Lawmakers Move Measurers on Taxes and Juvenile Justice in First Week
From LRC Public Information Officer Mike Wynn: The Kentucky General Assembly kicked off the 2023 Regular Session this week by welcoming dozens of new lawmakers into the ranks and moderating the tempo somewhat in a nod to the traditional “short” sessions of the past. But even with the new members and measured pace, legislation on...
Gov. Beshear: Future is Bright
Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, laid out a rosy picture for Kentucky in his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday evening. Pointing to economic development success and record budget surplus, Beshear said he’s looking into the future as we move through some of our toughest days of pandemic recovery, and natural disasters. “In the Book...
Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project Awarded More Than $1.6 Billion in Federal Grants
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 29, 2022) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project was awarded federal funding grants worth more than $1.6 billion, giving the landmark bridge and corridor project the green light to move toward construction....
Senate Democrats Elect Gerald Neal as Minority Floor Leader
In a unanimous vote held on Thursday, Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, was elected Senate Democratic floor leader. Neal will lead the smallest Democratic caucus to date into the upcoming legislative session on Tues. Jan. 3. The 77-year old state Senate Democrat has held elected office in the upper chamber since 1989. Neal replaces state Sen....
House Democratic Caucus elects Rep. Derrick Graham as Leader; Reps. Cherlynn Stevenson and Rachel Roberts as Caucus Chair and Whip
The Kentucky House Democratic Caucus elected a new leadership team on Friday, as they head into the 2023 legislative session with severely diminished numbers. House Democrats have chosen state Rep. Derrick Graham as Caucus Leader, state Representative Cherlynn Stevenson as Caucus Chair and state Representative Rachel Roberts as Caucus Whip. All three were elected without...
KFP Week of Dec. 12 Wrap Up
State Supreme Court Takes a Stand on Charter School Bill With a unanimous decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court has struck down HB 563, or the Education Opportunity Account Program, which the General Assembly passed during the 2021 legislative session. Franklin Circuit Court and now the state Supreme Court have found the law, which could have...
Senate GOP Names Committee Chairs Ahead of Legislative Session
News Release – The 2023 Legislative Session begins on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Before the session’s start, the Senate Majority Caucus announced the chamber’s chairs and vice-chairs of Senate standing committees, statutory committees and budget review subcommittees. Committee assignments are not final until the Senate Committee on Committees makes a formal vote. The Committee on...
The 2022 KFP Power Brokers List
As 2022 comes to a close Kentucky Fried Politics is naming the Frankfort players and power brokers nominated by their peers. The annual Power Brokers list has a new category for emerging power brokers, and returning names from the 2021 list. Nominations for Power Brokers came in many forms this year – emails, texts, and...
House Committee Chairs announced as lawmakers prepare for 2023 Regular Session
News Release – As members of the Kentucky House of Representatives prepare to convene the 2023 Regular Session on January 3, today House Speaker David Osborne and members of House Majority Leadership released an updated list of committee chairs and co-chairs. “This is a tremendously talented group of individuals who are well-prepared to take the...