Comer has Democratic support in hometown, but can that spread across the state?
09/11/2014 04:20 PM
Now that Agriculture Commissioner James Comer has made his bid for governor official, his ticket will begin traveling the state gathering support for their campaign. Comer says in order to win, they will need the support of members of all parties, but can he achieve that? Soon after Comer made his 2015 decision known, he soon began to discuss the kind of support that they will need to win the election and that they’re looking to the past as an... Read more 
U.S. Senators react to Obama's plan of attack against Islamic militants
09/11/2014 02:45 PM
Kentucky Congressional leaders expressed agreement with President Barack Obama following his remarks to strike the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq and Syria. In his speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell said he was “glad the president has brought a new focus to the effort against ISIL.” “I’m hoping that the Congress will consider what this multi-year campaign will mean for the overall defense program, the need to modernize our military... Read more
Lexington's Urban County Council voted 12-0 Thursday to approve funding and oversight for a city affordable housing trust fund.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Sep 11, 2014 10:53:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
A coalition of Kentucky business associations and employers urged the Louisville Metro Council on Thursday to forgo efforts to raise the minimum wage for the city's workers to $10.10 over a three-year period.Those businesses are also questioning the legality of a proposed ordinance to raise the city’s minimum wage. [...]
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HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU Visitation and funeral arrangements for Charlann Harting Carroll, the wife of former Gov. Julian Carroll who died Wednesday at the age of 81, have been set. Both visitation and the funeral will be held at the Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church at 495 Duckers Road off U.S. Highway 421 near Frankfort and […] [...]
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Kentucky, Indiana Lawmakers React to President Obama's Strategy Against Islamic State
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
President Obama's proposed strategy to “take out” Islamic State terrorists is being backed by a bipartisan group of Kentucky and Indiana lawmakers.The president made the remarks Wednesday in a prime-time speech, signaling a broadening American role in combating ISIL. [...]
Thu, Sep 11, 2014 6:37:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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