FRANKFORT, KY—Weeks after the federal government raised the minimum age to buy cigarettes and vaping products to 21, the Kentucky House budget committee has voted to place a 25-percent excise tax on vaping products in the state.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root reports that the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, in keeping pace with it's ever growing and changing needs, has promoted 4 deputies within the agency.

FRANKFORT, KY (February 3-7, 2020) -- Proposals concerning the wellbeing of children are often high-priority items in the General Assembly. Hundreds of measures aimed at improving the lives of young Kentuckians have come before lawmakers in recent years, including last year’s sweeping school safety legislation designed to make sure children are safe while learning.

FRANKFORT, KY — Kentuckians seeking help to pay for college or technical training can take advantage of student aid programs administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA).

PHOTO: Gun control concept / Young armed man holds pistol in hand in public place near high school.

FRANKFORT, KY—Armed school resource officers would be required on public school campuses statewide under a Senate bill that received final passage Friday in the Kentucky House.