Are the recent moves by key companies in Ky. rekindling tax reform talk?
05/01/2014 06:11 PM
Toyota’s decision to consolidate its North American headquarters in Texas, which includes abandoning its facility in Erlanger, had nothing to do with the state’s tax code or business climate, Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday. So Beshear said he had no plans to use the issue as hook to get lawmakers re-engaged in discussions about tax reform before the 2015 legislative session — Beshear’s last as governor. Beshear said he’s confident Kentucky’s tax code, and specifically its 6 percent corporate tax... Read more 
Beshear exploring using executive order to increase availability of Nalaxone in Ky.
05/01/2014 05:28 PM
Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday his staff is looking into whether he can use his authority, perhaps through executive order, to allow for easier access to the drug Nalaxone, which combats the effects of heroin overdoses. Giving greater protection to first responders to use Nalaxone when responding to overdose calls and allowing family and friends of addicts to purchase the drug was part of the heroin bill that failed on the last day of the 2014 legislative session. Some states,... Read more
19 days before GOP primary, Matt Bevin outlines his economic plan
05/01/2014 03:16 PM
Seeking to grab back control of the public debate in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, challenger Matt Bevin condensed his economic philosophy into a nine-page illustrated plan that he says will generate more jobs. Bevin’s theme throughout the plan is that government must “get out of the way” of the private sector. Bevin’s outline features several points which he’s already often repeated in the campaign including: increasing global competitiveness, decreasing regulatory burdens, right to work legislation, removing infrastructure costs, improving... Read more
Even with special session unlikely, a compromise on key provisions on heroin is in reach, Tilley said
05/01/2014 09:59 AM
House Judiciary Chairman John Tilley said lawmakers aren’t far apart on many of the key parts of the bill aimed at combating heroin addiction and said he regrets not splitting the least controversial portions off to get them passed before the session ended. Tilley said he was still holding out hope as the hours ticked away on April 15 that lawmakers could finish the full bill. But he said he wished, as a backup plan, he would have split off... Read more
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com In a dining room at the Triple Crown Country Club in Union, a group of Northern Kentucky Republicans gathered in late February to announce they were revving up a dormant Super PAC with the goal of flipping the state House to GOP control. After speaking, Richard Knock, a prolific Republican fundraiser and chairman of AmeriGOP, opened the meeting up for a discussion, leading one audience member to suggest that Republicans create a written philosophy for the 2014 elections similar to the "Contract with America" that congressional Republicans rode to control of the U.S. House in 1994. On Thursday, Knock's group [...]
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Lexington mayoral candidates discuss Rupp project, crime in their first forum
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
Three candidates vying for Lexington's top job disagreed Thursday on whether a proposed $351 million redesign of Rupp Arena and convention center should proceed and what should be done about…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, May 01, 2014 5:04:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Democrat Michelle Nunn happily notes that she'd be Georgia's first elected female senator.Click to Continue » [...]
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Uber and Lyft are apps that help people get a ride around the city, and they are gearing up for a busy time during the Derby weekend. [...]
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