Grimes campaign disputes possible legal trouble with information gathered on bus rental rates
08/19/2014 05:18 PM
After a Politico story stating that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes could be in hot water over potentially lower rental rates on a bus provided by a company owned by her father, the Grimes campaign says they did their due diligence to find a reasonable rate and there are no legal concerns with the matter. The Grimes campaign says the story concerning the rate paid to rent her campaign bus from Signature Special Events Services—a company owned by Grimes’... Read more 
Auditor Edelen calls for overhaul of CVG airport board as part of investigation findings
08/19/2014 04:38 PM
HEBRON — State Auditor Adam Edelen is calling for a complete overhaul of the governance structure of the Kenton County Airport Board, which runs the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, to end what he calls decades of waste and abuse. Edelen, who was in Northern Kentucky on Tuesday to release the results of a special nine-month examination of the CVG board, called for the state legislature to revise statutes that would change the makeup of the boards voting members. There are currently... Read more
The Chatter: Grimes under fire for potential illegal contributions from father and in new super PAC ads
08/19/2014 01:37 PM
UPDATED WITH GRIMES CAMPAIGN STATEMENT: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is under fire with questions about services provided to her campaign by companies owned by her father, which could potentially be considered an illegal in-kind contribution. Politico reporter Manu Raju was first to report on the cost difference in what a normal campaign bus rental and what Grimes is paying for the rental of a 45-foot-long bus she is using to campaign around the state. The bus, featuring a... Read more
The candidates in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race are answering questions together for the first time amid a squabble over a bus rental.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Aug 20, 2014 7:25:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
A bipartisan duo of Louisville Metro Council members announced Tuesday the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked with investigating a series of allegations about the city's animal services department.Republican Kelly Downard and Democrat Cindi Fowler will co-chair the panel, which will conduct an eight-week probe of the department based on accusations published last month in TheVilleVoice.com."We believe that's it important in our job to provide oversight for the administration and that's why we're doing it," said Downard. [...]
Tue, Aug 19, 2014 8:10:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Billionaire coal operator admits to hundreds of violations in multi-million-dollar settlement
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
A billionaire coal operator has admitted to hundreds of surface-mining violations in Eastern Kentucky and has agreed to post $10.8 million in bonding to ensure reclamation.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Aug 19, 2014 6:36:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Grimes responds to news report raising questions about possible violations
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Following Republican demands for more information, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes disclosed additional information Tuesday about her campaign's use of a bus provided at seemingly discounted prices by…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Aug 19, 2014 6:27:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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