2023 General Assembly

On Tuesday, voters will pare down a 12-candidate field for the Republican nomination for governor. A contentious and expensive primary season is coming to an end as GOP voters choose who they think is most capable of unseating Democratic Governor Andy Beshear in November. It’s a job Republicans have struggled to hold, despite a strong showing in other races.

The top Republicans running for Kentucky governor are rejecting the need for more gun control, despite last week’s mass shooting a Louisville bank. The GOP candidates say the answer to reducing gun violence involves mental health and morality.

Opponents of the new law say local communities will be impacted by the loss of revenue generated by the tax that helps fund essential services. They've also criticized industry officials for asking for a tax break while reporting historic growth and revenue.

Kentucky's legislature voted to completely phase out the property tax on the value of barrels of aging spirits. The action — taken in the final hours of this year's session — was toasted by the booming bourbon industry but left a bitter taste among some local leaders whose communities rely on the tax money.

GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

It might be one of the most restrictive cannabis policies in the nation, but Kentucky is poised to allow people with some medical ailments to use pot. They just won’t be able to smoke it. And it won’t go into effect until 2025.

Gov. Andy Beshear has indicated he will sign House Bill 551, which passed on the last day of the state legislative session.

It’s easy to override a governor’s veto in Kentucky – it only takes a majority vote in each legislative chamber. And Republican lawmakers once again flexed their control of the statehouse, where they hold 80% of seats in both the House and the Senate, overriding vetoes with little trouble as Democrats voiced opposition.

Senate Bill 150 bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids in Kentucky and restricts which bathrooms those students can use in public schools.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has allowed a bill criticized as a “book-banning” measure to become law without his signature.