Thursday, February 27, 2014

Day Thirty Five of KY's 2014 Session In Review

The House passed four bills on the consent calendar on Wednesday, all with a vote of 99 – 0. The bills were: Rep. Yonts HB 264 Public Advocacy bill; Rep. Adkins HB 363 Reorganization bill; Rep. Palumbo’s HB 318 Military Affairs bill; and Rep. Westrom’s HB354 Payment of Claims Bill.  The Senate passed two on Wednesday, both sponsored by Senator Carpenter: SB 91, a Public Utilities Bill and SB 129 a reorganization bill.  The week is coming to an end with only a few bills passing out of either Chamber. The conversation in the halls is turning more and more to what the budget will look like when the House finishes its mark up and what the final fate of the budget will actually be. There’s a lot of activity but very little movement on any big issues.


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     UPCOMING MEETINGS:

    Thursday, February 27, 2014
    9:00am, Annex Room 129
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 249,
    9:00am, Annex Room 169
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, MILITARY AFFAIRS, AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 100 and SB 125,
    10:00am, Annex Room 131
    HOUSE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
    10:00am, Annex Room 149
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 349, HB 379, HB 232, HB 242 and SB 28
    10:00am, Annex Room 129
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, AND LABOR
    Agenda: Consideration of SCR 44
    10:00am, Annex Room 154
    SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
    Agenda: Consideration of SB 36, SB 106, SB 109, SB 138 and SB 157
    Noon, Annex Room 169
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 123, HB 310, HB 311, HB 325, HB 350 and HCR 133
    Noon, Annex Room 154
    HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
    Agenda: Consideration of HB 28, HB 88, HB 378, HB 390 and HB 116

    2:00pm, House Chambers
    House Convenes
    2:00pm, Senate Chambers
    Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)

    SOME OF THE LATEST POLITICAL STORIES:

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    Thu, Feb 27, 2014 2:13:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

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    Wed, Feb 26, 2014 7:38:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    WASHINGTON – About four in 10 Republicans think Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul should seek the GOP nomination for president, according to a New York Times/CBS News Poll. That’s about the same level of support that exists for Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on the GOP side, and for Vice President Joe Biden on the Democratic side, the survey found. But the top of the field still belongs to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: eight in 10 Democrats said they hoped she would run for president in 2016, according to the poll. “The election, of course, is far off,” writes The Times’ Dalia Sussman. [...]
    Wed, Feb 26, 2014 7:13:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    The presidents of Kentucky's two major universities are praising Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for his role in helping to secure funding for an Obama administration partnership meant to spur manufacturing jobs.President Obama announced earlier today a $140 million commitment in Department of Defense funds would be going towards a program for two innovation institutes.The University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky have both been selected to participate in the public-private partnership. [...]
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    By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – The state Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to approve a bill that would give oversight of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to a new nine-member board. Senate Bill 82, sponsored by Sen. Julie Denton, R-Louisville, would allow the board to conduct a search and present to the governor three names from which to choose the secretary of the cabinet. The current secretary, Audrey Haynes, who was appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear, would not be affected by the new process, Denton said. The senator said a similar set-up is in place for the Economic Development Cabinet and [...]
    Tue, Feb 25, 2014 9:58:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

    WASHINGTON – First, it was Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., going after former President Bill Clinton for his past sexual scandal. Now, the campaign of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is doing the same. Jesse Benton, the senator’s campaign manager, sent out a note to supporters Tuesday – just after Clinton spoke at a Louisville fundraiser for Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is the Democrat running against McConnell. Benton said he could not forget about “the real Clinton record,” and he criticized Grimes for asking the former president to Kentucky because “we all are very well acquainted with the hypocrisy [...]
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    Former President Bill Clinton says Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's opposition to raising the minimum wage is reason enough for Kentuckians to replace him with Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, a longtime Clinton family friend. [...]
    Thu, Feb 27, 2014 2:02:08 PM, Continue reading at the source

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