By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com If Kentucky manages to beat Wisconsin in Saturday night's Final Four game, U.S. Rep. Andy Barr will have some Badger State cheese to go with the bourbon he won off U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth last week. Barr and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., have a placed a friendly wager on the Wildcats-Badgers game, and the stakes are cheesy. If Wisconsin wins, Barr has to give Ryan some Kentucky beer cheese. If the Cats move on, Ryan, the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee, owes Barr some Wisconsin Gouda. "Between their unprecedented tournament play and the Julius-Randle-home-court advantage, I am confident that the [...]
Thu, Apr 03, 2014 3:04:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
As Kentucky Enrollees Rise Don't Expect Alison Lundergan Grimes to Embrace Health Care Law
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes isn't likely to embrace the Affordable Care Act even as Kentucky is being heralded for a high volume of enrollees.Earlier this week, Gov. Steve Beshear's office announced over 370,000 people have signed up thus far.That includes over a quarter of a million Kentuckians who will be insured for the first time ever thanks to the law. [...]
Thu, Apr 03, 2014 12:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Beshear pushes legislators to finance Rupp project: 'Kentucky Wildcats deserve no less'
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
Gov. Steve Beshear is pressing the General Assembly to fully finance a redesign of Rupp Arena and an attached convention center.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Apr 02, 2014 11:18:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Obama says UK-Michigan ‘as good of a game as we’ve seen the entire season’
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngmand)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngmand)
President Barack Obama told an Ann Arbor, Michigan crowd Wednesday that the Kentucky Wildcats’ defeat of the Michigan Wolverines in the Elite Eight Sunday was “as good of a game…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Apr 02, 2014 10:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Obama says UK-Michigan ‘as good of a game as we’ve seen the entire season’
from Accountability Editor
from Accountability Editor
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com President Barack Obama told an Ann Arbor, Michigan crowd Wednesday that the Kentucky Wildcats' defeat of the Michigan Wolverines in the Elite Eight Sunday was "as good of a game as we've seen the entire season." Visiting Michigan to rally support for raising the minimum wage, Obama directed some of his opening remarks to the Wolverines, praising their season and the dramatic battle they lost to the Cats. The president, who has long endured abysmal approval numbers in the Bluegrass, called out a number of Michigan players by name, but not surprisingly, did not mention any Kentucky players. "You guys had [...]
Wed, Apr 02, 2014 10:08:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
After attending pro-cockfighting rally, Senate candidate Matt Bevin says it's a state issue
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin believes the legality of cockfighting should be decided by states and not the federal government, his spokeswoman said Wednesday following a news report that…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Apr 02, 2014 10:04:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — State Juvenile Justice Commissioner A. Hasan Davis submitted his resignation Wednesday, effective April 30. In a letter to Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown, Davis said he is re-evaluating his priorities, especially since the state legislature is expected to approve a juvenile justice overhaul bill later this month that is designed to jail fewer youths. Davis said he decided when he started the job two years ago that once reform to Kentucky’s juvenile justice system was achieved he would “turn my attention and focus to comprehensive and holistic work that enables me to impact children in [...]
Wed, Apr 02, 2014 9:02:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Mitch McConnell ‘Extraordinarily Helpful’ in SCOTUS Ruling Eliminating Overall Campaign Gift Limits
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was "extraordinarily helpful" in the Supreme Court case overturning overall campaign gift limits, according to the lead attorney for the plaintiff in the groundbreaking case, which is likely to pour even more money into U.S. elections.In a 5-4 decision Wednesday, the high court found that government regulations on aggregate contributions violate the First Amendment rights of donors. [...]
Wed, Apr 02, 2014 7:32:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Alison Lundergan Grimes Jabs Mitch McConnell's Personal Wealth at 'Raise the Wage' Rally
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Saying a minimum wage hike would be a chief priority if elected, Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes blamed Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell's personal wealth for his opposition at a rally in Louisville on Tuesday. [...]
Wed, Apr 02, 2014 1:59:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
WASHINGTON – The watchers (that’s the media) of the 2016 Republican presidential pre-primary (which the media has kind of made up) are noting who will be in Las Vegas this weekend – and who won’t be there. The Republican Jewish Coalition is meeting in Vegas and that’s where New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker all will be speaking. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush also was in Vegas Thursday. While there, the might-be candidates have met or will meet with Republican billionaire donor and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, hence this has been dubbed the [...]
Fri, Mar 28, 2014 7:03:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Republican Senate candidate Matt Bevin is capitalizing on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent campaign blooper: the Louisville businessman is going to run a tv ad during the Louisville-Kentucky Sweet 16 showdown depicting the senator in a Duke jersey. “March Madness in Kentucky: commitment, courage – you gotta love it,” says Bevin, who is challenging McConnell in the May 20 GOP Senate primary, says in the ad’s opening. Then Bevin points to a cut-out of McConnell wearing Duke jersey No. 32. “Even if your team is…already out of the tournament,” Bevin says. That’s a reference to the McConnell campaign’s ad that mistakenly showed [...]
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 9:50:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Rep. Hal Rogers, two House Democrats ask inspector general to probe FDA approval of Zohydro ER
from James Carroll
from James Carroll
WASHINGTON – Saying that the relationship between the Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry “requires closer inspection,” Rep. Hal Rogers and two other House members are asking for a probe into how federal regulators approved a powerful new painkiller. The drug Zohydro ER has just come onto the market, but it has been accompanied by objections from lawmakers, state attorneys general, consumer and health care organizations. Zohydro contains hydrocodone, a powerful narcotic. Rogers and other critics have warned that the drug threatens to worsen a national epidemic of prescription drug abuse. Rogers and Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., have introduced legislation to [...]
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 4:57:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
The Kentucky House has voted to legalize a medicinal oil derived from marijuana or hemp to treat childhood seizures.[...]
Thu, Apr 03, 2014 3:22:10 PM, Continue reading at the source
A television commercial to air during Friday night's Louisville vs. Kentucky NCAA basketball game will remind viewers in Kentucky's two largest media markets of a mistake in Mitch McConnell's latest campaign video. [...]
Thu, Apr 03, 2014 3:22:10 PM, Continue reading at the source
"The industry can't get it's act together and agree upon one approach," Beshear told WHAS11. "And so my guess is that we're not going to see any action on it this session." [...]
Thu, Apr 03, 2014 3:22:10 PM, Continue reading at the source
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