Stivers accuses House Democrats of using 'smoke and mirrors' in sexual harassment case
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Senate President Robert Stivers accused the Democratic-led House Wednesday of using "smoke and mirrors" to prevent the public from finding out how the House handled complaints by three legislative aides…Click to Continue »[...]
Wed, Apr 09, 2014 11:25:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Alison Lundergan Grimes Mum as Staffer Claims 'War on Women' in Kentucky State House
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
A statehouse staffer says there is a clear "war on women" being waged in the Kentucky legislature after a questionable decision cleared former state Rep. John Arnold of any ethical wrongdoing.The scandal is also threatening to entangle U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is in a difficult spot due to her connections to state Democrats involved. [...]
Wed, Apr 09, 2014 12:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com Likely Democratic Senate nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes told about 150 Fayette County Democrats Tuesday night that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has "yesterday's view of women." Then she declined to answer questions about a former Democratic lawmaker accused of sexual harassment. After her speech, Grimes worked the crowd at the downtown Hilton and left, refusing to speak with reporters about a decision made hours earlier by the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission to not punish former state Rep. John Arnold of Sturgis. Three legislative aides have accused Arnold of sexual harassment, saying that he touched them inappropriately. The deciding vote against [...]
Wed, Apr 09, 2014 3:21:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
President Obama penned a pair of executive actions on Tuesday tied to "Equal Pay Day," acting on an especially important issue for Kentucky women of all races and ethnicities.The wage rates along gender lines overall are telling. [...]
Wed, Apr 09, 2014 12:36:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson to resign from position at Harvard
from kward1@herald-leader.com (Karla Ward)
from kward1@herald-leader.com (Karla Ward)
Former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson said Tuesday that he is resigning from his position at Harvard University effective June 30, the end of the academic year, for reasons…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Apr 08, 2014 11:26:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com Former Louisville Metro councilman Hal Heiner, the only announced candidate in the 2015 governor's race, gave his campaign $200,000 of his own money in the first fundraising quarter of 2014. After officially announcing his run at the beginning of March with Lexingtonian KC Crosbie as his running mate, Heiner raised just more than $86,000 in the first fundraising quarter. After giving his campaign $200,000, Heiner started the second quarter with a little more than $191,000 in cash on hand. "Hal and KC are thrilled with the level of support the campaign has received in the first few weeks since announcing their [...]
Tue, Apr 08, 2014 5:40:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Grimes says women in Arnold case told her Wednesday to keep $250 from disgraced former lawmaker
04/09/2014 07:18 PM
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes announced that she spoke Wednesday with two of the state House Democratic staffers who raised the allegations of sexual harassment against former state Rep. John Arnold. According to the campaign, Grimes talked with Yolanda Costner and Cassaundra Cooper about issues affecting women in the workplace and asked them what to do with the $250 campaign contribution Arnold gave her campaign last year. And the campaign did confirm that Grimes will keep the contribution from... Read more 
Northern Kentucky state Senate candidates disagree over absentee ballot lawsuit
04/09/2014 06:55 PM
Deb Sheldon, a Republican candidate for Kentucky State Senate, is challenging the constitutionality of a new law that keeps secret the list of people who request absentee ballots, but her two GOP primary opponents say that’s a mistake. Wil Schroder and Brandon Voelker told Pure Politics they think the 2013 law is necessary to protect privacy of voters. The three are vying for the Republican nomination for the 24th state Senate seat currently held by Senate President Pro Tem... Read more
Legislative Ethics Commission processes under a microscope following Arnold decision
04/09/2014 04:45 PM
Legislators and state leaders have expressed near unanimous concern about the Legislative Ethics Commission — and are now questioning its appointment structure — in the wake of its vote regarding harassment charges facing former Representative John Arnold. The commission, currently made up of eight members, contains an even number of appointees from both the speaker of the House and the Senate president with one vacant position that is supposed to be filled by an appointee agreed on by leaders of both... Read more
Grimes says she's disappointed in ethics decision, stays mum on donations
04/09/2014 12:19 PM
While Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes expressed disappointment in the Legislative Ethics Commission for not pursuing charges against a disgraced former lawmaker, she remained silent Wednesday on whether she will return the donation from that legislator. Grimes, in a statement to Pure Politics, said she was “disappointed” that the Legislative Ethics Commission failed to get five votes necessary to find former Democratic Rep. John Arnold guilty of violating the ethics code. Three legislative staffers have accused Arnold of sexual... Read more
With a focus on her law firm and 2014 candidates, Jennifer Moore puts off run of her own
04/09/2014 09:56 AM
Jennifer Moore, the Louisville attorney and former Kentucky Democratic Party chairman, won’t be running for attorney general or any other office in 2015 but don’t count her out for future elections. Moore told Pure Politics in an interview Tuesday that now isn’t the right time to run statewide with the recent expansion of her law practice and her focus on helping Alison Lundergan Grimes in the U.S. Senate race as well as other women she’s worked with through the Emerge... Read more
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