Sunday, January 26, 2014

Day Thirteen of KY's 2014 Session In Review

Monday’s legislative schedule, links to the most updated bill trackers and some of Kentucky’s political headlines are all in today’s legislative update.

A BRIEF REVIEW: The House passed two bills on Friday. HB129, a bill introduced by Rep. Yonts, relating to fees retained by local government agencies and HB 181, a bill introduced by Rep. McKee relating to eggs, both passed 91 – 0. The Senate did not consider any legislation on the floor Friday.
A BRIEF PREVIEW: The House Budget Review Subcommittees will begin hearings on Monday, with the Human Resource Subcommittee hearing at Noon. The budget and the filing deadline on Tuesday will be the big news of the week.  All 100 members of the House are up for re-election and one half of  the 38 members of the Senate. Thus far 190 people have filed for the 119 seats up for re-election. 93 of the 100 sitting members of the House and 15 incumbent Senators are running. There are four open Senate seats: Senator Bob Leeper (District 2); Senator Jerry Rhoads (District 6); Senator Katie Stine (District 24); and Senator Julie Denton (District 36). Behind the scenes legislators will be sorting through what the budget means for their district and what an opponent might or will mean for them. Tuesday will be full of anticipation. Stay tuned……

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    LINKS TO SOME OF TODAY’s HEADLINES:

     UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Monday, January 27, 2014
    Noon, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
    Agenda: Cabinet for Health and Family Services Overview, Administrative Support, Aging Services, Next meeting date: Wednesday, January 29th 2014- Medicaid Services and Income Support

    Noon, Annex Room 154
    PUBLIC PENSION OVERSIGHT BOARD
    Agenda: Review of Kentucky Retirement Systems Administration and Benefits, Brad Gross, LRC staff, Review of Kentucky Retirement Systems Funding, William Thielen, Executive Director, Kentucky Retirement Systems, Review of 2014 Legislative Proposals


    4:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes (Orders of the Day)
    4:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)

    SOME OF THE LATEST POLITICAL STORIES:


    Voters should consider former President Bill Clinton’s “predatory behavior” against women before buying into the narrative Democrats have “concocted” that Republicans are waging a war on women, U.S. Sen. Rand…Click to Continue » [...]
    Mon, Jan 27, 2014 12:14:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

    By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com Voters should consider former President Bill Clinton’s “predatory behavior” against women before believing the narrative Democrats have “concocted” that Republicans are waging a war on women, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday. “He took advantage of a girl that was 20 years old and an intern in his office,” Paul said on NBC’s Meet the Press, referring to Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. “There is no excuse for that, and that is predatory behavior. It should be something…We shouldn’t want to associate with people who would take advantage of a young girl in his office.” Paul, who some have [...]
    Sun, Jan 26, 2014 11:37:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    Ed Gibson, the father of a diabetic second-grader in Lexington, said he is frustrated that Kentucky regulations and law do not allow school staff other than licensed health professionals to…Click to Continue » [...]
    Sun, Jan 26, 2014 11:28:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    The Kentucky Community and Technical College System hopes to enact the first mandatory student fee in its 17-year history to pay for a proposed $145 million bond issue for construction…Click to Continue » [...]
    Sun, Jan 26, 2014 2:17:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

    WASHINGTON – Kentucky’s senators aren’t taking all of Sunday off. Both Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., are scheduled to be guests on the Sunday political talk shows. McConnell is slated to be on “Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace” to discuss what he expects to hear in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday and to talk about the GOP agenda. Paul is scheduled for two appearances: on NBC’s “Meet the Press with David Gregory” and on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley.” Congress returns to Washington next week after a one-week break. Pin [...]
    Fri, Jan 24, 2014 10:47:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    An overwhelming majority of Kentuckians support the state’s decision to expand Medicaid for low-income residents under the Affordable Care Act, including most self-identified Republicans.That’s according to a new poll released by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky this month, which is the first since the health care rollout began in the state. [...]
    Fri, Jan 24, 2014 9:42:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — State Sen. Reginald Thomas, D-Lexington, wants to make sure candidates in special elections don’t switch political parties at the last minute. Thomas, who was elected in a December special election, faced two challengers who had changed their party registrations in September to enter the contest. After taking office earlier this month, Thomas filed Senate Bill 79, which would require candidates in special elections to run with the same political affiliation they had on the preceding Jan. 1. A similar rule already exists for November general elections. Thomas, an attorney and Kentucky State University professor, said Friday that his proposed [...]
    Fri, Jan 24, 2014 7:44:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    By John Cheves jcheves@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – A bill that would extend domestic violence protection to dating partners has hit a snag in the Kentucky General Assembly. House Bill 8 has been sent back to the House Judiciary Committee, which unanimously passed it Jan. 8 and sent it to the House floor. House Judiciary Chairman John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, said the bill needs two minor revisions. One would clarify how court protective orders could be handled by school districts when students are involved; the other would clarify the length of dating relationships covered by the bill. Tilley said he expects a House floor vote on the [...]
    Fri, Jan 24, 2014 4:17:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    One day after Mitch McConnell’s campaign unleashed the first major ad blitz of his 2014 U.S. Senate reelection campaign, Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes responded Thursday, releasing a nearly three minute video “web ad” of its own. [...]
    Mon, Jan 27, 2014 2:10:29 AM, Continue reading at the source

    by Don Weber
    MAYSVILLE — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s Northern Kentucky field representative is leaving to become the Northern Kentucky director of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin’s campaign. Bernie Kunkel announced his plans Saturday while addressing Republicans at the annual Buffalo… Read more

    In Northern Ky., Grimes weighs in on heroin, says federal government should pay for new bridge
    by Don Weber
    COVINGTON – Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Alison Lundergan Grimes says that funding for a companion to the Brent Spence Bridge should come from the federal government and not tolls. Grimes, who attended the Northern Kentucky Chamber luncheon in Covington on… Read more

    By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com U.S. Sen. Rand Paul discussed the possibility of cutting government benefits for unwed mothers who have multiple children during a Lexington luncheon Thursday, though the potential Republican candidate for president in 2016 didn’t directly endorse such a policy. During a question-and-answer period following his remarks at a Commerce Lexington luncheon, Paul responded to a question about workforce development by including a warning about unwed young mothers doomed to poverty. Although he said the job of preventing unplanned or unwanted pregnancies should be left to communities and families, Paul left open the possiblity of a role for government. “Maybe we have to say ‘enough’s enough, you shouldn’t be having kids after a certain amount,’” Paul told the business group at one point. “I don’t know how you do all that because then it’s tough to tell a woman with four kids that she’s got a fifth kid we’re not going to give her anymore money.” An aide to Paul declined to comment Thursday night when asked to clarify the senator’s statements about unwed mothers. …… Read more. Posted: 24 Jan 2014 06:36 AM PST
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