Massie explains why he was against militarization of the police before Ferguson
09/08/2014 08:11 AM
In mid-June most of the House of Representatives voted against an amendment to stop the demilitarization of police forces across the nation, just a handful of Congressman including Kentucky’s fourth district U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Vanceburg, voted in favor of the bill. Little did Congress know that a police involved shooting on the outskirts of St. Louis would have the whole country weighing in on the tactics and tools of police just one month later. In the wake of unrest... Read more 
McConnell says minimum wage hike is a 'job killer', but once the economy rebounds it 'might make sense'
09/07/2014 10:04 AM
With an election being waged partially on the issue of raising the federal minimum wage and a new poll showing a majority of Kentuckians favoring the hike the candidates in the race for U.S. Senate are both making the case for why they are on the right side of the issue. Speaking to reporters in Louisville on Wednesday U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has said throughout the campaign that he is not in favor of raising the minimum wage, said... Read more
Bevin "absolutely considering" potential run for another office, says no one should vote Grimes in 2014
09/06/2014 09:35 AM
Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin is looking past his race against Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and says he is considering the encouragement of those around him to run for another office. Bevin told Pure Politics at the annual Fancy Farm picnic that he has been encouraged to run for another office. And in a poll about the 2015 governors race, Bevin topped the list of potential Republican candidates with 25 percent. On Wednesday, Bevin told Pure Politics he has... Read more
State of the Judiciary: Minton calls for raises for elected judges, expungement for drug treatment and more
09/05/2014 03:26 PM
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John Minton said the judicial system in the state is moving forward after some trying years, but there are more initiatives ahead. In remarks about the state of the court system Friday, Minton said the system is moving forward with increased technology initiatives which the state has lagged in, but in order to keep up with other states and attract better judges he said judges need a bump in pay. The two-year state spending plan passed in... Read more
U.S. Sen. race ads chatter: McConnell uses current events to illustrate leadership while Grimes uses absence from meetings
09/05/2014 11:29 AM
In the most recent round of ads in the U.S. Senate race, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says the current problems the country faces requires someone with experience and leadership while Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes says the senator should be fired for missing committee meetings. Showing clips of recent news reports about struggles across the world leading to big decisions having to be made by the United States, the McConnell ad—titled “Serious Times”—seeks to illustrate the role that McConnell’s leadership position... Read more
AFL-CIO brings 'Koch Sisters' ad to Lexington airwaves for minimum-wage push
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Though recent polls suggest that incumbent Mitch McConnell has established a small but steady lead over Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in the U.S. Senate race, they also show overwhelming support…Click to Continue » [...]
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By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com A new poll released Sunday morning shows U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell opening up a clear lead over Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race. An NBC News/Marist poll shows McConnell's strongest positioning yet. His 8-point lead among likely voters, 47 percent to 39 percent, is outside the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. Libertarian candidate David Patterson pulled 8 percent. Chuck Todd, moderating his first episode of "Meet the Press" on Sunday, noted the success Grimes has had fundraising when he announced the new numbers. "In red-state Kentucky, Alison Grimes, a Democrat, tons [...]
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Much at stake in struggle for control of Kentucky House
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
An intense political struggle is under way in the Bluegrass State for control of the state House in the Nov. 4 elections. Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one…Click to Continue » [...]
Sat, Sep 06, 2014 10:21:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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