Update: Chief Justice Won't Remove Judge In Pension Case
4:11 p.m. Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. has denied a request by Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to disqualify a judge from ruling on a lawsuit challenging the legality of a bill that overhauls...
View ArticleBevin's Pension Plan Would Require More Funding Than Proposed Budget
Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposal for how the state should spend money over the next two years would make steep cuts and set aside more money than ever before for the ailing pension systems. But even more...
View ArticleLegislative Leaders Still Unsure of Pension Consideration
Monday will mark the beginning of the fourth week of the 2018 Kentucky General Assembly. Lawmakers will return next week, still not sure when they will be voting on what legislative leaders say is one...
View ArticleKentucky AG Office Rules Bevin Must Release Pension Analysis
Kentucky Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear's office has ruled that Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's administration should release to the public a document showing how much Bevin's pension reform...
View ArticleDemocrats Respond to Letter Asking Lawmakers to Move to 401K Style Pensions
The Kentucky Democratic Party is denouncing a letter sent to state lawmakers that suggests pensions for teachers and other public sector employees are too generous.
View ArticlePension Bill Won't Include Mandatory 401(k)-Style Plan
The Kentucky Senate's top Republican leader says a forthcoming bill to overhaul one of the country's worst-funded public pension systems will not include a mandatory move to a 401(k)-style plan.
View ArticleKentucky Senate Plans For Pension Vote By Next Week
Republican leaders in the Kentucky state Senate say they hope to vote on a sweeping overhaul of public teacher pensions by the end of next week.
View ArticleAG Warns Proposed Pension Overhaul Wouldn't Hold Up In Court
Kentucky's attorney general says a public pension overhaul proposed by Republican lawmakers would not withstand court challenges likely to follow if the measure becomes law.
View ArticleBill Cutting Teacher Benefits Advances In Kentucky
A bill cutting benefits for retired public school teachers has cleared a key hurdle in the Kentucky legislature despite protests from educators chanting "vote them out!"
View ArticleKentucky Pension Vote Uncertain As Teachers Protest
With hundreds of chanting teachers packing Kentucky's Capitol, a vote on a bill that would cut retirement benefits for one of the nation's worst-funded public pension plans seems uncertain.
View ArticleNo Vote On Pension Bill As Teachers, State Workers Protest
After teachers and other public workers descended on the state Capitol Friday to protest a bill overhauling Kentucky’s pension systems, the state Senate decided to not take a vote on the measure.
View ArticleKentucky Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Pension Overhaul
After weeks of saying that a proposal to fix retirement benefits for state workers was likely dead, on Thursday Republican leaders of the Kentucky legislature quickly passed a bill overhauling the...
View ArticleBeshear: Wastewater Bill Including Pension Reform “Government At Its Worst"
Democratic Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear called the latest Republican-led effort to overhaul the pension system through an amended wastewater bill “government at its worst.”
View ArticleKentucky Teachers Storm Capitol To Protest Passage Of Pension Bill
Teachers from around Kentucky descended on Frankfort Friday morning to protest a surprise pension bill that was rushed through the state legislature the day before .
View ArticleKentucky Teacher Rally Planned as Lawmakers Mull Budget
Kentucky teachers plan another round of protests at the state Capitol as lawmakers meet to address a state budget.
View ArticleAmid Teacher Protests, KY Governor Signs Pension Bill
Kentucky's Republican governor has signed a bill into law that makes changes to the state's troubled public pension systems over the loud objections of the state's teachers.
View ArticleJudge Denies Request To Remove AG From Pension Challenge
A judge has denied a request to have Kentucky's attorney general disqualified from taking part in a lawsuit challenging a new law making changes to the state's pension system.
View ArticleUpdate: Chief Justice Won't Remove Judge In Pension Case
4:11 p.m. Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. has denied a request by Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to disqualify a judge from ruling on a lawsuit challenging the legality of a bill that overhauls...
View ArticleJudge Denies Bevin's Request To Amend Ruling Against Pension Bill
A judge has denied Gov. Matt Bevin’s request to reconsider a ruling that struck down changes to Kentucky's pension system , which were originally set to go into effect this weekend.
View ArticleTeachers Question Gov. Bevin On Tax Breaks For Corporations To Fund Pensions,...
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin addressed a packed room at Murray City Hall on Friday. He fielded questions from attendees that ranged from alternative fixes for the state’s ailing pension system to his...
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