Funding for Syrian rebels likely, but vote on military action against ISIS "might be problematic," Yarmuth says
09/15/2014 09:02 AM
Congress is on the clock as President Barack Obama seeks support “to degrade and ultimately destroy” Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria, and U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth says Obama’s requested aid to train Syrian moderates will likely materialize. Congressional action granting further military force in the Middle East, though, could prove more difficult, he said. Obama’s request, announced during a nationally televised address Wednesday, threw a wrench in plans by the U.S. House to vote on a short-term spending bill Thursday ... Read more 
Top 10 Kentucky state House Races -- September edition
09/14/2014 08:15 AM
The House races remain in shadows of this election season nearly two weeks past Labor Day as candidates hold their money for the final weeks. These contests have been overpowered so far by the massiveness of the U.S. Senate race machines. But that doesn’t diminish the stakes: control of a legislative chamber in which Democrats hold their narrowest margin in decades with 54 seats to the Republicans’ 46. And good candidates have been wearing out their shoe leather, going door-to-door and... Read more
Grimes balks at fast-track trade approval, Dems talk GOTV at opening of Louisville field office
09/13/2014 02:22 PM
Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes roused the Democratic faithful in west Louisville Saturday, opening a field office in an area that has historically supported the party’s candidates. Speaking to about 200 supporters gathered in the office’s parking lot, Grimes hit Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on a number of familiar talking points with 52 days until the Nov. 4 election. Aside from pocketbook issues, such as raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour and alleviating student loan... Read more
Many in northern Kentucky see Chris McDaniel's lieutenant governor candidacy as a potential boon for the region
09/13/2014 09:30 AM
Republicans have chance to do something in 2015 that hasn’t happened in 124 years, elect a lieutenant governor from northern Kentucky. Republican gubernatorial candidate James Comer has chosen 23rd District Senator Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, as his running mate and that’s got the attention of many in the northern part of the state. Taylor Mill Mayor Dan Bell thinks having a northern Kentuckian in the states second highest office could lead to more investment in the region which, in turn, benefits the... Read more
McConnell touts influence while Grimes raises questions in new ads
09/12/2014 03:59 PM
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign highlighted his role in resolving last year’s debt ceiling crisis in a new television ad while his opponent, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, released a Web ad questioning McConnell’s stance on issues such as pay equality, increasing the minimum wage and refinancing student loan debt. McConnell’s ad, titled “Leader” and airing statewide, uses coverage from last October as the 16-day government shutdown ended. Much of the news footage features pundits, such as MSNBC’s Chris Matthews... Read more
Jensen makes pitch for job creation by raising minimum wage and building more roads and bridges
09/12/2014 03:51 PM
Democratic 6th District Congressional challenger Elisabeth Jensen says jobs are her main focus in the race to unseat U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R- Lexington. Jensen laid out her goals to bring jobs back to Kentucky and said she would rely on her past experiences in business to work across the aisle in Congress. “I am a business person. I approach the economy from the perspective of a business woman a non-profit entrepreneur and a mom. We do what needs to get done,”... Read more
Battles for eight open seats could determine control of Kentucky House this fall
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
If Republicans hope to take over the Kentucky House this fall for the first time since 1921, they'll probably need to win most — if not all — of the…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 1:48:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Behind in the money race, Democrat Elisabeth Jensen's biggest donor is herself
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
Elisabeth Jensen, a Lexington Democrat running for Congress on Nov. 4, has far less money than the Republican incumbent, and much of what she does have comes from her own…Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Sep 14, 2014 2:55:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Anthany Beatty, who has been an associate vice president at the Unviersity of Kentucky since 2008, said he decided not to take a leave of absence from his job while…Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Sep 14, 2014 1:28:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky is calling on Kentucky Educational Television to hold a more inclusive U.S. Senate debate next month.KET is set to hold a debate featuring Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes on Oct. 13.Libertarians have taken KET to task, however, for creating new debate criteria that party leaders argue was aimed at excluding their candidate, David Patterson, from participating. [...]
Sat, Sep 13, 2014 12:00:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Ray Rice Incident Underscores Importance of Violence Against Women Act, John Yarmuth Says
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Congressman John Yarmuth said the high-profile domestic violence case involving NFL player Ray Rice demonstrates the need for legislation empowering abused women.The Rice incident "in very graphic ways highlighted a problem that’s been around for a very long time,” Yarmuth, a Democrat who represents Louisville, told WFPL Friday. “And that is, unfortunately, too many men try to exert their physical power over women to control them. Society needs to be very much aware of the problem and to deal with it decisively.” [...]
Fri, Sep 12, 2014 6:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
State Agriculture Commissioner James Comer's announcement this week that he is an official candidate for governor will be one of the topics on this weekend's "Comment on Kentucky," a public affairs show of the Kentucky Educational Television Network. Joining interim host Bill Bryant of Lexington's WKYT-TV, will be Adam Beam of the Associated Press, Lawrence Smith of Louisville's WDRB-TV AND Scott Wartman of The Kentucky Enquirer. The show will air live at 8 p.m. Friday on KET. "Kentucky Tonight' on KET will be preempted on Monday, Sept. 15, by "Roosevelts: An Intimate History." --Jack Brammer [...]
Fri, Sep 12, 2014 2:46:00 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. [...]
Thu, Sep 11, 2014 9:17:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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 […] [...]
Thu, Sep 11, 2014 8:00:00 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 [...]
Wed, Sep 10, 2014 6:19:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes fires a shotgun six times in a new television ad, each shot aiming to poke a hole in the campaign of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. [...]
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 1:10:08 PM, Continue reading at the source
Indiana Senator Dan Coats says President Obama’s speech Wednesday night was a welcome reversal to his previous comments on foreign policy. [...]
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 1:10:08 PM, Continue reading at the source
U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, spoke to WHAS11 Political Editor Joe Arnold about President Obama’s strategy to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Obama’s speech Wednesday night. [...]
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 1:10:08 PM, Continue reading at the source
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