Gender issues remains at center of U.S. Senate race with debate over women's health care
07/15/2014 05:04 PM
The issues of gender equality and women’s rights are being used by Democrats in the Kentucky U.S. Senate race to illustrate the disconnect between Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and women voters as a pro-choice group begins to run ads in the state and a big name McConnell foe criticizes his stances. NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC, a group which has endorsed Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes and called her a “pro-choice champion”, released an ad Tuesday to run statewide in Kentucky... Read more 
U.S. Sen. McConnell raises $3.1 million in 2nd Quarter, has $9.8 million cash-on-hand
07/15/2014 03:20 PM
Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell brought in $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2014, according to fundraising numbers announced by his campaign Tuesday. The more than $3 million raised by McConnell puts his total at just under one million dollars less than Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes who brought in $4 million in the quarter. The new numbers bring McConnell’s fundraising totals for the election cycle to $25 million. And of that, the McConnell campaign still has $9.8 million cash-on-hand compared... Read more
Grimes raises $4 million in 2nd Quarter; Campaign has $6.2 million in the bank
07/15/2014 02:41 PM
The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes announced fundraising numbers Tuesday, showing Grimes with more than $4 million in contributions raised in the second quarter of 2014. The contribution haul brings Grimes’ campaign up to $6.2 million in cash-on-hand. The campaign has already raised nearly $11.3 million in the election cycle. The top-line numbers were sent out to reporters on Tuesday afternoon by the campaign, the full reports were not yet available through the Federal Election Commission’s... Read more
Sen. Brandon Smith responds to criticisms in CJ op-ed after global warming comments go viral
07/15/2014 01:01 PM
State Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, is responding to national media outlets and Kentucky reporters after making an incorrect assertion that the climate on Earth is the same as the climate on Mars. On Tuesday, Smith argued in the Courier-Journal that his comments were taken out of context, and his underlying assertion was that climate change is bigger than one industry only — the coal industry. Pure Politics was at the Energy and Natural Resources Committee meeting on... Read more
Alison Lundergan Grimes Raises $4 Million, Breaking Kentucky Fundraising Record
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes announced Tuesday she has broken a Kentucky fundraising record by hauling in more than $4 million from supporters over the past three months.The latest tally means Grimes has also out raised Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell for the third straight quarter, this time by more than $1 million. [...]
Tue, Jul 15, 2014 6:46:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
State fundraising records fall as Grimes bests McConnell in second-quarter dash for cash
from Accountability Editor
from Accountability Editor
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes and Republican Mitch McConnell shattered Kentucky fundraising records in the second quarter, leaving both campaigns with millions to spend during a critical stretch of the state’s U.S. Senate race. Grimes, Kentucky’s secretary of state, outpaced McConnell and other Democratic Senate candidates from around the country, setting a new single-quarter record by raising more than $4 million. She eclipsed McConnell’s previous record of $2.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 by more than $1 million. McConnell, the U.S. Senate minority leader, posted $3.1 million for the second quarter. That brings his total for the election cycle [...]
Tue, Jul 15, 2014 6:41:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com In a new online video ad, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes accuses Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of wanting to raise the retirement age for Medicare benefits. The web ad comes in response to a television ad McConnell released Tuesday morning. That ad was responding to Grimes' first negative ad against McConnell, which came out Tuesday morning. All the ads focus on Medicare. Grimes' latest salvo features MSNBC's Ed Schultz saying that McConnell's "wish list" includes raising the retirement age for Medicare benefits. He cites a Nov. 30, 2012 article in The Wall Street Journal. In the article, McConnell [...]
Wed, Jul 09, 2014 10:37:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
As the ads continue to run, candidates need a lot of money to keep the attacks coming and that’s just what is happening in the Senate race in Kentucky. [...]
Wed, Jul 16, 2014 2:43:40 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky's senior senator Mitch McConnell is introducing a resolution that would help Kentucky families adopting from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [...]
