Massie says redacted pages from 9/11 report could change opinions on foreign policy
09/11/2014 11:48 AM
After reviewing redacted pages from the official Congressional inquiry into the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R – Vanceburg, says the pages could change opinions about the role of the United States in middle eastern conflicts. Describing the pages as “very profound,” Massie along with several other Congressmen are urging President Obama to declassify the pages, and provide more information to the public. Massie told Pure Politics over the August... Read more 
Jensen on ISIS: 'If we don't go to them they are going to come to us'
09/10/2014 08:47 PM
Democratic 6th District Congressional candidate Elisabeth Jensen says that the United States needs to “make sure we are prepared” to protect American interests at home and abroad as Islamic militants have threatened to carry out an attack on American soil. “The danger is very real. The actors there right now are very ruthless and I think if we don’t go to them they are going to come to us,” Jensen said Wednesday morning. Jensen, who is vying for the Congressional... Read more
Comer pulls $250,000 in first 'spontaneous' fundraiser in campaign
09/10/2014 04:12 PM
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer’s campaign received about $250,000 in his first fundraiser as a Republican gubernatorial candidate, Comer told Pure Politics in a phone interview Wednesday. Comer, who launched his campaign Tuesday in Tompkinsville, Ky., held a fundraiser at the Glasgow Country Club that day with about 200 donors present, he said. The event “was just a spontaneous kind of thing” in which the campaign did not send formal invitations, and many of the attendees also watched Comer unveil his... Read more
Coursey attorney seeks sanction over 'smut' depositions
09/10/2014 02:46 PM
FRANKFORT — An attorney for Rep. Will Coursey has asked a judge to sanction the lawyer representing a Legislative Research Commission staffer suing Coursey for retaliation after releasing “the smut” contained in the Symsonia Democrat’s depositions earlier this year. William Johnson, a Frankfort attorney representing Coursey, said in a motion filed in Franklin Circuit Court that Thomas Clay, a Louisville attorney representing legislative secretary Nicole Cusic, asked Coursey “embarrassing and non-relevant questions about other persons.” Coursey’s depositions later appeared on the... Read more
U.S. Senate campaigns touting drastically different September poll results
09/10/2014 01:46 PM
The Kentucky U.S. Senate race is still neck-and-neck but one candidate is leaving the other in the dust, according to which campaign you ask, with less than two months from election day. The campaign of Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes held a press conference call with campaign manager Jonathan Hurst and pollster Mark Mellman to discuss an internal poll that showed Grimes up by one percent on Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and pulling higher job approval numbers than the five... Read more
Louisville Metro Councilman Dan Johnson was spared any punches by his political opponent over his recent controversies at a debate Wednesday evening.Johnson, D-21, and independent candidate John Witt disagreed on little at a 30-minute forum organized by the League of Women Voters. [...]
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Public polls show McConnell leading, but Grimes touts internal poll giving her 1-point edge
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from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes pushed back Wednesday against public polling that shows U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell with a growing lead in Kentucky, releasing an internal…Click to Continue » [...]
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The campaign to elect Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes wants donors and supporters to know she still has a shot at beating Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell this fall.That’s what one can gather from an internal poll and subsequent messages Grimes’ team sent out Wednesday showing Grimes with a 1-point lead.Grimes’ campaign memo highlights the advantages she carries into the last two months of the race, such as being better liked by voters who know each candidates. [...]
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If Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes is going to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, she'll need votes from conservatives who never have backed President Barack Obama.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Sep 10, 2014 7:19:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky's tax revenue grew a modest 1.2 percent in August
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from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Kentucky's General Fund, which pays for most state programs, grew at a modest pace in August, while the state Road Fund dipped slightly.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Sep 10, 2014 7:16:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – The state’s General Fund, which pays for most state programs, improved in August while the state Road Fund dipped ever so slightly. State budget director Jane C. Driskell said Wednesday that General Fund receipts increased 1.2 percent in August compared to the same month last year. Total revenues for the month were $671.9 million, compared to $663.7 million during August 2013. So far this fiscal year 2015 that began July 1, General Fund receipts have increased 1.7 percent. The official revenue estimate for the fiscal year calls for revenue to increase 3.6 percent compared to last year’s actual [...]
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