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The language of a bill was changed entirely to ban the sale of all hemp-derived beverages in Kentucky, and is now set for a quick vote in committee.

A veteran-owned business based in Jeffersontown had all of its federal contracts with Veterans Affairs abruptly canceled, which it says will hurt oversight and services.

University of Louisville President Kim Schatzel said the hiring freeze stemmed from the potential impact of recent attempts to cut university research funding.

Mitch McConnell announced his decision not to run for an eighth term to the U.S. Senate in a speech on the floor of the chamber Thursday.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has joined 23 Democratic attorneys general who are suing the Trump administration over its federal funding freeze.

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence on a nearly party-line vote, with Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky being the only Republican to vote against her.

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said he expects the Trump administration policy will cut tens of millions of dollars annually from its National Institutes of Health funding for research.

The Kentucky Department of Corrections said last month that 67 state inmates are taking hormones to treat gender dysphoria. A Republican priority bill seeks to deny such medication.

Kentucky lawmakers hope to follow Tennessee as the second state to ban what they call “geoengineering” — the theoretical concept to counter climate change that some baselessly claim is already happening as “chemtrails.”

The bill will lower Kentucky’s individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5% in 2026, a move projected to lower state revenue by $718 million annually.

The White House memo ordered federal agencies to pause all grants and loans, creating uncertainty for Kentucky recipients.

Dozens of Kentuckians convicted for crimes committed at the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection received a full pardon from President Donald Trump as one of his first acts in office.

Rep. Savannah Maddox’s measure would end the practice of bills passing into law in Kentucky without the public seeing a fiscal note detailing its estimated impact on the state budget.

The bill to cut Kentucky’s individual income tax rate to 3.5% passed the House with bipartisan support and is expected to clear the Senate next month.

The agreed settlement could end the litigation filed seven years ago, which alleged hedge fund firms and state pension officials mismanaged retirement funds.