Kentucky is 'alone in a dreadful economic state of cash available,' head of retirees group says
09/16/2014 08:15 AM
In order for one of the most shakily funded pension plans in the country to survive it needs an infusion of cash, says a state retiree who has been following the state’s pension problems. Jim Carroll, a former communications director for the states parks department, has kept a watchful eye on pension developments over the last two years. Along with his wife, Eva-Smith Carroll, who is also a retired state worker, Carroll keeps nearly 4,000 other retirees in the loop... Read more 
The Chatter: Bill Clinton criticizes McConnell in Iowa, both campaigns raising big money in D.C.
09/15/2014 02:54 PM
Former President and avid supporter of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes, Bill Clinton, used his remarks at an Iowa political event to hit Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell on his stance on limiting campaign cash. The former president slammed McConnell in a speech talking about McConnell’s stance on campaign finance reform on Sunday when speaking at a political event in Iowa hosted by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin. In his remarks, Clinton referenced the recording of McConnell speaking at a... Read more
Grimes takes aim at McConnell in new ad
09/15/2014 09:16 AM
UPDATED: With less than two-months left in the U.S. Senate race Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes is on television with a shotgun and a message for McConnell — she’s not the president. Grimes who has been lagging as of late in the polls is seeking further clarification with voters that she does not agree with the policies of national Democrats — including the president. Throughout the race McConnell and pro-McConnell super PACs have sought to define Grimes as a backer of... Read more
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes' latest ad is a continuation of what has become a central theme of her campaign: Telling voters who she isn't instead of telling…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 9:48:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Former state official who asked to see employee's breasts settles ethics case
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
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…Click to Continue » [...]
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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 [...]
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