Monday, January 27, 2014

Day Fourteen of KY's 2014 Session In Review

The House passed HB 98 by a 91 – 0 vote. HB 98 would allow school staff members to volunteer to be trained to give insulin so there is always someone there to help students, even when a school nurse cannot be. It would also allow students who are mature enough to do so to independently self-manage their diabetes at school. The Senate did not consider any bills on the floor today.
The Cabinet for Health & Family Services gave a budget overview to the Budget Review Subcommittee on Human Resources on Monday. They made three presentations. Here are the links to the PDF’s that Cabinet presented on Monday.
CHFS 2014 – 2016 BUDGET OVERVIEWCHFS GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTAGED & INDEPENDENT LIVING OVERVIEW
Tuesday, January 28th at 4:00 pm is the filing deadline. Rep. Jimmie Lee drew two opponents on Monday. The primary rematch will be a familiar one for Rep. Lee. He’ll be taking on Glenn Fonda for the sixth time since 2006. Rep. Lee’s republican opponent, Jim DuPlessis will be running for his first elected position. Mr. DuPlessis says he is in favor of a right to work law in Kentucky. Click here to see an up to date list of the candidates that have filed so far.

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    LINKS TO SOME OF TODAY’s HEADLINES:

     UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Tuesday, January 28, 2014
    8:30am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
    Agenda: Bills for consideration: HB 211, HB 212 and HJR 48, Consideration of Administrative Regulations
    10:00am, Annex Room 154
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE
    10:00am, Annex Room 169
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LICENSING, OCCUPATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 29, SB 41, SB 60 and SB 63
    11:30am, Annex Room 131
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 78, Update on the Kentucky Access Program: Carrie Banahan, Executive Director, Cabinet for Health and Family Services
    Noon, Annex Room 125
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY
    Agenda: Department of Public Advocacy, Presenter: Ed Monahan, Public Advocate
    2:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes (Orders of the Day)
    2:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)

    SOME OF THE LATEST POLITICAL STORIES:


    With a message of change and an emphasis on jobs, Jim DuPlessis hopes to unseat a senior member of the state House of Representatives this fall. DuPlessis, who was a student at the University of Kentucky when Jimmie Lee first won the 25th District House seat in 1992, filed as a Republican candidate Monday in Frankfort. He hopes to be part of a GOP movement to “flip the House,” meaning Republicans would capture a majority of the seats. Continue Reading at the source
    Kentucky’s former commissioner of Fish and Wildlife Resources faces nine counts of ethics violations for allegedly abusing his office from 2006 to 2013.Click to Continue » [...]
    Tue, Jan 28, 2014 12:06:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

    Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and his wife, Jane, will sit with first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday night as President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress and the nation…Click to Continue » [...]
    Tue, Jan 28, 2014 5:01:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

    Just one day left before the deadline to file for office as a Republican or Democrat and just about every lawmaker has either filed to run or announced that they are retiring. Four members of the state Senate — two Republicans, a Democrat and the body’s sole independent — won’t be back when the legislature reconvenes next January because they aren’t running again. Four Republican members of the House and two Democratic members aren’t trying to come back to the lower chamber — but two of the Republicans are trying to return to the legislature but in the State Senate. But the vast [...]
    Mon, Jan 27, 2014 11:08:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    Ahead of filing deadline, Republicans are bullish about retaking the House    Jan 27, 2014 10:44 pm    As of Monday afternoon, just less than 600 people had filed to run for office in Kentucky, and, if tradition holds, Tuesday’s 4 p.m. candidate filing deadline will bring with…Continue reading at the source

    House Budget Review Starts This Week  The Kentucky House will begin work to break down Governor Beshear’s budget this week. Budget Committee Chair Rick Rand says some subcommittees may begin their review in the next few days. The governor’s spending plan includes a two and a half percent cut in funding for higher education. Chairman Rand admits that proposal has already generated some discussion. “I think just talking to members and what their concerns are. I mean they’re concerned about higher education and the cuts they’re taking. That’s one thing I’ve heard from our members, so we’ll probably be taking a look at that,” said Rand.  Jan 27, 2014 10:24 pm Continue reading at the source.

    Kentucky Democratic Congressman John Yarmuth is hoping President Obama’s State of the Union address focuses on economic fairness rather than executive power.The president is set to deliver his fifth address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.Supporters are hoping the speech can revive the administration’s second-term agenda as Obama faces near record-low approval ratings and gridlock in Washington. [...]
    Mon, Jan 27, 2014 10:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    Kentucky’s emergency rooms rank among the worst in the nation but health officials say it’s policy, not patient care, that accounts for the low score.Click to Continue » [...]
    Mon, Jan 27, 2014 6:04:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday reiterated previous criticism he has leveled at former President Bill Clinton, saying the Monica Lewinsky scandal amounted to “predatory behavior.” Paul and his wife, Kelley, attacked Clinton in a Vogue magazine interview last October, saying the ex-chief executive’s behavior could hurt a Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016. Paul is considering a run for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016. Paul’s latest remarks came Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press with David Gregory,” after he was asked a question about Democratic charges of a GOP “war on women.” “The exchange…was a reminder for Hillary Clinton, if [...]

    our years ago, Greg Fischer was clawing his way through a crowded Democratic field toward a narrow victory over Republican Hal Heiner in the Louisville mayor’s race. [...]
    Tue, Jan 28, 2014 1:02:16 AM, Continue reading at the source
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