<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/4/senate-bill-185-legislative-update.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>04/01/2026</pubDate><title>Senate Bill 185 Legislative Update</title><author/><summary>Senate Bill 185 moved forward today in the legislative process with several significant and meaningful updates in the House.</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/Office%20of%20the%20President%20graphic2.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Dear Thorobred Supporters,Senate Bill 185 moved forward today in the legislative process with several significant and meaningful updates in the House. Most importantly, the revised language explicitly preserves Kentucky State University’s identity as a four-year institution, an 1890 land-grant university, and the Commonwealth’s only public HBCU, while also strengthening student access pathways and maintaining key elements of campus life. Kentu...</description></item>