There are only six weeks left until the May 20 primary between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican challenger Matt Bevin. With polls showing Bevin trailing McConnell by a…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Apr 07, 2014 9:51:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Mike Huckabee to speak in Martin County for 50th anniversary of War on Poverty
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Former Arkansas governor and talk show host Mike Huckabee will join Martin County residents April 25 to recognize the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's visit to Inez to declare…Click to Continue » [...]
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Mike Huckabee will be keynote speaker in Martin County for 50th anniversary of War on Poverty
from Jack Brammer
from Jack Brammer
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT — Former Arkansas governor and talk show host Mike Huckabee will join Martin County residents April 25 to recognize the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s visit to Inez to declare a War on Poverty. Huckabee will be keynote speaker at an event called “Dream! Martin County,” which organizers said would call for a new direction in combating poverty in the area and across the nation. Members of the Kentucky congressional delegation, state and local elected officials, and key business leaders are also expected to speak. On April 24, 1964, President Johnson stood on the dilapidated porch of Inez [...]
Mon, Apr 07, 2014 7:43:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Louisville attorney Andy Beshear announced Monday that he has raised $1.1 million for his Kentucky attorney general bid.In the first three months of 2014, Beshear received $880,000 in contributions, but he has yet to file his campaign finance report.Observers note that Beshear has been massaging donors across the state since announcing his candidacy last November to succeed incumbent Jack Conway, who is term-limited. [...]
Mon, Apr 07, 2014 7:35:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Beshear launches group to boost auto industry in Kentucky
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Gov. Steve Beshear launched the Kentucky Automotive Industry Association on Monday, saying he wants Kentucky to be as closely identified with the auto industry as Detroit.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Apr 07, 2014 7:22:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – Gov. Steve Beshear launched the Kentucky Automotive Industry Association Monday, saying he wants Kentucky to be as closely identified with the auto industry as Detroit. Made up of Kentucky auto manufacturers, suppliers and supporting businesses, the new group aims to "create a unified voice for an industry sector that is profoundly important to our state’s economic health and growth,” Beshear said at a Capitol news conference. A 12-member board of directors will develop the association, which will take a leading role in creating collaborative partnerships to advance the industry. Economic Development Secretary Larry Hayes will serve as its [...]
Mon, Apr 07, 2014 6:41:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Tired of Mitch McConnell's Attacks, Matt Bevin Supporters Believe Upset Possible
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
With the Kentucky primary election six weeks away supporters of Republican Matt Bevin believe the tea party-backed challenger to Mitch McConnell still has a chance to pull off an upset. McConnell leads Bevin by double-digits in every poll and has brutalized his challenger in attack ads, calling him a "con man" and "fraud" in campaign materials. A Wenzel Strategies survey shows McConnell's negative attacks are working. [...]
Mon, Apr 07, 2014 4:24:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
State lawmakers have effectively eliminated a tax on aging barrels of bourbon in a move to protect one of the state's signature industries. [...]
Tue, Apr 08, 2014 12:47:42 PM, Continue reading at the source
“I’d like to start this morning with a word about yesterday’s tragic shooting at Ft. Hood." [...]
Tue, Apr 08, 2014 12:47:42 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. [...]
Tue, Apr 08, 2014 12:47:42 PM, Continue reading at the source
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