House adjourns, 2009 session ends a day early

With several substantial legislative proposals on the table, the 2009 regular session of the General Assembly ended a day early Thursday and set the stage for the possibility of special session this summer.
The early end came after the House voted to adjourn for the session over the objections of some lawmakers and Gov. Steve Beshear, [...]

Chair of western KY caucus makes pitch to use final two days of session

The chairman of the Western Kentucky Caucus has made an appeal to House and Senate members from the region for the final two days of the session to be used to take up remaining legislation, including House Bill 102 and House Bill 229.
“I am writing in hopes to gain your support for HB 102, regarding [...]

Road plan stalls over gas tax freeze

Work to pass a road plan and funding mechanism stalled Friday over a disagreement between House and Senate  leaders about when the legislation should be delivered to Gov. Steve Beshear.
Senate President David Williams said Friday morning during a press conference with House Speaker Greg Stumbo that he wants the governor make any vetoes in the [...]

Senate committee passes road plan, saves vote on tax freeze until later

The Senate Transportation Committee voted this afternoon to send the proposed six-year road plan to the full chamber, but delayed action on a proposal to freeze the state’s motor fuels tax.
House Bill 330, which lays out transportation spending for this fiscal year and the next, along with House Joint Resolution 105, which sets project funding [...]

Road plan still receiving scrutiny in the Senate

Lawmakers are continuing to work on the state’s road plan passed by the House last week, with a Senate Transportation Committee meeting this morning coming and going without  the measure being called for a vote.
Sen. Ernie Harris, a Crestwood Republican and the committee’s chair, said some minor projects omitted from House Bill 330 were being [...]

Committee vote on road plan, gas tax freeze to come this afternoon

The House Appropriations and Revenue Committee will vote this afternoon on a $1.2 billion road plan that has been crafted by House and Senate leaders over the past three weeks along with a proposal to freeze the state’s motor fuels tax.
The tax freeze will allow the state to borrow about $400 million to help fund [...]

House panel passes bill creating funding mechanism for transportation mega projects

A proposal to create local transportation infrastructure authorities to issue bonds and levy tolls for the state’s largest transportation projects moved forward Thursday, though some raised concerns that the legislation was being moved too late in the session.
With just nine working days left in this year’s legislative session, the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee signed [...]

Road plan likely not to be released until Thursday

The road plan that has been worked on by House and Senate leaders over the past three weeks likely won’t be presented to lawmakers until Thursday.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo said after the House adjourned this afternoon that the changes made to the plan by Senate leaders are still being reviewed by House leaders and a [...]

Senate president: Road plan expected tomorrow

Senate President David Williams told reporters this afternoon that he expects the road plan that House and Senate leaders have been working on for more than two weeks to be presented Wednesday.
“We’re getting very near,” Williams said. “We met with the House today and we’ve got a few adjustments, but we’re getting very near.”
The plan [...]

Consensus on road plan likely not to come until next week

Despite earlier optimism that an agreed-upon road plan would be completed by the end of this week, work will continue over the weekend by House and Senate leaders to try to iron out a compromise. 
“We have no agreement at this particular juncture,” Senate President David Williams said Friday morning during a press conference with House [...]