Posted: 4:07 PM Democratic state Rep. Derrick Graham has been named chairman of the House Education Committee.

Updated: 7:02 PM Democrat Martha Shoffner resigned effective Tuesday from the office she has held since 2007 and was re-elected to in 2010.

Posted: 3:56 PM Kentucky is dealing with huge declines in revenue from key tax sources despite a rebounding national economy.

Updated: 4:08 PM Former U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler has a new job some five months after losing his congressional seat in last fall's general election.

Updated: 5:22 PM A prosecutor is objecting to delaying University of Kentucky basketball icon Richie Farmer's federal criminal trial until February.

Updated: 3:29 PM The state is asking for dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear approved last year by executive order.

Posted: 3:31 PM Most of Kentucky's federal delegation signed a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration seeking clarification on the industrial hemp issue.

Updated: 4:38 PM FRANKFORT, KY (AP) -- Owsley County Clerk Sid Gabbard has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in a deal that requires him to resign immediately and pay more than $61,000 in restitution to the state.

Updated: 4:02 PM Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is still wrestling with the idea of seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in next year's election.

Updated: 5:46 PM The Obama administration has indicated it plans to build a criminal case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who remains in serious condition in a hospital

Updated: 3:53 PM LEXINGTON, KY (AP) -- A federal grand jury is looking into possible violation of laws.

Updated: 11:34 PM U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers are praising the Food and Drug Administration's decision requiring generic versions of OxyContin to be tamper-resistant.

Posted: 10:49 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky's General Fund is on pace to meet its tax revenue goals for this fiscal year, despite Kentuckians' cautious spending habits, a state official said Wednesday.

Updated: 10:59 PM The Kentucky State Police are working a burglary in which they need your help in identifying two men.

Updated: 5:53 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A tea party activist has filed a lawsuit in Frankfort, challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange Gov. Steve Beshear approved last year by executive order.

Posted: 3:14 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear has until Saturday to sign or veto a bill that would open the door to industrial hemp farming in Kentucky. So far, he hasn't said what he'll do.

Posted: 4:35 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on a proposal intended to restore solvency to Kentucky's pension plans for government retirees.

Updated: 2:47 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear has signed a bill that will strengthen Kentucky's human trafficking law by increasing punishments for offenders and bolstering protections for victims

Updated: 3:05 PM RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) -- State senator to consider anti-bullying bill initiated by Madison Middle School.

Updated: 7:06 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear is being pressured from both sides of a controversial bill that would strengthen legal protections for religious freedom in Kentucky.

Updated: 3:46 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The General Assembly is sending Gov. Steve Beshear a bill that would strengthen Kentucky's human trafficking law, by increasing punishments for offenders and bolstering protections for victims.

Updated: 9:44 PM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea says it will retaliate with "crushing strikes" if enemies intrude into its territory.

Updated: 4:23 PM WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Brennan has won Senate confirmation to head the CIA, after a late struggle that had more to do with presidential power to order drone strikes, than with the nominee's credentials to lead the spy agency.

Updated: 2:37 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A House committee has passed a bill that would exempt a Christians-only health care ministry from insurance regulations.

Posted: 3:06 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-led Senate have passed differing versions of legislation aimed at restoring solvency to the pension system, which has a $33 billion unfunded liability.