In 1st TV ad, Chris Harris slams Rep. W. Keith Hall for using tax dollars 'to line his pockets'
04/22/2014 07:53 PM
In what is shaping up to be one of the most intense legislative primaries of the spring, 93rd House District challenger Chris Harris took to television Tuesday calling on Pike County voters to stop Rep. W. Keith Hall’s tenure of using “tax dollars to line his pockets.” The ad sets up Harris’ campaign theme of sweeping out the incumbent by using a metaphor of his SUV whisking one of Hall’s old campaign sign off a tree as it goes by. The... Read more 
Leaders see need for heroin special session -- but not without agreement first
04/22/2014 07:23 PM
Lawmakers from areas most affected by the infestation of heroin want to return to Frankfort once an agreement can be reached on myriad provisions regarding the prosecution of dealers and the creation of a needle exchange. Democratic Rep. Kevin Sinnette of Ashland said he hopes lawmakers can come together soon to hammer something out because he wants a measure to pass before the next General Assembly begins in January. Heroin has seeped into Sinnette’s region in northeast Kentucky just as... Read more
Beshear doubles down on embracing Affordable Care Act in Ky. as 413,000 have signed up for insurance
04/22/2014 07:22 PM
Gov. Steve Beshear offered his latest deflection of criticisms and offered state Democrats a campaign strategy heading into the fall elections in Tuesday’s pep-rally of sorts for Kentucky’s health exchange. Beshear unveiled the tally of 413,410 Kentuckians who have received health insurance through Kentucky’s health care exchange, which was created by the Affordable Care Act. At a press conference in the state Capitol, Beshear announced the latest enrollment numbers and said they would only climb as the Commonwealth draws into... Read more
Campbell County judge-executive candidates disagree on tolls for new bridge
04/22/2014 07:14 PM
WILDER — In some primaries, it’s hard to find differences between candidates on major issues. The May 20 race for Campbell County judge-executive is not one of those. Incumbent Steve Pendery and challenger Kevin Sell offered voters Tuesday different approaches to making progress on a new bridge to carry interstate traffic across the Ohio River, as well as different philosophies toward economic development competition. The two candidates debated Monday in Wilder in the first of three Northern Kentucky Judge-Executive debates... Read more
Key House Republican outlines which takeaways from session will be campaign themes and which won't
04/22/2014 10:57 AM
House Republicans must tread carefully when using the saga surrounding sexual harassment against a former Democratic lawmaker, said Rep. David Osborne, R-Prospect. The issue for voters is not necessarily the alleged conduct but how Democratic leaders have dealt with it, he said. “I think it’s difficult to make someone else’s tragedy a campaign issue, so I’m going to say ultimately it will not be a campaign issue,” said Osborne, who also is the Republican Party of Kentucky’s chief fundraiser as... Read more
Northern Kentucky leaders now want jail expansion to include treating heroin addicts
04/21/2014 06:28 PM
The judge-executives of Campbell, Boone and Kenton counties are looking to take advantage of their captive audiences in their jails by offering a heroin recovery program for inmates. Campbell County Judge-Executive Steve Pendery is studying ways to incorporate drug treatment as part of a planned 108-bed addition to the Campbell County Detention Center that’s due to be completed in early 2015. In addition, Boone County Judge-Executive Gary Moore and Kenton County Judge-Executive Steve Arlinghaus are working with Pendery to see how... Read more
Political Paddock column: Politicians play the blame game after Fruit of the Loom announces closing of Jamestown plant employing 600 people.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Apr 22, 2014 8:19:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Beshear says more than 413,000 Kentuckians signed up for health care in state exchange
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Gov. Steve Beshear touted the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, but Sen. Mitch McConnell said it is wrecking the economy.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Apr 22, 2014 8:16:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
State to auction off rifles, knives from Richie Farmer's agriculture commissioner days
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
The state announced Tuesday that it will auction dozens of high-quality collectors' items left over from a 2008 agriculture conference during Richie Farmer's tenure as agriculture commissioner.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Apr 22, 2014 4:04:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
from Phillip M. Bailey
In the final weeks of the Kentucky Republican primary election, U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin's chief spokeswoman has left the campaign for an unknown reason.Rachel Semmel joined Bevin's bid to unseat GOP leader Mitch McConnell last September after leaving an Arizona GOP lawmaker’s office.But in recent weeks Semmel had missed several campaign events and failed to respond to follow-up questions. [...]
Mon, Apr 21, 2014 8:14:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is taking his message of a more inclusive Republican Party to Chicago, where he promoted school choice for poor families and planned to meet students at University of Chicago. [...]
Wed, Apr 23, 2014 1:52:02 PM, Continue reading at the source
Even after the federal government's more generous introductory reimbursement rate expires in three years, Beshear says a healthier Kentucky will translate into a more prosperous Kentucky and a net positive for the state budget. [...]
Wed, Apr 23, 2014 1:52:02 PM, Continue reading at the source
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