GOP lawmakers pass bills to weaken KY worker safety standards at request of employers
House Bill 196 involves first aid required at coal mines; House Bill 398 relates to state workplace safety standards.
Congress averts a shutdown — but Democratic divisions ensue: 5 takeaways
The Senate approved a House GOP-crafted spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline Friday evening, capping off the first funding fight of President Trump’s second term — a saga that ripped ...
Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...
Senate confirms Trump labor pick Lori Chavez-DeRemer — as one more Cabinet confirmation looms
The Senate confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in a bipartisan vote Monday, all but finalizing ...
Kentucky passes bill banning DEI at public universities, sends it to Beshear
A bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities has passed out of the House and Senate.
House GOP passes spending bill, sending plan to avert government shutdown to Senate
The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...
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Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has also opposed the ... In a statement after the lower chamber passed the funding bill, Johnson said it was “decision time for Senate Democrats: Cast a vote to keep the ...
House Republicans pass bill to avert government shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a funding bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up the measure for ...
Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.