Kentucky

The Kentucky Kingdom amusement park, which leases its property from the Kentucky State Fair Board, will now be run by the well-seasoned operator of Dollywood.

Monday’s vote was the start of the process of allowing lawmakers to work on the approximately $12 billion state budget in a conference committee.

Both domestic and international travel have been down sharply during the pandemic.

With convention and hotel taxes plummeting, Lexington is financing up to three years of debt service to avoid default and backing the deal with a GO pledge.

The ratings on the Louisville, Kentucky's KFC Yum! Center bonds were lowered to BBB-plus by S&P because of expected operational difficulties.

Public pension plans already received their 2020 funding by the time that the initial economic shock wave of the pandemic occurred.

The Bluegrass State will issue debt for operations and capital needs at the University of Louisville Health Medical Center.

Two baseball stadiums and a basketball arena face cash-flow hits from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Refundings and taxable deals were also up substantially, driving the region to $75 billion of municipal bond volume, up 32.6% from 2018.

Gov. Andy Beshear is calling for a 1.8% increase in state spending for fiscal 2021, a plan that relies on sin taxes and sports betting revenue.