Much of the responsibility for passing Gov. Steve Beshear's casino gambling bill will fall on Senate Democratic Floor Leader R.J. Palmer, who is co-sponsoring the proposal and hopes to deliver all 15 votes from his Democratic caucus.

FRANKFORT — Changes may be coming to Gov. Steve Beshear's proposal for as many as seven casinos in Kentucky.

FRANKFORT — Backed by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers of both chambers of the General Assembly, Gov. Steve Beshear introduced a constitutional amendment to allow casinos. The bill, filed Tuesday by Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, would allow as many as seven casinos — five at horse tracks and two elsewhere.

A group called "Footprints for Peace" is walking all the way from Prestonsburg to Frankfort.

The fifth annual tribute is set for Saturday, Feb. 18.

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. --The 13th annual Big Sandy Women's Business Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center.

Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd not only put on hold the filing deadline for candidates for state House and Senate districts — he effectively shut down the business of the General Assembly.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Police arrested the director of accounting for HealthNet Aeromedical Services Wednesday after they said she embezzled more than $50,000 during a six-month period. Meredith Ann Collier, 41, of Scott Depot, turned herself ...

House Democrats plan to appeal a judge's ruling that declared Kentucky's newly-drawn General Assembly districts unconstitutional.

FRANKFORT — State lawmakers failed to redraw the boundaries of Kentucky's six congressional districts before Tuesday's candidate filing deadline, which means the issue probably will end up in court.