As the Senate eagerly awaits a budget proposal from the House of Representatives, we are busy passing bills both out of committee and through the Senate to send to our House colleagues during the eighth week of the 2016 Kentucky General Assembly.   We welcomed a special guest to the Capitol this week, Stanford University … Continued

Heated floor speeches, huge committee hearings and the observance of Presidents’ Day highlighted the seventh week of the 2016 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. As we have passed the halfway point of this session, the countdown begins as we in the Senate anticipate the forthcoming 2016-2018 budget bill from the House of Representatives. There … Continued

A Hollywood actress, numerous rallies, and winter weather were among the highlights of a busy sixth week of Session in the Kentucky General Assembly. Between a wide variety of guests, packed committee meetings, and plenty of bills passing – it was another productive week in Frankfort. The national organization Save the Children, which promotes early … Continued

The fifth week of the 2016 Legislative Session in Frankfort was historic in many ways. Governor Matt Bevin signed his first legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 4. We also said goodbye to former State Senator and civil rights activist Georgia Davis Powers. Senate Bill 4 was the first pro-life bill to pass both chambers in over … Continued