Thayer will not run statewide in 2015, plans to seek another term as majority leader
09/21/2014 09:01 AM
With a string of bold predictions for the GOP in 2014 and 2015, state Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, says he is most needed in his current position and will not seek a higher office. In an interview with Pure Politics Thayer said he has been encouraged to run for a statewide office next year, but he has decided to seek a second term in his current leadership role in the state Senate. “In 2015 I’m going to seek another two-years... Read more 
Experience counts: How U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's 30 years in Congress gives him debate advantage
09/20/2014 06:20 PM
With 45 days before the election, the prospects of Republican U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger, Alison Lundergan Grimes, debating the issues for a statewide audience beyond Oct. 13’s episode of “Kentucky Tonight” appear increasingly unlikely. McConnell this week sidestepped a challenge from Grimes to a debate at the University of Pikeville hosted by The Appalachian News-Express, with a previously scheduled bus tour keeping him from the forum. Grimes told Pure Politics Thursday she will be... Read more
Changing the game: How Alison Lundergan Grimes can build momentum in debating the issues
09/20/2014 06:17 PM
With 45 days before the election, the prospects of Republican U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger, Alison Lundergan Grimes, debating the issues for a statewide audience beyond Oct. 13’s episode of “Kentucky Tonight” appear increasingly unlikely. In the latest back-and-forth on the topic of debates, Grimes this week accepted dates in late October for a University of Pikeville forum hosted by The Appalachian News-Express that McConnell declined, citing a previously scheduled bus tour. Grimes told Pure... Read more
State permitting issues surrounding Grimes campaign bus nearing resolution
09/19/2014 04:51 PM
A company owned by the father of Kentucky Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes applied for intrastate motor carrier authority with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shortly after news broke that it lacked permits to operate a charter bus leased to Grimes’ campaign, according to records obtained by Pure Politics. Still, matters surrounding the charter bus’ permit through the state seem to be nearing a resolution. Email exchanges between lawyers for S.R. Holding Co., owned by former Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman... Read more
Fmr. Auditor Crit Luallen helping Grimes with round of robocalls
09/19/2014 04:51 PM
Former state Auditor Crit Luallen is helping the campaign of Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes with a round of robocalls, an automated voice message supporting the policies of Grimes. Luallen says the call is on the behalf of the Kentucky Democratic Party — who is helping run a coordinated campaign for Grimes. In the robocall, which is going out to more than 100,000 residents, Luallen says she has spent her “entire public life working to make Kentucky a better place to... Read more
Former Louisville congresswoman backs Comer's gubernatorial ambitions
09/19/2014 11:41 AM
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Anne Northup said she rarely endorses candidates in primaries, but she announced her support of Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer’s gubernatorial bid Friday in Louisville. The former Louisville congresswoman gives Comer a prominent GOP voice in the backyard of the only other Republican candidate in the 2015 race, Louisville real estate developer Hal Heiner. Northup recalled her support of Heiner’s 2010 run for Louisville mayor, but she called next year’s gubernatorial election “a pivotal race” for Kentucky. “We... Read more
These Kentucky House incumbents face stiff challenges in Nov. 4 election
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
The first priority for Democrats and Republicans in their quest to rule the Kentucky House for the next two years is to defend the turf they already hold. It won't…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 2:02:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Andy Barr and Elisabeth Jensen offer vastly different prescriptions for Kentucky's job woes
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, and Elisabeth Jensen, his Democratic challenger in the Nov. 4 election, agree that Congress must act to get more Kentuckians into good jobs. That's also…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 12:55:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Opposition research plays major role in state's U.S. Senate race
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Political mudslinging is nothing new in Kentucky, but the long-held tradition of digging up dirt on political foes has reached new heights — or depths — in this year's U.S.Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Sep 21, 2014 10:50:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
The longtime head of Kentucky’s agency overseeing state campaign finance law is stepping down later this year.Sarah Jackson announced this week she is retiring as executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance effective Nov. 1 after serving in the position since 1999.“Sarah has been a tremendous asset to the agency and a true professional as executive director. The agency is stronger for it,” said KREF board chairman Craig C. Dilger in a released statement.[...]
Fri, Sep 19, 2014 4:45:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky Senators Split on Islamic State Plan as Obama Praises Congress’ Approval
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
The U.S. Senate gave overwhelming approval Thursday to a measure aimed at training and arming Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State.By a 78-22 margin, senators backed a plan to combat the terrorist group, a plan that was pushed by President Obama and tucked in a larger spending bill. The House approved the same measure a day earlier by a similarly comfortable margin. [...]
Fri, Sep 19, 2014 11:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT -- Sarah M. Jackson, who has been head of the state agency that enforces state campaign finance laws since 1999, is to retire Nov. 1. Craig C. Dilger, board chairman for the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, announced Jackson's retirement Thursday at a board meeting. "Sarah has been a tremendous asset to the agency and a true professional as executive director. The agency is stronger for it," Dilger said in a release. Jackson, 57, was general counsel for the state Cabinet for Workforce Development from 1998 to 1999 and was director of the Division of Charitable Gaming in the Justice [...]
Thu, Sep 18, 2014 9:42:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes said Thursday she would vote against arming and training Syrian forces combating the Islamic State.The Senate is scheduled to take up a vote on the measure this afternoon, which passed through the House on Wednesday by a 273-156 tally. [...]
Thu, Sep 18, 2014 6:43:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Fact-checkers find fault with several claims made in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race
from Accountability Editor
from Accountability Editor
Fact-checkers at The Washington Post and PolitiFact, a project of the Tampa Bay Times, have been busy researching the claims made by Kentucky's U.S. Senate candidates (Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes) and their surrogates during the first 17 days of September. Here's what they found. Immigration: A television ad aired by the Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, which the Washington Post described as "an independent group with connections to Republican strategist Karl Rove," earned three Pinocchios (the equivalent of mostly false) from Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler on Sept. 17. The ad claimed Grimes is a [...]
Wed, Sep 17, 2014 7:24:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — A former official of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources created an oppressive work environment for women by telling them what clothes to wear and asking one to show her breasts, according to an ethics settlement released Monday. In a settlement approved by the Executive Branch Ethics Commission Monday, Kenneth “Scott” King of Frankfort did not contest charges that he violated state ethics laws by using his position as the department’s assistant administrative services director to “create an oppressive and hostile atmosphere in his division to suit his own prurient, personal interests.” The agreement said King [...]
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 7:49:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Forty-eight days and counting until the mid-term election and Kentucky's already contentious U.S. Senate race is getting even more intense Wednesday night. [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 12:39:35 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky's U.S. Senate candidates turned their attention to Medicare on Thursday with a pair of statewide TV ads targeting the state's roughly 800,000 seniors who benefit from the government health insurance program. [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 12:39:35 PM, Continue reading at the source
One day after a shotgun toting Alison Lundergan Grimes took aim at Mitch McConnell in a new campaign ad, McConnell is firing back with some ammunition of his own. [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 12:39:35 PM, Continue reading at the source
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