Jensen bashes inaction of Congress and attacks Barr on opposition to ACA and minimum wage increase
09/09/2014 01:36 PM
Sticking to her theme on women’s issues 6th District Democratic challenger Elisabeth Jensen launched a second television spot in her bid to unseat Republican first term U.S. Rep. Andy Barr. The ad features moms with their kids around the house with Jensen’s voice saying “Kentucky Moms get more done by noon than Congress gets done in a week.” Jensen goes on in the ad to attack Barr for opposing the minimum wage and his opposition to the Affordable Care Act. The... Read more 
Comer officially kicks off gubernatorial campaign alongside running mate state Sen. Chris McDaniel
09/09/2014 12:01 PM
A large crowd gathered in Tompkinsville Tuesday to see Agriculture Commissioner James Comer officially kick off his campaign and introduce his running mate, state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill. The crowd of around 1,000 Kentuckians were in attendance in Comer’s hometown where the Republican gubernatorial candidate pointed to landmark locations in the town from the stage to talk about how he grew up. “We have a lot of family values in this community,” Comer said. “So many hard working middle class families... Read more
Westerfield and three other members piecing together heroin legislation for next session
09/08/2014 06:50 PM
Senate Judiciary Chair Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, says a small group of lawmakers is working behind the scenes to reach an agreement on heroin legislation before the 2015 session begins in January. “We’ve started working on it the moment we adjourned,” Westerfield said. Westerfield along with House Judiciary Chair Rep. John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, and two other lawmakers — Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, and Sen. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, make up the group who are working towards legislation next session. “The... Read more
Why Massie says House Republicans are wrong to sue Obama
09/08/2014 03:24 PM
Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Vanceburg, sided with Democrats when he said House Speaker John Boehner took “unprecedented action” opting to sue President Barack Obama in late July. Massie, along with four other members of the GOP, voted against the lawsuit which claims Obama overstepped his legal authority when the White House opted to delay a provision in the Affordable Healthcare Act. The lawsuit, Massie said, is “a distraction and I think it’s going to waste time and money.” “Number... Read more
The Chatter: Grimes to fundraise with Hollywood donors, group launches ad campaign against McConnell
09/08/2014 02:18 PM
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is headed back to Hollywood to raise campaign cash in the final months before the November election. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Grimes will attend a fundraiser in Los Angeles being held for her on September 18 by DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffery Katzenburg. The fundraiser is part of a push by national Democrats to get more funds for Democratic Senate candidates like Grimes before the elections as an email about the events asked... Read more
McConnell pushes to put Mill Springs Battlefield in national park system
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced legislation Tuesday to support making Mill Springs Battlefield in Southern Kentucky part of the National Park System.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Sep 09, 2014 5:42:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced legislation Tuesday to support making Mill Springs Battlefield in Southern Kentucky part of the National Park System. McConnell’s legislation directs the U.S. Secretary of Interior to evaluate including the Civil War battlefield as a national park. Such a feasibility study makes a final national park designation easier to achieve. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, successfully introduced and backed identical legislation earlier this year in the U.S. House. “The Mill Springs Battlefield Association has worked hard to preserve hundreds of acres of battlefield property and to educate the public about the history of the American [...]
Tue, Sep 09, 2014 5:21:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Standing before more than 1,000 supporters Tuesday morning in his hometown of Tompkinsville, Republican Agriculture Commissioner James Comer launched his campaign for governor of Kentucky in 2015.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Sep 09, 2014 4:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer made his run for governor official Monday afternoon, naming state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Latonia, as his running mate and recently retired coal magnate Nick Carter as…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 08, 2014 10:37:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT -- Senate President Robert Stivers asked for an attorney general’s opinion Monday on whether Kentucky counties can adopt so-called 'right-to-work' provisions that let employees work in unionized businesses without joining the union or paying dues. Stivers, a Republican from Manchester, said in a news release that he is seeking the opinion from Attorney General Jack Conway because Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell recently opined that the Louisville Metro Government has the authority to require a higher minimum wage than the minimum wage established by federal or state law. “Using Mr. O’Connell’s analysis, a county should also be able [...]
Mon, Sep 08, 2014 9:13:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT -- Oct. 6 is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes reminded eligible Kentuckians Monday. County clerks’ offices throughout Kentucky will accept voter registration cards until the close of business on that date, she said in a statement. Mail-in voter registration applications must be postmarked by Oct. 6. Under the Military Heroes Voting Initiative, new legislation proposed by Grimes, qualified military and overseas voters may now register to vote and update their registration information electronically through the State Board of Elections’ new Federal Post Card Application Wizard. The [...]
Mon, Sep 08, 2014 3:57:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
An ordinance that would raise Louisville workers' minimum hourly wages to $10.10 over a three-year period will be filed with the Metro Council on Monday morning.The ordinance is being co-sponsored by Council Democrats Attica Scott, Barbara Shanklin, David James and Cheri Bryant Hamilton.Under the current proposal, employees would be given a staggered pay hike until 2017 starting with $8.10 next July. In the following years workers would see their wages go up to $9.15 and $10.10 respectively. [...]
Mon, Sep 08, 2014 1:56:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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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