Neal sees additional provisions to felon voting restoration efforts as 'knife' to the heart of the bill
08/13/2014 05:50 PM
State Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, says “poison pills” added to the heart of felon voting restoration legislation last session corrupted the merit of the bill, and this upcoming session Neal will bring an unadorned version of the legislation. A rematch of will is already at play as a major Republican in the House has also filed legislation with the additional provisions added to the bill from the session. Neal has already prefiled his version of the bill which... Read more 
The Chatter: Democratic lawmakers weigh in on Chao coal controversy, new poll shows McConnell ahead
08/13/2014 12:13 PM
UPDATED: Democratic state lawmakers want former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, the wife of Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, to immediately resign from her position on the board of Bloomberg Philanthropies after reports of the group’s anti-coal agenda. Coal Association President Bill Bissett received a letter requesting him to denounce the groups actions and demand Chao step down from her position on the board, according to a Yahoo! News report . The letter came from eight Democratic state lawmakers, including: House Speaker... Read more
Two state House members outlined the Democratic and Republican parties' differences on a wide range of topics Wednesday during a Louisville Forum on Kentucky's fall legislative races. Democrats hold the majority in the Kentucky legislature's lower chamber, but Republicans are once again making a push to take it back for the first time since 1921.[...]
Thu, Aug 14, 2014 12:03:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
McConnell: Wife won't resign from board of charity seeking to close coal-fired power plants
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
With U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at his side, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took his coal bus tour to Western Kentucky Wednesday, railing against the Obama administration and defending his…Click to Continue » [...]
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By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign ad that says he supported a “stronger” Violence Against Women Act than President Obama is “mostly false,” a fact-checking news agency said Wednesday. The ad, released Aug. 5, features McConnell’s wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. “Have you ever noticed how some liberals feel entitled to speak on behalf of all women? As if every woman agrees with Barack Obama," Chao says. A narrator then adds: “Mitch McConnell co-sponsored the original Violence Against Women Act – he’s always supported its purpose. Mitch voted for even stronger protections than Obama’s agenda will allow.” PolitiFact, [...]
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By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul mostly used short words and phrases in playing a word association game in a recent interview on Kentucky Educational Television but his answers said a lot. Paul, being interviewed Sunday by Bill Goodman on KET’s “One to One” program, was asked what first came to his mind when he heard certain names. Several of them turned out to be potential rivals in the 2016 race for president. When asked about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Paul simply replied, “Bridges,” and chuckled. That was a reference to the controversy in which former aides and appointees of Christie [...]
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is just back from barnstorming Iowa, home of the earliest presidential caucus, and he’s heading next to eat barbecue in South Carolina, the first voting state…Click to Continue » [...]
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"The President is taking necessary steps to protect American personnel and interests from direct threats of terrorist violence in Iraq," Yarmuth said in a statement to WHAS11, "and to prevent an act of genocide by ISIL against the Yazidi people." [...]
Thu, Aug 14, 2014 1:29:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Republican Sen. Rand Paul says he's never proposed ending U.S. aid payments to Israel, and is immediately confronted by his own budget proposal from 2011 to end such payments to all nations, including Israel. [...]
Thu, Aug 14, 2014 1:29:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Political Editor Joe Arnold takes a look back at the speeches at Kentucky's biggest political picnic, Fancy Farm. [...]
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