Updated: 4:54 PM Gov. Steve Beshear says disagreement among gambling advocates has made it unlikely the Legislature can pass a constitutional amendment on casinos this year

Updated: 3:17 PM House Speaker Greg Stumbo unveiled legislation Tuesday, intended to create more accountability for the special taxing districts that spend some $2.7 billion a year to operate everything from rural fire departments to libraries.

Updated: 10:27 PM U.S. Senator Rand Paul stopped by our studio Wednesday night with an alternative for schools that can't afford armed guards.

Updated: 6:13 PM Sen. Rand Paul: "I've said there's one condition I would vote to raise the debt ceiling..."

Posted: 9:34 PM Republican U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district, was sworn in for a third term by Speaker John Boehner Thursday.

Updated: 3:39 PM U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, a key negotiator in fiscal cliff talks, has come under attack from groups back home, who brand him as an obstructionist whose strategy has benefited many of his campaign donors.

Updated: 3:22 PM Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has stepped up the fight against synthetic drugs, by signing emergency regulations banning newly identified forms of synthetic marijuana.

Posted: 9:48 PM Monday State Rep. Richard Henderson, D-Mount Sterling, said he will form a task force to look into the matter.

Posted: 4:04 PM Legislation would force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release water from the Missouri River, to raise the water level on the Mississippi, where drought conditions could soon halt barge traffic.

Updated: 11:01 PM U.S. Senator Jim DeMint shocked Washington on Thursday, when he said he would step down on January 1 to join the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

Updated: 5:42 PM Judd, a former Kentucky resident now living in Tennessee, hasn't ruled out a run. But neither has she said anything to suggest that she would enter the race.

Posted: 10:53 PM Barb Sanders, a leader of the anti-tax group in Pulaski County, said in a statement that the petition drive may be unnecessary now that lawmakers are drafting legislation to hold special taxing districts accountable.

Posted: 9:12 PM U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers has been re-elected to a second term as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations.

Posted: 4:35 PM House Speaker Greg Stumbo says he won't support an increase in higher education funding until the University of Pikeville is a state school.

Updated: 4:26 PM The election was triggered by the resignation earlier this month of longtime Senate President David Williams, who gave up his Senate seat to accept a judicial appointment in southern Kentucky.

Updated: 9:20 AM The run for the White House in 2016 could be starting earlier than ever.

Posted: 4:42 PM U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has told ABC News he's interested in running for president in 2016. But the tea party darling from Bowling Green said he's not ready yet to make the decision.

Posted: 3:14 PM Gov. Steve Beshear says Driskell's "vast experience in handling financial management issues" will be beneficial, as his administration implements the current budget and drafts future ones.

Posted: 3:57 PM Democrats and Republicans have nominated candidates to run for an open Senate seat in southern Kentucky.

Updated: 6:09 PM Democratic Sen. Joey Pendleton still trails his opponent by 297 votes.

Posted: 9:49 PM Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer says passing hemp legislation will be his top priority in the next session of the state General Assembly.

Updated: 9:28 PM Senator Rand Paul, Vote Hemp, and Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, team up to revive the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission and re-commercialize hemp in the United States.

Updated: 3:34 PM Two potential candidates have already announced they will seek the Republican nomination for the seat left vacant when David Williams accepted an appointment to become a circuit judge.

Posted: 3:43 PM Gov. Steve Beshear has undergone minor outpatient surgery to repair a detached retina.

Updated: 9:01 AM U.S. Senator Rand Paul stopped by our WBKO-TV studio Monday afternoon.