Grimes plans to be in Pikeville whether or not McConnell shows for debate
09/18/2014 09:14 PM
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes will be in Pikeville come late October whether or not Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to debate — and all indications are that he will not be in attendance. On Thursday, Grimes campaign spokeswoman Charly Norton confirmed to Pure Politics that Grimes will be in Pikeville on October 22 or 23 regardless of whether McConnell agreed to debate. The Appalachian News-Express, who signed on to host a debate at the University of Pikeville,... Read more 
Thayer open to some changes within CVG airport board, just not the structure Edelen recommended
09/18/2014 07:41 PM
State Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, says he is “open to considering some changes,” to the Northern Kentucky Cincinnati International Airport board also known as CVG, he just does not want to diminish the standing of Kenton County in any restructuring. Calling the board the “Kenton County Airport Board,” Thayer said, his main objective was to ensure Kenton County — which he represents will remain an integral hub of the Kentucky asset, which has seen better days. “I represent... Read more
Ethics complaints filed against Fayette County coroner are dropped
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
Ethics complaints filed against Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn have been dropped.Click to Continue » [...]
Fri, Sep 19, 2014 12:56:00 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
Census: Kentucky ranks 45th in computer ownership and 42nd in broadband usage
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
Computer ownership and broadband usage in Kentucky trail the national levels as high-speed Internet service becomes more vital to the economy, new U.S. Census estimates show.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Sep 18, 2014 9:27:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Larry Van Hoose, Gov. Louie Nunn's press secretary and aide to Republican congressmen, dies
from jwarren@herald-leader.com (Jim Warren)
from jwarren@herald-leader.com (Jim Warren)
Larry Van Hoose, a journalist who went on to become a gubernatorial press secretary, aide to congressmen and director of the Republican Party in Kentucky, has died.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Sep 18, 2014 8:21:00 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
After a six-hour debate, the U.S. House approved a bipartisan measure to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State on Wednesday.Congress adopted an amendment to the spending bill allowing the Obama administration to provide aid against the terrorist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which is also referred to as ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. [...]
Thu, Sep 18, 2014 12:24:00 AM, 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
Pro-Coal Senate Democrat Joe Manchin Affirms Alison Lundergan Grimes' Position
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes received a boost from the most prominent pro-coal Democrat in Washington in her slugfest with Republican Leader Mitch McConnell this fall.Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., waded into the contest Wednesday and said Grimes would be an ally to the coal industry and miners if elected. [...]
Wed, Sep 17, 2014 7:01:00 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. [...]
Fri, Sep 19, 2014 12:32:16 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. [...]
Fri, Sep 19, 2014 12:32:16 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. [...]
Fri, Sep 19, 2014 12:32:16 PM, Continue reading at the source
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