Updated: 7:39 AM Towns that want to control land use through zoning against the drilling industry are being pitted against landowners who say state law trumps local authority when it comes to oil and gas development in New York.

Posted: 10:45 AM President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to win the NCAA title.

Updated: 10:23 AM Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is endorsing a path to citizenship for the nation's illegal immigrants, a significant move for a favorite of tea party Republicans who are often seen as hostile to such an approach.

Updated: 12:10 AM The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to a reference to "Almighty God" in Kentucky's homeland security law.

Posted: 10:30 AM Unemployment rates increased in half of U.S. states in January from December, as employers nationwide added the fewest jobs in seven months.

Posted: 7:04 AM The Republican National Committee is endorsing comprehensive immigration reform as part of a multi-step roadmap designed to improve the GOP's brand among minority voters who overwhelmingly backed Democrats last fall.

Posted: 6:22 AM The Executive Branch Ethics Commission has a meeting set for Monday when they could decide whether former University of Kentucky basketball star Richie Farmer violated any of rules when he was state agriculture commissioner.

Posted: 8:22 AM The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday in a case about whether states can force people to prove their U.S. citizenship before registering to vote.

Updated: 10:14 PM Conservative activists have given Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul a narrow victory in a presidential preference poll.

Posted: 10:41 AM The Senate Judiciary Committee has rejected a Republican effort to exempt victims of sexual assault from a proposed assault weapons ban.

Updated: 7:47 PM Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he will lead a trade mission to Canada in June, and that international businesses interested in participating should sign up quickly due to limited spacing.

Posted: 4:41 PM House and Senate negotiators have worked out a tentative agreement on a bill that would strengthen accountability of Kentucky's 1,200-plus taxing districts that collect revenue for a variety of local government entities ranging from fire departments to libraries.

Posted: 4:38 PM U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is expected to get an early start on a re-election campaign by airing his first TV and radio ad on Thursday.

Posted: 4:34 PM Lawmakers are still at odds on how to shore up Kentucky's financially troubled pension plans for state and local government retirees.

Updated: 11:37 AM Gov. Steve Beshear and legislative leaders still have not broken an impasse on how to go about shoring up the financially troubled pension plans for state and local government retirees.

Updated: 9:50 AM Lawmakers were scheduled to reconvene Monday morning in a rush to pass some key measures before time runs out.

Updated: 11:42 PM President Barack Obama says he's reaching out to lawmakers from both parties in hopes of untangling the gridlock that has stymied progress on budget issues in Washington.

Updated: 11:43 PM China's foreign minister has rejected accusations that the country's military was behind massive hacking attacks on U.S. and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet.

Updated: 11:43 PM Colorado's most sweeping gun control package in memory advanced after a marathon 12-hour debate Friday - but it didn't survive intact.

Updated: 9:56 AM The White House says the falling unemployment rate is evidence that the economic recovery is "gaining traction."

Updated: 8:19 AM Government agencies vary widely in how they are dealing with $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect last week.

Updated: 8:20 AM Economists expect government employment figures today to show modest but steady growth for February.

Posted: 6:15 AM A bill is nearing final passage that would strengthen Kentucky's human trafficking law by increasing punishments for offenders and bolstering protections for victims.

Posted: 6:13 AM A bill is headed to Kentucky's governor that would give stronger protections in court to people who claim the government has infringed upon their religious freedom.

Posted: 4:20 PM Kentucky's agriculture commissioner says a legal review reinforces the need for state legislation to regulate industrial hemp if the federal government legalizes the crop.