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    State 

    The executive, judicial, and legislative branches.

     

    Executive Branch

    • Attorney General
      The state's Attorney General protects consumers from crimes of all types.
    • Auditor of Public Accounts
      The Auditor of Public Accounts ensures that public resources are protected to raise the quality of life for all Kentuckians.
    • Department of Agriculture
      The Kentucky Department of Agriculture's site with valuable  information for the future of agriculture in the state
    • Governor of Kentucky
      Contact the Governor, Governor's Web Site, Governor's role, Governor's Cabinet, First Lady
    • Legislative Process
      Learn about the Legislative Branch of Kentucky government.
    • Lieutenant Governor
      Learn more about the Lieutenant Governor and his vision for Kentucky.
    • Secretary of State
      The Department of State is entrusted with filing, maintaining and preserving certain historically significant documents and public records of the Commonwealth and her people.
    • Treasurer
      The treasurer acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer.

    State Cabinets

    • Cabinet for Health and Family Services
      The Cabinet for Health and Family Services provides human services for the citizens of Kentucky. The Cabinet’s services include protection for vulnerable children and adults, child abuse investigations, foster care, adoptions, child support collections, cash assistance, food stamps, disability determinations, and more.
    • Cabinet for Public Protection
      This cabinet protects Kentuckians through education, regulation, and enforcement.
    • Commonwealth Office of Technology
      Our goal is to make state government more streamlined, efficient and accessible and it is the key element in electronic government.
    • Department of Revenue
      This department administers the tax laws of the Commonwealth.
    • Education Cabinet
      The Kentucky Education Cabinet is charged with the mission of preserving Kentucky's heritage, preparing for its future and promoting a statewide culture of lifelong learning.
    • Energy and Environment Cabinet
      We take seriously our role of overseers of how we carefully and thoughtfully address the energy needs of our citizens.
    • Finance and Administration Cabinet
      Some of the duties of this cabinet are policy development, procurement of goods and services, the maintenance of state-owned facilities, and employee training.
    • Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
      The Cabinet's mission is to provide leadership and direction for its departments so that they may carry out their specific services.
       
    • Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
      This website provides extensive information on the programs and services available to businesses including existing businesses, newly locating companies, start-ups, small and minority businesses, and many others.
    • Kentucky Labor Cabinet
      In this website you will be able to find information about the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Program, Employment Standards (Labor Laws), Workers Compensation Programs as well as Labor Management Relations and Mediation.
       
    • Legislative Process
      Learn about the Legislative Branch of Kentucky government.
    • Personnel Cabinet
      The Personnel Cabinet provides services, human resources management and improved administration in the recruitment and retention of a competent workforce.
    • Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
      We hope this site provides the information you need to plan trips in and around the Commonwealth, to conduct meetings and conventions, to determine where you want to start your small business, and where you would like to live or vacation.
    • Transportation Cabinet
      Here you can find important highway information, request a driver's history record, enroll in traffic school and more.

    Legislative Branch

    • County and Commonwealth's Attorneys
      Names and addresses for County and Commonwealth's Attorneys
    • House of Representatives
      The Kentucky House of Representative's members, leaders, and rules can be found here.
    • Kentucky Constitution
      View a topical outline that breaks the Constitution down into ranges of sections by subject area and is linked to that specific range within the complete listing of sections.
    • Kentucky Statutes
      The statutes provided at this Web site are an unofficial posting of the Kentucky Revised Statutes as maintained in the official internal statutory database of the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission.
    • Legislative Committees
      Information on the Kentucky Legislature's standing, joint, statutory, and special committees.
    • Legislative Districts
      Links to maps created by House Bill 1 of the 2002 General Assembly
    • Legislative Process
      Learn about the Legislative Branch of Kentucky government.
    • Legislative Research Commission
      Services that this commission provides include: committee staffing, bill drafting, oversight of the state budget and educational reform, production of educational materials, maintenance of a reference library and Internet site, and the preparation and printing of research reports, informational bulletins and a legislative newspaper.
       
    • Senate
      Learn about the Kentucky Senate's members, leaders, and rules.
    • State Legislature
      Find Your Legislators, Bills, Calendars, Rosters, Statutes

    Judicial Branch

    • Bar Association
      The Kentucky Bar Association is an independent agency of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Its authority to regulate the legal profession in Kentucky is derived from the Kentucky Constitution.
    • Circuit Court
      The Circuit Court is the court of general jurisdiction and hears civil matters involving more than $4,000.00; learn more.
    • Court of Appeals
      The Court of Appeals is exactly what its title implies. Nearly all cases come to it on appeal from a lower court.
    • District Court
      The District Court has limited jurisdiction, which means it hears only certain types of cases. 90% of all Kentuckians involved in court proceedings appear in District Court.
       
       
    • Drug Court
      Since 1993 the Kentucky Drug Court Program has been helping people rid their lives of the influence of drugs.
    • Family Court
      Family Court gives cases involving families and children the highest priority, which means they don't compete with criminal and civil cases for judicial time.
    • Kentucky Court of Justice
      Judicial power of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is vested in one Court of Justice, which is divided into a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals, a trial court of general jurisdiction known as the Circuit Court and a trial court of limited jurisdiction known as the District Court.
       
    • Kentucky Court of Justice Online Resources
      Here you will find online services, links to the State Law Library and research resources and publications for the Kentucky Court of Justice.
    • Legal Definitions
      Here you will find a glossary of legal terms provided by the Kentucky Court of Justice.
    • Legislative Process
      Learn about the Legislative Branch of Kentucky government.
    • Supreme Court
      The Kentucky Supreme Court is the court of last resort and the final interpreter of state law. It hears appeals of decisions from the lower state courts.
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