Kentucky Edition

March 26, 2026

Lawmakers move to strengthen Kentucky’s child-marriage laws, limit a governor’s pardoning powers, and support the state’s only publicly-funded HBCU. Bills on student violence against school staff and on advancing nuclear energy win final passage. Plus, the first TV ad airs in Kentucky’s Sixth District race for U.S. House.

March 25, 2026

Lawmakers advance legislation aimed at strengthening Kentucky's only publicly-funded HBCU, a bill limiting how an administration spends and hires in the days before new officers take over clears a committee, ignoring a school bus stop arm could soon come with a $300 penalty, and a local program is keeping the tradition of Kentucky Country Ham alive.

March 24, 2026

A judge sentences former Gov. Matt Bevin to 60 days in jail, lawmakers look to end Kentucky's "orphan tax," a new report from Kentucky's Auditor is critical of the executive branch, Gov. Beshear says it would be "dangerous" for Vice President J.D. Vance to run for President, and a life science research space in Northern Kentucky welcomes its first international company.

March 23, 2026

A Kentucky soldier killed in the war with Iran is laid to rest, state lawmakers advance a bill that could overhaul the school boards of Kentucky's two largest districts, how a partial government shutdown is impacting Kentucky airports, Toyota makes another big investment in Kentucky, and how Lexington is working to help pay off medical debt for many in the community.

March 20, 2026

The House votes to impeach a sitting Fayette County judge, a judge finds former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin in contempt of court, a bill that could shield pesticide manufactures from certain lawsuits is headed to the governor's desk, and federal prosecutors seek to dismiss charges against two officers involved in the deadly police shooting of Breonna Taylor.