McConnell talks foreign policy, Dodd Frank and campaign at YPAL lunch
10/16/2014 05:17 PM
Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell touched on myriad issues while adding a few campaign talking points Thursday during a luncheon of the Young Professionals Association of Louisville. McConnell, who is seeking a sixth term against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, joked about the location of his desk during his first term as a U.S. senator and lamented that he first thought, “None of these people are going to die, retire or be defeated.” “But alas, I have a pretty good seat now,” he... Read more 
State Republican Senate leaders to try again with heroin legislation in 2015
10/16/2014 01:51 PM
NEWPORT — Despite having failed the last two sessions, Senate Republican leaders announced in Northern Kentucky on Thursday that heroin legislation will again be one of their top priorities for the upcoming session and that legislation will target drug traffickers. Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, will be the main sponsor of the legislation and is currently working with other legislators and professionals to craft a bill which he will file ahead of the upcoming session. “We will deal with three major components.... Read more
Grimes campaign shows Democratic women of the U.S. Senate supporting her in new ad
10/16/2014 11:09 AM
Half of all the Democratic women in the U.S. Senate are featured in a new video voicing their support for Kentucky Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. The video, released Thursday after first being shown at Grimes’ event with Hillary Clinton Wednesday evening, shows six women in the U.S. Senate saying “Shatter the glass. Break the ceiling. It’s time for Alison!” Of the twelve women in the Senate Democratic caucus, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY),... Read more
Democrat in 50th House District race says incumbent put profits over seniors in new ad
10/16/2014 10:17 AM
State Rep. David Floyd’s Democratic opponent is taking him to task for votes on legislation that would have created fingerprint-based background checks for nursing home employees and a registry for workers who abused or molested residents, accusing the 10-year incumbent of keeping an eye on his profits instead of the state’s best interests. But Floyd, R-Bardstown, called the 30-second spot misleading because the facility he owns, Windsor Gardens Retirement Communities, already performs background checks on applicants as required by law and... Read more
Opponent criticizes Andy Barr for opposing efforts to crack down on online payday lenders
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, is being criticized for his opposition to "Operation Choke Point," a U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on banks that assist online payday lenders and other…Click to Continue » [...]
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To the casual observer, it might have appeared that U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth was a burning train wreck of political miscalculation when he took the stage in Louisville Wednesday night.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Oct 16, 2014 10:14:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told a group of college students Wednesday the deadly virus Ebola can spread from a person who has the disease to someone standing three…Click to Continue » [...]
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