Kentucky House GOP budget takes aim at executive branch spending

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 1,280

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago


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The state executive branch would have to significantly cut spending for a number of expenses, including in-state and out-of-state travel, under a “bare bones” budget bill for the state executive branch filed this week by a key Republican committee chair.

Rep. Jason Petrie, R-Elkton, the chair of the Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, told fellow lawmakers Tuesday afternoon that budgetary bills were “scaled back” and just the starting point in the budget process, …

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