Boyle County schools uses 'blueprint' to success as the only 'district of distinction' in Ky.
09/28/2014 09:21 AM
DANVILLE – The Boyle County School district is one of eight statewide and the only county school district in the commonwealth to receive the Kentucky Department of Education’s “District of Distinction” award. Boyle is not your stereotypical high performing school district in the fact that 50 percent of its students are on free and reduced lunch. Boyle County High School has gone from having 50 percent of its graduates college and career ready seven years ago to over 90 percent today. The... Read more 
With midterms looming, McConnell expects — but doesn't want — quick confirmation on Holder successor
09/27/2014 06:45 PM
Count Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell among Senate Republicans who prefer holding confirmation hearings on outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s replacement after a new Congress is sworn into office in January. But McConnell expects Democrats to push a nominee through the Senate after this fall’s elections since the party controls the chamber’s agenda and needs only a majority vote to confirm President Barack Obama’s executive branch nominees, thanks to a change in Senate rules by Democratic leader Harry Reid last... Read more
Outside groups for McConnell entering Kentucky as Election Day nears
09/26/2014 03:00 PM
UPDATED WITH GRIMES CAMPAIGN RESPONSE: A week after Kentucky’s U.S. Senate candidates traded fire in competing gun ads, the National Rifle Association is running a six-figure television spot against Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. The move comes as another outside group, Crossroads Grassroots Political Strategies, readies to unload $1.2 million for McConnell in October. The NRA, which has endorsed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s re-election bid, has spent $308,874 through its Political Victory Fund to produce and distribute television advertising opposing Grimes,... Read more
Libertarian David Patterson makes pitch to GOP, calls for end to marijuana prohibition
09/26/2014 02:38 PM
David Patterson, the Libertarian candidate running for U.S. Senate, has just $5,000 in his campaign coffers and a plea to voters to compare his stance on the issues with Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s record. In August, Patterson, a 43-year-old Harrodsburg police officer, filed his paperwork after collecting 5,000 voter signatures and $500 to enter what some say may be the most expensive U.S. Senate race in American history. Pundits estimate candidates and outside groups will pour nearly $100 million into... Read more
State Senate election battles to watch this fall in Kentucky
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Races this fall for the Kentucky Senate are not getting as much attention as those for the Kentucky House, but the Senate is offering up some spirited elections, along with…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 29, 2014 1:49:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
How much will expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act cost Kentucky? Pressed for answers by state lawmakers, Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear's administration says it does not yet know.Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Sep 28, 2014 4:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Economists reject Republicans' claims that health law is decimating Kentucky jobs
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
Key Republicans running for election Nov. 4 say the federal Affordable Care Act is putting Kentuckians out of work, but employment data and interviews with Kentucky-based economists suggest otherwise.Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Sep 28, 2014 12:39:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky’s youngest voters have enough pull to decide the outcome in this year’s U.S. Senate race, according to a Tufts University report.That fact is pivotal for Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, who many believe needs a strategy shakeup in order to defeat Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell this fall.In 2008, McConnell won re-election by about 106,000 votes. This year’s contest could be much closer. [...]
Thu, Sep 25, 2014 11:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Congressman John Yarmuth Puts Political Weight Behind Louisville Minimum Wage Bill
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
The Metro Council minimum wage ordinance is the last hope for Louisville workers seeking a wage hike.That’s according to Democratic Congressman John Yarmuth, who joined advocates at a local business Monday morning.Yarmuth said he plans to be heavily involved in an effort to pass minimum wage legislation locally. [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 10:21:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT -- Gov. Steve Beshear has asked President Obama to issue a major disaster declaration and provide emergency assistance to four Eastern Kentucky communities recovering from recent flooding. Strong storms from Aug. 19 to 23 caused heavy rain and flash flooding, which washed out roads and forced people from their homes throughout the eastern part of the state. Communities in Floyd, Knott, Johnson and Pike counties were the hardest hit. “These severe storms and subsequent flooding caused widespread destruction to the state and community infrastructure in Floyd, Knott, Johnson and Pike counties, as well as to private homes,” [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 2:56:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Wage Hike Provides Dividing Line in Louisville Metro Council District 9 Debate
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Louisville Metro Council candidates Bill Hollander and Laura Rice jousted in a debate Monday night over a variety of issues, including a proposed wage hike.The two are seeking to succeed retiring Democratic Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, who will serve out her term through December. [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 2:26:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT -- A Japanese metalworking company is to open its first North American plant in Corbin, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Monday at a Capitol news conference. Kowa Kogyosho Co., based in Nagoya, Japan, plans to create 30 jobs by April 2018 and invest $8.3 million into the project at the Corbin Regional Speculative building in the city’s Southeast Kentucky Business Park. It will provide metal surface treatment for automotive suppliers, through a highly advanced process known as electroless nickel plating. “Kentucky welcomes Kowa as its newest corporate citizen, one that will significantly enrich the southeastern Kentucky region as well as the[...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 4:09:00 PM, 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
Secretary of State and senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes joined Matt Jones on Kentucky Sports Radio this morning to talk Kentucky, sports and today's political issues [...]
Mon, Sep 29, 2014 12:42:03 PM, Continue reading at the source
Alison Lundergan Grimes launched an initiative on Tuesday aimed at "mobilizing women and highlighting Alison’s strong leadership on issues important to Kentucky women and their families." [...]
Mon, Sep 29, 2014 12:42:03 PM, Continue reading at the source
New numbers are coming in on the attacks by the United States and its Arab allies against ISIS militants in Syria. [...]
Mon, Sep 29, 2014 12:42:03 PM, Continue reading at the source
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