Divya Karthikeyan
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced a slate of juvenile justice measures in a news conference on Thursday that will include pay raises to attract and retain more workers, and protective equipment for youth workers.
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Ryan Quarles, Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner and a Republican candidate for governor, rescheduled his appearance at a Republican event in Bowling Green after revelations that a former Louisville Metro police officer who participated in the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment was also scheduled to speak.
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Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration banned TikTok on state government devices and accounts last week as concerns grow over the app’s risk to national security.
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With a new chief justice and two new members on the seven-person court following last year’s general election, there’s still no clarity over whether the temporary bans on abortion could be lifted or kept in place.
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The deadline has passed for candidates to get into Kentucky’s race for governor this year. Now voters have a clear picture of who’s trying to topple the incumbent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.
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The income tax dropped from 5% to 4.5% this year already and under House Bill 1, the rate would be reduced to 4% beginning in 2024. Republicans have signaled they plan to eliminate the income tax altogether in the future.
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Gov. Andy Beshear delivered his fourth State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday, focusing on economic wins, rebuilding eastern Kentucky after historic flooding and calling on the GOP-led legislature to legalize medical cannabis.
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Republican House Speaker David Osborne said this year’s session would focus less on policymaking and more on tweaks to existing legislation, including another cut to the state’s income tax.
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In November, Gov. Andy Beshear issued an executive order legalizing possession of medical cannabis, as long as a doctor signs off and the plant is legally purchased in another state. The policy took effect on Jan. 1.
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Wheatley, who has been in office since 2019 representing District 65, lost his re-election bid to Republican Stephanie Dietz this year.