Apr 09 Kentucky limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor death By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants a year after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. The law Beshear signed Friday is not the total ban many demonstrators called for. Continue reading
Mar 29 Supreme Court agrees to hear bid for new defense of Kentucky abortion law By Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Kentucky’s attorney general, who wants to be allowed to defend a restriction on abortion rights that lower courts had struck down. Continue reading
Feb 25 Kentucky Senate passes bill to restrict no-knock warrants By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Under the bill, no-knock warrants would only be issued if there was "clear and convincing evidence" that the "crime alleged is a crime that would qualify a person, if convicted, as a violent offender."… Continue reading
Jan 21 Kentucky to study warrant process after Breonna Taylor shooting By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Attorney General Daniel Cameron says the Taylor shooting put "significant attention" on the safe execution of search warrants in Kentucky. Continue reading
Dec 04 Council won’t appoint new prosecutor in Breonna Taylor case By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press A council of Kentucky prosecutors says it does not have the legal authority to appoint another special prosecutor in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Sen. Mitch McConnell says courts to ‘decide disputes’ in close election races By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that “claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting.”… Continue reading
Nov 03 Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds his Kentucky seat By Associated Press The 78-year-old McConnell defeated Democrat Amy McGrath, a retired Marine combat pilot who challenged him as a political outsider. McConnell is the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history. Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump wins Kentucky, Biden carries Vermont By Associated Press They are the first two states called in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 02 Breonna Taylor memorial moving to an African American museum By Associated Press The outdoor memorial honoring Taylor with a mural, posters, artwork and other mementos is currently at Jefferson Square Park, the base for months of protests. Continue reading
Oct 27 Voters in some states unable to cast early ballots in person By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press More than 21 million voters across the U.S. have taken advantage of early in-person voting amid record-breaking early turnout, according to Associated Press elections research. Continue reading