The Chatter: Barr and Jensen release first ads of campaign focused on position in Congress
09/04/2014 11:14 AM
The candidates in the sixth district Congressional race are introducing themselves to the voters of the area with their first ads of the cycle released just one day apart. U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, released two ads Wednesday marking his first ads of the election cycle. In the first ad, the messaging revolves around the title of the ad as it looks to say Barr is protecting “Our Home” in Congress. “This is our home, our values, and Andy Barr is protecting... Read more 
Kentucky along with 11 other states file suit against EPA on carbon regulations
09/03/2014 10:27 PM
ASHLAND — Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that they have joined 10 other states in filing suit against the Environmental Protection Agency which in June proposed new regulations on carbon emissions. Conway and Morrisey appeared in Ashland on Thursday along with several eastern Kentucky lawmakers to announce the lawsuit and why the officials say the agency does not have the authority to regulate carbon emissions in the state. “The rules that have been proposed... Read more
McConnell says Congress will likely back military action against Islamic militants
09/03/2014 05:53 PM
More military involvement in Iraq and Syria is a possibility, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell told reporters in Louisville on Wednesday, but first McConnell said the president needs to come up with a plan and present it to Congress. Responding to a question from Pure Politics, McConnell said that he feels the president is heading down the right path on threat from ISIS, which McConnell said is a threat to Americans at home. However, McConnell said that President Barack Obama needs to... Read more
House GOP leadership plan for control of chamber includes Right to Work, tax reform, action on kynect and more
09/03/2014 05:04 PM
On the road to trying to take control of the state House, Republican leaders of the chamber have announced their plan of action to pass legislation they believe the state desperately needs if they gain the majority. The “Handshake with Kentucky” platform released by House GOP leaders Tuesday includes legislation dealing with job growth, spending, stopping the Affordable Care Act’s impact on the state and “ending corruption in the House of Representatives.” In the statement about the plan, the party leaders say... Read more
McConnell avoids questions on former campaign manager saying he is focused on issues in U.S. Senate race
09/03/2014 03:20 PM
LOUISVILLE — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, avoided questions Wednesday about his former campaign manager Jesse Benton who resigned amid a deepening bribery scandal in Iowa from 2012. McConnell told reporters in Louisville that he is focused on “issues related to the race” adding that is what he thinks Kentuckians want to hear about in the final two months of the campaign. “My opponent wants to talk about anything other than the issues in the race,” McConnell said. “We... Read more
Massie says there is more work to do in D.C. to build a coalition for deregulated hemp
09/03/2014 11:14 AM
Kentucky’s Fourth District U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Vanceburg, says he will need to keep gathering supporters for deregulating industrial hemp in the House of Representatives before the crop can have commercial success in the state. Massie has already filed a bill to deregulate the crop, which is now being grown in Kentucky in pilot projects. “My initiative in Congress is to get a full version of industrial hemp act passed,” Massie said. “What we need to do before you... Read more
Spending in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate contest is expected to top $100 million, which could buy a lot in a poor state like this one.The campaigns and aligned groups for Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell and Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes are putting much of that cash into television ads. [...]
Thu, Sep 04, 2014 2:59:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Andy Barr, Elisabeth Jensen take to the airwaves in fight for congressional seat
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
Both candidates in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District started airing their first commercials of the fall campaign this week.Click to Continue » See ads from the 6th District race between Andy Barr, Elisabeth Jensen Jensen ad Barr ads [...]
Thu, Sep 04, 2014 2:02:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Less than a week after his top campaign aide, Jesse Benton, stepped down while being circled by questions from a federal bribery case, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is ready to move forward.“We’re moving on,” McConnell told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Tuesday. “We've got 60-some odd days left in the campaign. We're talking about the future and not the past.” [...]
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