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....
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...
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...
KY State Senator Named Commissioner for Tennessee Department of Health
UPDATED: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee made an unexpected announcement for many Kentucky political watchers this week as he named Kentucky state Senator Dr. Ralph Alvarado as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), effective January 16. “Dr. Alvarado’s significant clinical and hospital management experience make him well-positioned to lead the Department of Health, and...
Beshear’s Executive Order on Marijuana: a Master-Level Political Maneuver
With the stroke of his pen, the Democratic Governor of Kentucky who is seeking re-election next year has put a handful of his Republican rivals into a box, forcing them to take action against him or concede to his authority. On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear used executive authority to narrowly allow Kentuckians with medical needs...
Greenberg Names Transition Team
News Release: LOUISVILLE – Surrounded by dozens of community, neighborhood, labor and business leaders from across the city, along with several elected officials from both the Democratic and Republican Party, Louisville Mayor Elect Craig Greenberg announced his new transition team Wednesday at the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA on West Broadway. The 58-person team is organized...
Senate GOP Leaderships Stays the Same
Republican majority leaders in the state Senate will stay the same as none of the current team was challenged by other members of their party. Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, remains the Senate President; Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, will remain Senate President Pro Tempore; Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, holds his position as Senate Majority Leader; Sen....
Greenberg Calls on Community to submit ideas and resumes for the incoming Administration
News Release: Mayor-Elect Craig Greenberg announced the launch of www.NewDirectionLouisville.com, a new website for Louisvillians to stay up to date on the transition and submit comments and ideas for the Mayor Elect and his team. Anyone interested in working in the administration is also encouraged to submit their resume and cover letter through the website....