In 2024, Kentucky had $46.7 billion in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

Team Kentucky has unveiled its 2026-2027 highway map featuring attractions across the state.

Kentucky officials have launched an awareness campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April with increased enforcement efforts planned statewide.

In 2024, Kentucky collected a total of $17.2 billion in state taxes, with $570.5 million coming from license taxes—a decrease of 5.1% compared to the previous year.

Senator Mitch McConnell released a statement welcoming increased funding in President Biden’s fiscal year 2027 defense budget proposal. McConnell highlighted ongoing needs due to global conflicts and called for reliable annual investments alongside possible supplemental funding requests.

Four people have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges following an extensive investigation involving several law enforcement agencies across Kentucky and Louisiana. Large amounts of illegal drugs were seized before reaching communities around Paducah according to officials who emphasized…

Individual income taxes in Kentucky reached $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

A Lexington man has been convicted on charges related to healthcare fraud and illegal kickbacks involving a local sober home company. Prosecutors say Dashawn Dawkins received tens of thousands in illicit payments while causing millions in losses to Medicaid and…

Vicki Allred from Science Hill has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine while possessing firearms. Law enforcement recovered large quantities of drugs and several weapons during their investigation.

Jimmy Barrett has been sentenced to over eighteen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking more than six pounds of methamphetamine following a police chase through Laurel County. Authorities say he intended to distribute the drugs locally upon…

Kentucky collected $80.7 million in public utilities sales taxes in 2024, an increase of 3.3% from the previous year.

Kentucky has introduced an online option for renewing boat registrations starting April 1.

Senators Mitch McConnell and Chris Coons released a joint statement reaffirming U.S. support for NATO on April 1. They highlighted decades-long cooperation within NATO while addressing its significance for national security.

Public pension funds in Kentucky received $4.5 billion in contributions in 2024, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

A Lexington man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after defrauding a charity using identities accessed through his job at a funeral home. Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr.’s scheme netted almost $12,000 through falsified documents submitted over more…

A Lexington man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after defrauding a charity using identities accessed through his job at a funeral home. Ronald Jerome Woolfolk Jr.’s scheme netted almost $12,000 through falsified documents submitted over more…

A Crescent Springs man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing firearms as a convicted felon after police discovered weapons during a search of his home last year. Authorities say Quenton Abell also engaged in drug-related…

A measure expanding Food is Medicine initiatives has moved forward in the Kentucky State Senate.

A new fast-charging electric vehicle station has opened at Casey’s Store in Glasgow as part of Kentucky’s ongoing expansion of its EV infrastructure network.

Hay is a significant part of Kentucky agriculture, ranking sixth among commodities with over $326 million generated in 2022.