Updated: 05/24/2013 - Democratic state Rep. Derrick Graham has been named chairman of the House Education Committee.

Updated: 05/24/2013 - A south-central Kentucky city is hoping to capture methane gas from a regional landfill and turn it into electricity.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - The U.S. Department of Energy has rejected a proposal that would have extended operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

Posted: 05/23/2013 - A company that sent layoff notices to about 260 workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant says it will delay implementing them for at least 30 days.

Updated: 05/23/2013 - The tea party has won the first round in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear set up last year by executive order.

Updated: 05/22/2013 - Governor Steve Beshear has ordered flags at all state office buildings to be lowered to half-staff as a show of respect for the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes.

Updated: 05/22/2013 - The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage will worsen the state's shortage of physicians.

Posted: 05/22/2013 - A state report shows the number of coal jobs in Kentucky has dwindled to its lowest point since 1950.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - The U.S. House has passed legislation that would put a two-year moratorium on an Army Corps of Engineers plan to erect barriers to prevent people from fishing below dams on the Cumberland River.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - A former gubernatorial aide to three governors will take over as tourism secretary on June 1.