While much of the legislation we work on in Frankfort is pretty straight-forward, our commonwealth’s obligation to provide education has stirr…
Mid-March is my target date for planting onions and potatoes. I typically manage a mid-March planting, but the condition of the soil is my pri…
While by all accounts the March weather may have come in like a lamb, it roared into the legislature like a lion. Lawmakers continued crafting…
My orders for onion sets and seed potatoes will arrive next week and will be planted once the soil dries a bit; my favorite summer crops that …
Every morning across the Commonwealth, children walk into our schools to engage in one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of manki…
The Kentucky General Assembly has wrapped up the eleventh legislative week of the 2024 Regular Session. The Senate’s budget proposal was outli…
Absolutely nothing says spring more than the distant chorus of spring peepers. There is a wooded stream just off Conner Station that is home t…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Round-baled silage has emerged as a preferred method for preserving high-quality forage in Kentucky, offering numerous advantages for livestoc…
The Kentucky General Assembly reconvened in Frankfort on Tuesday after observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to start the third week of the 20…
Ensuring the people of Kentucky are safe and able to go about their lives without fear of becoming the victims of crime is a fundamental role …
Military Kids Day, the annual event hosted at the Kentucky state Capitol, is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27. Lawmakers are encouraging mil…
Eighteen new specialty license plates are now available for any owner of a non-commercial motor vehicle required to be registered for use on K…
Senator Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, who serves as the Senate Transportation Committee chair, introduced Senate Bill 91 last Monday. The measure w…
Sadly, the issue of school safety came to the forefront after a 15-year-old student at a Kentucky high school opened fire on classmates, takin…
On Monday, America will stand in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001, in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in Ne…
In April, I published a column expressing the importance of practicing safety on our roadways, and that message is always worth repeating. The…
As a member of the General Assembly, I am often asked about our priorities for the upcoming session. While a few bills are drafted to address …
A friend will do his best to prevent you from driving off a cliff. Your enemy will give you directions to the cliff and happily watch you plun…
I was delighted to meet with members of the Home Builders Association of Kentucky (HBAK) as they convened here in the nation’s capital for the…
The Kentucky General Assembly is three weeks into the 2023 Interim Period meetings, and there are many items to update you on. As a reminder, …
Rep. James Tipton of Taylorsville will serve on the Kentucky General Assembly’s School and Campus Safety Task Force, according to an announcem…
Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, has named Senate Transportation Chair Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, to the newly formed Multimodal F…
Reforming the state’s dysfunctional and dangerous juvenile justice system was one of our top priorities going into the 2023 Regular Session. I…
On April 26, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) re-introduced the PRIME (Processing Revival and Int…
Transportation issues go far beyond improving roads, building bridges, and assuring safety for drivers. They affect all aspects of the lives o…
Warmer weather is a welcome sight here in the bluegrass as Kentucky Derby season is upon us, and summer is right around the corner.
You have to work with what you have. You have to play the hand you have been dealt. You have to make the best of your circumstances. Complaini…