Bevin says he hopes the Benton resignation does not impact McConnell's campaign
09/05/2014 09:00 AM
The resignation of Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager should not distract from the real issues in the race, according to McConnell’s former primary opponent Matt Bevin. Bevin told Pure Politics Tuesday he does not have a comment on the resignation of Jesse Benton because all the facts of the case are still not out and “we live in a country where we have the privilege of being innocent of everything until proven otherwise.” Without knowing the full facts of... Read more 
Agencies preparing for sweeping juvenile justice reforms, Westerfield says
09/04/2014 07:12 PM
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, one of the architects behind a series of reforms to the state’s juvenile justice system expects there to be some tweaks to the bill over the next session, and possibly further changes to the system in the coming years. Westerfield spoke to Pure Politics before the legislatively mandated first meeting of the juvenile justice oversight council on Thursday when he said he would hear “for the very first time where the agencies are up to this... Read more
Beshear calls for state-owned properties to be tobacco-free
09/04/2014 04:00 PM
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced Thursday he signed an executive order stating that all executive branch state property campuses will be tobacco-free effective November 20 – the day of the Great American Smokeout. The order means no cigarettes, tobacco products or e-cigarettes may be used in state-owned or leased buildings, in state-owned vehicles or on state property. The policy would impact 2,888 state-owned buildings and 568 other structures that the state leases. Beshear says that the tobacco ban will help with... Read more
Hoover says mentality behind push polls in competitive races is "the problem in Kentucky"
09/04/2014 03:33 PM
House Republican Leader Jeff Hoover says the questions asked about Republicans in push polls being conducted by Democrats are unfair because they don’t tell the full story and are part of partisan games. Hoover said the questions asked in the push polls that were being conducted in some of the more competitive districts are unfair because they are not telling the full story behind the votes in question. For instance, state Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Brownville, told Pure Politics he had been told... Read more
The e-mails and financial statements of Republican Mitch McConnell’s former campaign manager were subpoenaed a month before he quit as the senator’s top aide.That’s according a grand jury document posted Thursday by The Center for Responsive Politics in a report about an ongoing federal investigation stemming from an alleged bribery of an Iowa legislator in 2012. [...]
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A pizza deliveryman in North Carolina, a "libertarian cop" in Kentucky and an Alaska candidate — but not the one who was expected — hope to do what a Kansas…Click to Continue » [...]
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Candidates for Lexington mayor, council at large share stage at Kentucky Theatre
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com,By Beth Musgrave (Beth Musgrave)
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com,By Beth Musgrave (Beth Musgrave)
Mayor Jim Gray, challenger Anthany Beatty and six men vying to become Lexington's next vice mayor shared the stage for the first time Thursday night as campaigning for the Nov.Click to Continue » [...]
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McConnell adviser: Campaign has no knowledge of subpoenas reportedly involving former manager
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's top adviser said Thursday that the campaign has no knowledge of subpoenas reportedly issued in an Iowa bribery investigation that seek information about McConnell's…Click to Continue » [...]
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A national labor union is launching a catchy new ad campaign in Kentucky on Thursday to counteract and draw attention to the politically-influential, billionaire Koch brothers.The AFL-CIO is making a six-figure ad buy this week introducing voters to the so-called “Koch Sisters,” two women, Karen and Joyce, who cast Republicans and the Koch brothers as enemies of middle-class Americans. [...]
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