Shelly Phillips works in an office at the First United Methodist Church in Laramie, Wyoming, and rarely donates to political candidates. But in December, she sent a small donation to David Ermold, who wants to be the next clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, about 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) from where she lives.
Read moreThousands of Kentucky teachers hoisted signs and chanted “we love our children” on Friday as they called on legislators to reject the Republican governor’s vetoes and restore increases in education spending.
Read moreThe Senate on Thursday confirmed two of President Donald Trump’s federal judicial nominees, one to a court in Kansas and another to a court in Kentucky.
Read moreKentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear sued Governor Matt Bevin in an attempt to nullify a pension reform bill that stands to cut benefits for teachers and other public employees, a day after Bevin signed the bill into law.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to a seat shared between two Kentucky federal courts.
Read moreA small San Francisco investment firm claims Kentucky is trying to unlawfully wrest control of funds the firm manages in the state’s troubled public pension system.
Read moreThousands of teachers flocked to the Kentucky Capitol on Monday to protest proposed changes to their pension plans, forcing school districts across the state to close.
Read moreA coalition of Kentucky coal companies sued U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke over the disapproval of state regulations related to protecting water quality at mining sites, claiming it will unfairly increase the amount of money collected to fund the cleanup of abandoned mines.
Read moreA former Kentucky House of Representative clerk claims he was fired after pressing leaders for details about a secret sexual harassment settlement involving the House speaker, while two other state workers say they lost their jobs for complaining about harassment by a Labor Cabinet appointee.
Read moreGovernor Matt Bevin countersued a group of activists opposed to Kentucky’s requirement that people work to receive Medicaid and threatened to halt the state’s expansion of the program under Obamacare unless a court upholds the new rules.
Read moreRepublican leaders, top Democrats and President Donald Trump are all claiming big wins in the $400 billion budget agreement signed into law Friday. But the push to pass the massive legislation underscored enduring divisions within both parties, and those rifts are likely to make the next fight over immigration even more challenging.
Read moreAuthorities are gathering evidence for a grand jury, hoping to discover why the 15-year-old suspect fired into a crowd of his classmates.
Read moreMedicaid beneficiaries at risk of losing their health insurance in Kentucky filed a federal class action Wednesday challenging experimental programs that require low-income people to work.
Read moreA 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside a rural Kentucky high school Tuesday morning, killing two of his classmates, injuring 19 and sending hundreds fleeing for safety.
Read moreU.S. Senator Rand Paul’s longtime neighbor faces federal charges after attacking him last November.
Read moreKentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear claims the state’s finance secretary overstepped his bounds when he ordered a review of Beshear’s contract with outside attorneys to litigate claims against opioid manufacturers.
Read moreKentucky has become the first state to win approval from the Trump administration requiring many of its Medicaid recipients to work to receive coverage.
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