for a lead role in efforts to connect state government with community and faith-based groups in policy partnerships.

The Democratic governor aligned himself with public education advocates who contend that the measure should be struck down. The suit — filed late last week in Franklin County Circuit Court — claims the measure would siphon money from school districts in violation of the state constitution.

Kentucky Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft has selected state Sen. Max Wise as her running mate. Craft made the announcement Wednesday evening in Wise’s hometown of Campbellsville.

Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard are searching flooded Appalachian communities for missing people.

A Kentucky judge has struck down a measure that would weaken Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s appointment authority.

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has announced that he’ll enter the 2023 governor’s race.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Republican-backed state law that led Kentucky’s two remaining abortion clinics to halt the procedure.