Kentucky Public Radio

A bill passed the Kentucky House adding more voter citizenship verification, okaying more partisanship in judicial races and letting federal officeholders show up twice on the ballot.

Details are emerging about six soldiers killed in Kuwait in an Iranian strike. Several Kentucky politicians made misleading statements about their ties to Kentucky.

The proposed constitutional amendment would allow for summaries of future amendments instead of full text if voters approve.

The makeup of the Kentucky Public Service Commission, which regulates utility companies, would change and the governor’s appointment power would be weakened under Senate Bill 8.

Top election officials in both states say they won’t give the federal government state voter rolls. It comes as the Trump administration makes unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud.

Several important pieces of legislation advanced in the Kentucky General Assembly this week, including a $31 billion budget, a wide-ranging Medicaid bill and a new education tax credit.

The two-year budget bill of the Republican supermajority outlining the spending of $31 billion in state tax revenue cleared the Kentucky House and now heads to the Senate.

The latest version of the $31 billion GOP budget bill, which includes more money for education and Medicaid, passed a Kentucky House committee — before the public could read it.

A nationwide push to get immigrants out of jail is finding success in Kentucky.

A bill authorizing a federal tax credit for those who donate to K-12 scholarship funds is moving speedily through the Kentucky legislature.