Political newcomers battle to replace Sen. Katie Stine in 24th District Senate race
07/28/2014 08:46 AM
Two political newcomers are battling for the right to represent the 24th Senate District and take on the resurgence of heroin which has deeply effected the northern Kentucky area. In May Republican Wil Schroder III, the assistant commonwealth attorney in Campbell County, won a three-way primary in Campbell, Pendleton and Braken counties in his bid to succeed longtime Sen. Katie Stine, R-Southgate. Schroder faces Democrat Jason Michael Steffen, who did not have a Democratic primary opponent, for the seat in... Read more 
Round 2: Former President Bill Clinton coming back to Ky. to campaign for Grimes
07/27/2014 02:15 PM
Former President Bill Clinton will return to Kentucky on Wednesday, August 6, for a campaign rally with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes in Eastern Kentucky. This is Clinton’s second planned trip to campaign for Grimes in the 2014 U.S. Senate race against Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Clinton’s first trip for Grimes came in February at a Louisville fundraiser at the Galt House which drew nearly 1,200 people. “We are humbled by President Clinton’s continued commitment to our... Read more
Democrats rally around Grimes and keeping control of the state House
07/25/2014 04:52 PM
LOUISVILLE — High profile Democrats from across the state came together in Louisville Thursday night at the annual Wendell Ford Dinner to rally around Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes and roast Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. To the chant of “amen” Grimes rallied 700 Democrats in a showing of solidarity in her campaign against the most powerful Republican in the United States. With just months left to go Grimes and McConnell remain in a virtual dead heat in the... Read more
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul tells N. Ky chamber U.S. will have to wait on repatriation tax breaks
07/25/2014 03:31 PM
COVINGTON – U.S. Senator Rand Paul told members of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on Friday that he is hopeful that legislation which would lower the tax on foreign corporate profits for U. S. corporations might have chance of passing, just not right now. The bill would allow companies like Apple to bring profits back to the United States at reduced tax rate. A similar tax holiday was enacted in 2004. Paul, who was speaking at the chamber’s government... Read more
U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes' campaign says former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to join her at a campaign rally in eastern Kentucky next month.Click to Continue » [...]
Sat, Jul 26, 2014 9:22:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky's junior senator, in preparation for what increasingly looks like a 2016 presidential run, spoke to a small crowd at a National Urban League gathering Friday. He won polite applause…Click to Continue » [...]
Fri, Jul 25, 2014 2:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
More than 700 Democrats gathered at the Kentucky Democratic Party's annual Wendell Ford Dinner in Louisville on Thursday to honor the former senator — who recently disclosed that he is…Click to Continue » [...]
Fri, Jul 25, 2014 1:53:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes' campaign says former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to join her at a campaign rally in eastern Kentucky next month. [...]
Mon, Jul 28, 2014 3:44:19 PM, Continue reading at the source
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee said Friday that it is looking into potential ethics violations by two congressmen, Reps. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky. [...]
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Political editor Joe Arnold previews the Fancy Farm picnic and breaksdown the latest attack ads in the US Senate race.[...]
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Weekly Legislative Calendar
July 28 - August 1, 2014
Monday, July 28, 2014
No Meetings Scheduled
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
No Meetings Scheduled
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
No Meetings Scheduled
Thursday, July 31, 2014
No Meetings Scheduled
Friday, August 1, 2014
10:00am, CDT; WKCTS, Paducah, KY
INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Agenda: Volunteers of America: Addiction Recovery Programs: Tandee Ogburn VOA Director of Community Engagement; Legislative Perspectives on Capitol Punishment: Sen. Gerald Neal, Rep. David Floyd; Execution Status and Cost Secretary J. Michael Brown, Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet; Faith-based Perspectives on Capitol Punishment: Rev. Dr. Marian Taylor, KY Council of Churches, Dr. Adam Greenway, Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Crime Victim Perspectives on Capitol Punishment: Father Pat Delahanty, Ben Griffith, KY Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Katherine Nichols, Kentuckiana Voice for Crime Victims; Legal Perspectives on Capital Punishment: Ed Monahan, KY Public Advocate, Ernie Lewis, KY Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Hon. G. L. Ovey, Commonwealth’s Attorney, 56th Judicial Circuit; Executions and Institutional Stress: Dr. Allen Ault, Dean of Criminal Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University.
INTERIM JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Agenda: Volunteers of America: Addiction Recovery Programs: Tandee Ogburn VOA Director of Community Engagement; Legislative Perspectives on Capitol Punishment: Sen. Gerald Neal, Rep. David Floyd; Execution Status and Cost Secretary J. Michael Brown, Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet; Faith-based Perspectives on Capitol Punishment: Rev. Dr. Marian Taylor, KY Council of Churches, Dr. Adam Greenway, Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Crime Victim Perspectives on Capitol Punishment: Father Pat Delahanty, Ben Griffith, KY Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Katherine Nichols, Kentuckiana Voice for Crime Victims; Legal Perspectives on Capital Punishment: Ed Monahan, KY Public Advocate, Ernie Lewis, KY Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Hon. G. L. Ovey, Commonwealth’s Attorney, 56th Judicial Circuit; Executions and Institutional Stress: Dr. Allen Ault, Dean of Criminal Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University.
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