As Gas Prices Skyrocket One Candidate for Governor Has His Name on the Pump
With gas prices hitting record highs around the country all are feeling the pain at the pump, but in Kentucky, every pump carries an inspection sticker bearing the name of one of the GOP candidates for governor. Do not remove, the sticker reads in all capital letters next to the inspection year, a state outline,...
Here’s Who is Serving on Gov. Beshear’s Cannabis Committee
On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear made his first steps towards allowing medical cannabis in the Commonwealth by seating an advisory committee. After the General Assembly failed to pass a medical marijuana bill in the legislative session, Beshear promised to take action on the issue that polls incredibly well with Kentuckians. Through an executive order, the Governor...
Gov. Beshear Files Emergency Order to Freeze Gas Tax
Gov. Andy Beshear has filed an emergency order effectively freezing Kentucky’s gas tax – preventing a 2-cent increase per gallon that would have taken effect July 1. The current tax rate of 26 cents was set to increase under a regulatory trigger, resulting in a price hike on both regular and diesel fuel. Beshear asked...
McConnell Heads Home After Visit to Ukraine, Sweden & Finland
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is homeward bound after a visit with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv and diplomats from two nations that wish to join NATO, Sweden and Finland. The Kentucky Republican senator led a delegation from the U.S. Senate that included Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and John Cornyn, R-Texas,...
Donald Trump Endorses Congressman Thomas Massie in Re-Election Bid
Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie as he faces multiple GOP challengers in the May 17 primary. “Congressman Thomas Massie is a Conservative Warrior for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District! An MIT graduate and a first-rate Defender of the Constitution, Thomas fights hard to Protect your Liberties, especially the First and...
WSJ Praises GOP Income Tax Cut, Says Dems ‘Could Regret’ Being Against Plan
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board is praising the Kentucky General Assembly for a “tax-cut turnaround.” GOP-led lawmakers passed legislation this session that would incrementally reduce the income taxes in the state. The move drew Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto, but Republican supermajorities overrode the veto, making the legislation law. In the editorial, the Wall Street...
Legislators Adjourn 2022 Session After Final Two Days of Overriding Vetoes and Passing Bills
From LRC Public Information Officer Mike Wynn FRANKFORT – It wasn’t until 1992 that a constitutional amendment removed the lieutenant governor as head of the Kentucky Senate and made the General Assembly a fully independent branch of state government. Since then, few legislative sessions have demonstrated that independence more than the one that concluded this...
Republican Supermajorities Override Beshear Vetoes
News Release from the Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT— The Kentucky General Assembly spent the second to last day of the 2022 legislative session overriding gubernatorial vetoes related to the state budget, taxes, education and more. Lawmakers voted to override 17 of Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes on the executive branch budget for the next biennium outlined...
What it Means to ‘Move the Clincher’
FRANKFORT – There are a lot of interesting phrases that get tossed around the state Capitol during legislative sessions, and not just the curse words in the halls when bills fail to get a vote. One of the phrases is a motion that is made following a vote on a bill that has passed, the...