Ryan Van Velzer

Among the fees tacked onto your monthly electricity bill, there’s a little-understood charge that allows utilities to automatically pass on the costs they pay for fuels like coal and natural gas.

Kentuckians in the eastern part of the state pay the most for their electricity bills, according to a new energy affordability tool on the Energy and Environment Cabinet website.

Republican leaders of the Kentucky legislature have agreed to a state budget framework that includes raises for state employees, full funding for all-day kindergarten, funding to rehab state parks and money to pay down the state’s pension obligations.

Children accused of violent crimes could be held for up to 48 hours under a bill that passed a state Senate committee on Monday.

More than a hundred banks around the world have committed to divesting from fossil fuel resources to combat the climate crisis as part of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.

Churches, mosques, synagogues and other houses of worship would be able to sue state and local governments for restricting services during states of emergency, under a bill passed by the Kentucky House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Republicans in the Kentucky House unveiled a bill that would reduce and eventually eliminate the state income tax, wiping out a primary source of government revenue.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Thursday the U.S. should maximize sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine and encouraged world leaders to arm Ukrainians and bolster troops in NATO-aligned countries.

Charitable organizations would only be allowed to bail people out of jail for certain charges, under a new proposal advancing in the Kentucky legislature.

Companies like Amazon and Facebook would receive millions of dollars in tax breaks for building data centers in Kentucky under a bill that passed out of a legislative committee on Wednesday.