A look at preparations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for a potential 2016 presidential campaign:Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Apr 14, 2014 7:34:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Some slam-dunk bills look more like clangers as Kentucky legislative session nears its end
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
Several bills looked like slam dunks going into the 2014 General Assembly in January, with bipartisan support and advocacy groups rallying behind them. But as lawmakers return to the Capitol…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Apr 14, 2014 1:29:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Sen. Rand Paul says potential White House rival Jeb Bush was inarticulate when he described immigrants who come to the United States illegally as committing an "act of love."Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Apr 13, 2014 4:07:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Mitch McConnell Expresses Outrage at Sexual Harassment 'Cover-Up' in Kentucky House
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Calling it a "cover up," Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky contrasted how he handled a sexual harassment scandal differently than likely Democratic nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes has in recent months. [...]
Sat, Apr 12, 2014 7:22:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com The Kentucky Opportunity Coalition (KOC), a nonprofit group running ads promoting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is focusing the last ad of a $1.8 million buy on coal and President Barack Obama. The group has already run two ads -- one on veterans' issues and one on the estate tax -- as part of the three-week campaign. Because the KOC is a 501(c)4 nonprofit, it is only permitted to run issue-oriented ads that do not advocate voting for or against a particular candidate. The last ad to run begins with footage of Obama saying "so if somebody wants to build a [...]
Fri, Apr 11, 2014 7:29:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT -- Kentucky Treasurer Todd Hollenbach has returned more than $100 million in unclaimed property to its rightful owners in his six years in office. That is more than all the state treasurers combined returned in the 60 years before his administration, he said at a Capitol news conference to celebrate his goal of surpassing $100 million in returned property. He also announced a new goal of "120 in 120." He plans to visit all 120 counties in Kentucky and return $120 million before his term as treasurer ends in 2015. Each year, the state treasury collects million of dollars [...]
Fri, Apr 11, 2014 4:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Louisville Democrat Jim Wayne confirmed Friday he is considering a "number of options" to change the laws over how to hold lawmakers and former lawmakers accountable for any misdeeds while in office. [...]
Mon, Apr 14, 2014 12:51:18 PM, Continue reading at the source
A bill aimed at protecting the personal data of both Kentucky consumers and students was signed into law Thursday by Governor Steve Beshear (D-Ky). [...]
Mon, Apr 14, 2014 12:51:18 PM, Continue reading at the source
A new show debuts on WHAS11 tomorrow. Joe Arnold looks at the candidates, issues and races of the 2014 election. [...]
24 years, 3 parties and a caucus of one later, Leeper leaves his legislative legacy
04/13/2014 07:06 PM
While the word unique is often carelessly thrown around, it is the perfect adjective to describe state Sen. Bob Leeper and his 24-year tenure in the General Assembly. Leeper was first elected as a Democrat in 1990, then switched to be a Republican in 1999, giving Republicans an extra seat of breathing room as they took control of the state Senate for the first time. Later, amid a disagreement with Republican leadership, Leeper switched his registration to be an independent.... Read more 
Gov. Beshear uses veto pen to ax public private partnership bill; give back flexibility to KCTCS
04/11/2014 06:20 PM
Governor Steve Beshear on Friday struck down an entire bill aimed at encouraging public-private partnerships because of language excluding tolls from the Northern Kentucky bridge project, and he vetoed a provision in the budget to allow for more community college projects. The public-private-partnership bill, nicknamed P-3, would follow the example set by the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky set when they built new dorms using private firms. Private companies are then paid back using income from residence fees.... Read more
After 32 years, Walter Blevins looks to end one political career while starting another
04/11/2014 11:15 AM
Sen. Walter “Doc” Blevins isn’t retiring from the legislature … yet. But he’s running for another job — Rowan County judge-executive — in a six-candidate Democratic primary. And if he wins his party’s nomination and, later, the job in the November election, he would have to resign from the legislature two years before his term expires. It would be quite a change for Blevins and the General Assembly. Blevins, 64, has spent half his life in the legislature and the last... Read more
AG candidate Beshear recruits prominent Democrats, including his dad's appointees, as fundraiser hosts
04/10/2014 03:16 PM
Of the $885,000 in donations 2015 attorney general candidate Andy Beshear collected in the last three months, more than half of it came from 42 fundraising events, most of which were held by prominent Democrats and allies of the Beshear family. And out of those 42 hosts who held events for Beshear, 15 of them were appointed by Beshear’s father, Gov. Steve Beshear, to cabinet positions or various boards and commissions, according to a review of Beshear’s finance reports. That... Read more
TODAY's LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
Monday, April 14, 2014
9:00am, Annex Room 149
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
Members: Sen. Ernie Harris (Co-Chair), Rep. Johnny Bell (Co-Chair), Sen. Perry B. Clark, Sen. Sara Beth Gregory, Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr, Rep. Robert R. Damron, Rep. Jimmie Lee, Rep. Tommy Turner
ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
Members: Sen. Ernie Harris (Co-Chair), Rep. Johnny Bell (Co-Chair), Sen. Perry B. Clark, Sen. Sara Beth Gregory, Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr, Rep. Robert R. Damron, Rep. Jimmie Lee, Rep. Tommy Turner
9:00am, Annex Room 169
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Members: Sen. Sara Beth Gregory (Co-Chair), Rep. Dennis Horlander (Co-Chair), Sen. Julian M. Carroll, Sen. Paul Hornback, Sen. Christian McDaniel, Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, Rep. Brad Montell, Rep. Brent Yonts
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Members: Sen. Sara Beth Gregory (Co-Chair), Rep. Dennis Horlander (Co-Chair), Sen. Julian M. Carroll, Sen. Paul Hornback, Sen. Christian McDaniel, Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, Rep. Brad Montell, Rep. Brent Yonts
10:00am, House Chambers
House Convenes
House Convenes
10:00am, Senate Chambers
Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)
Senate Convenes (Orders of the Day)
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