Wed, Jul 16, 2014 2:43:40 PM, Continue reading at the source
Bound and gagged women protested the Louisville Metro Housing Authority on Tuesday afternoon. [...]
Wed, Jul 16, 2014 2:43:40 PM, Continue reading at the source
Weekly Legislative Calendar
Weekly Legislative Calendar
July 14 - 18, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
12:30pm, Lindsey Wilson College
INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Agenda: Presentation: Overview of Lindsey Wilson College, Dr. William T. Luckey, Jr., President, Lindsey Wilson College; Presentation: Performance Update of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities, Dr. Gary Cox, President, Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
1:00pm, Annex Room 169
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Agenda: Information Items; Lease Reports from the Finance and Administration Cabinet; Project Reports from Finance and Administration Cabinet; Report from the Office of Financial Management; Local School Bonds – New school bond issues with 100 percent locally-funded debt service participation; Updated Monthly and Weekly Debt Issuance Calendar.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
1:00 PM - CDT, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital-Auditorium
INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE
Agenda: Access to Primary Care: Primary Care Challenges and Recommendations Susan Zepeda, PhD, CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Workforce Needs in Family Medicine, Gerry Stover, EVP, Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians, Primary Care Needs in View of Expansion, Dave Bolt, Deputy Director, Kentucky Primary Care Association, Regional Primary Care Workforce and Education Challenges, Lucy Juett, Center Director, AHEC South Central Region, Rural County Impact of Primary Care Needs Ed Heath, Dr. Se, CEO, Muhlenberg County Community Hospital, Practitioner Perspective on Primary Care Shortage, Khanh Nguyen, DO; Primary Care Delivery by APRNs, Jessica Estes, APRN-NP, Hawesville, KY, Leila Faucette, Executive Director, Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives; Impact Plus Services: Medicaid Managed Care Mary Begley, Commissioner and Dr. Allen Brenzel, Medical Director, Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, Veronica Cecil, Chief of Staff of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Director, Division of Program Integrity, Department for Medicaid Services, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Representative, Anthem Medicaid, Kimberlee Richardson, Director of Clinical Health Services, CoventryCares of Kentucky, Representative, Humana/Care Source, Representative, Passport Health Plan, Representative, WellCare Health Plans; Medicaid Expansion Overview: Lawrence Kissner, Commissioner, Department for Medicaid Services, Cabinet for Health and Family Services; Kentucky Telehealth Network, Rob Sprang, MBA, Director, Project Manager, Tim Bickel, Co-Project Manager, Kentucky TeleHealth Network, University of Louisville, Mary Horsley, RN, Training Center Director, Eastern KTHN Telehealth, St. Claire Regional Medical Center, Steve Fricker, Training Center Director, West KTHN Telehealth, Baptist Health Madisonville
Thursday, July 17, 2014
10:00 AM - EDT, Lake Cumberland State Park, Lure Lodge dining room
INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM - INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Agenda: The Importance of Houseboating and Water Sports to Kentucky's Tourism Industry, Stephen Eastin, Park Manager, Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Bob Stewart, Secretary, Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Carolyn Mounce, Executive Director, Somerset-Pulaski Convention and Visitors Center, Jerry Harden, President, Stardust Cruisers, Bill Jasper, President, Kentucky Marina Association
Note: This will be a joint meeting with the IJC on Labor and Industry
Friday, July 18, 2014
10:00am, Annex Room 131
SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY
Agenda: Presentation and public hearing on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Block Grant Application - FY 15: Jason Dunn, Director of Family Support, Department for Community Based Services, Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Roger McCann, Deputy Director/CIO, Community Action Kentucky. Rising electric prices and programs for low income consumers: Paul Embs, President and CEO, Clark Energy Cooperative, and Mike McNalley, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, East Kentucky Power, Cheryl E. Bruner, Director of Customer Service and Marketing, LG&E and KU Energy; The role of Kentucky Public Service Commission in rate making: Stephanie Bell, Deputy Executive Director, Andrew Melnykovych, Public Information Officer.
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