Comer and Heiner preview potential 2015 GOP primary while talking issues with chamber
07/22/2014 05:14 PM
Business leaders in the state got a taste of what they can expect out of the Republicans in the 2015 governors race when Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Hal Heiner shared a stage to talk issues Tuesday. At the annual Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Business Summit, Comer and Heiner answered questions from a panel about what policies they support. The two were joined by State Auditor Adam Edelen, who decided not to run for governor last... Read more 
Latest Kids Count report a mixed bag for Kentucky kids
07/22/2014 02:29 PM
The 2014 report from the national Kids Count profile shows Kentucky is making strides in important areas of health and education, though there are still some troubling statistics embedded in the data. Terry Brooks, Director of the Kentucky Youth Advocates, said Kentucky is ranked 35th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s publication after accessing four key factors which include: economic well-being, education, health and family. Kentucky had ranked in the 40s for... Read more
Grimes' ad series continues with new TV spot hitting McConnell on jobs comments
07/22/2014 10:36 AM
UPDATED: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is again bringing in Kentuckians to hit Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell on various issues. And this time, it is comments made by McConnell about his role in job creation. The Grimes campaign is running a series of ads during the election cycle where she sits with Kentuckians who ask a question of McConnell on his record. And this time, it is comments made by McConnell in the Beattyville Enterprise interview when asked... Read more
NBC News Chief Political Correspondent Chuck Todd boils down Senate race for Ky. Chamber crowd
07/21/2014 11:06 PM
LOUISVILLE — NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd told a group of business executives and Kentucky government leaders that the 2014 U.S. Senate race is already having an impact on the country even before the election is in the books. Todd said the easy part of the campaign will be explaining the strategy and storylines Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell or Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes will use to win election, the hard part is which... Read more
Kentucky lawmakers want to see more sanctions against Russia from U.S. and Europe after plane crash in Ukraine
07/21/2014 03:53 PM
After a plane crash in the Russian rebel-controlled region of the Ukraine killing nearly 300 people, U.S. lawmakers—including members of Kentucky’s federal delegation—are looking to find a solution to the conflict in the region. A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 298 passengers from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur Thursday was shot down when flying over an area of Eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian rebels. The United States has concluded that a missile shot down the plane but have not been willing to place blame... Read more
Yarmuth expects Hillary Clinton will campaign for Alison Lundergan Grimes
07/20/2014 11:35 PM
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville, said on Friday that while he has no specific knowledge of a visit he expects Hillary Clinton will come to Kentucky to campaign for Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in the U.S. Senate race. “I’ve always understood that she’s planning to come to the district for Alison at a time to be determined, and I think we can expect President Clinton back as well,” Yarmuth said Friday. The Hill also reported Friday that Yarmuth told ‘The... Read more
State moves to drop contract with Seven Counties Services
07/19/2014 10:13 AM
The Finance and Administration Cabinet Secretary Lori Flanery said she “understands the issues and concerns” raised by a legislative panel earlier this month and directed a state agency to cancel the contract with Seven Counties Services within 100 days. Eleven days ago the Government Contract Review committee voted not to approve a $3.7 million two-year contract for Seven Counties Services to provide in-home family services to 300 families through the Health Cabinet’s Department of Community Based Services. The moves was... Read more
A pair of conflicting appeals court rulings about the Affordable Care Act issued Tuesday will not impact Kentucky's implementation of the federal overhaul, state officials told WFPL. [...]
Tue, Jul 22, 2014 11:09:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
D.C. Lawmaker Challenges Ky. Congressman Thomas Massie to End Gun Prohibition on Capitol Hill
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
A fellow member of Congress challenged Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie on Tuesday to propose legislation allow firearms on Capitol Hill.Last week, Congressman Massie, whose district spans Ashland to east Louisville, targeted Washington, D.C.'s gun laws, introducing an amendment to the 2015 D.C. Appropriations Bill to block the city from enforcing its firearm restrictions. [...]
Tue, Jul 22, 2014 8:53:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Mayor Gray hires new manager for his re-election campaign
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
A former campaign staffer for Gov. Steve Beshear and an alumnus of Mayor Jim Gray's 2010 campaign has taken over the helm of Gray's re-election campaign.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Jul 22, 2014 4:03:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Despite Senator Rand Paul's Suggestion, Fort Knox Won’t House Immigrant Children, Says HHS Official
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Unaccompanied immigrant children taken into custody at the U.S.-Mexico border will not be coming to Fort Knox in Kentucky.That’s according to an e-mail from the U.S. Department Health and Human Services sent to WFPL, which contradicts a statement Monday by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., at a business event in Louisville.Speaking at the Kentucky Chamber Business Summit, Paul said the federal government was sending some of the children who had been apprehended to the Kentucky military installation. [...]
Tue, Jul 22, 2014 2:59:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Coal association: Grimes' new ad incorrectly blames McConnell for mining job losses
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes' latest campaign ad attacks U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for lost coal jobs in Kentucky — an accusation that the Kentucky Coal Association quickly labeled…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Jul 22, 2014 2:36:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes went on the attack again Tuesday with a new TV ad featuring an out-of-work Appalachian coal miner who questions Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's…Click to Continue »[...]
Tue, Jul 22, 2014 10:38:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
"Mr. McConnell, in the last two years, we've lost almost half of our coal jobs in Eastern Kentucky," Stanley says, "Why'd you say it's not your job to bring jobs to Kentucky?" [...]
Wed, Jul 23, 2014 1:07:10 PM, Continue reading at the source
The Kentucky Opportunity Coalition (KOP) commercial not only links Grimes to President Barack Obama but calls them both, liars. [...]
Wed, Jul 23, 2014 1:07:10 PM, Continue reading at the source
The HHS "has no plans to use Fort Knox as a temporary Unaccompanied Alien Children program shelter in the future."[...]
Wed, Jul 23, 2014 1:07:10 PM, Continue reading at the source
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