Thayer worried over possible move to presidential primary caucus system; wants Grimes to challenge Andy Beshear for Attny. General in 2015
11/23/2014 04:53 PM Nick Storm
Senate Republican Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer of Georgetown is offering up his suggestions for Democrat Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes and her future in politics, and he’s weighing in on what the Kentucky GOP should do to allow one of their own to run for the highest office in the country. Nearly one month removed from the Election the focus is shifting towards 2015 races for governor and constitutional officers as well as the 2016 presidential primary as... Read more 
Kentucky prepared in case of Ebola, but disease unlikely here, health official says
11/22/2014 09:15 AM Kevin Wheatley
FRANKFORT — Kentucky faces a low risk of exposure to the Ebola virus, but officials are prepared in case someone here contracts the disease, Kentucky Department for Public Health Commissioner Stephanie Gibson told lawmakers Wednesday. Ebola has been a topic of debate on Capitol Hill and elsewhere after an outbreak in western Africa, but Gibson said during an Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare that Kentuckians account for less than 1 percent of travelers to the afflicted region. While thousands have... Read more
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says Obama wrong on use of executive order; Congress will pass immigration bill
11/21/2014 03:45 PM Nick Storm
LEXINGTON — More than one year after the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan immigration bill which ultimately stalled in the Republican-led House, President Barack Obama took it upon himself to craft patches to the immigration system, but the move has led him into a battle with Congressional members of the GOP. On Friday, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., described the move by Obama as one of a monarch and not a U.S. President. Paul, who has traveled extensively over the past... Read more
Kentucky businesses avoid costly tax increase with unemployment trust holding steady
11/21/2014 03:38 PM Kevin Wheatley
The state has qualified for a waiver under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act after taking not actions that negatively impacted the solvency of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, saving Kentucky businesses an estimated $112 million in the current tax year, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Friday. Kentucky received nearly $1 billion in loans from the federal government to shore up the unemployment fund, which had been depleted in the wake of the national recession, in 2009, and the state has made “significant... Read more
The 80-year-old U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Lexington will get a nearly $5 million security upgrade over the next 24 months.Click to Continue » [...]
Fri, Nov 21, 2014 9:42:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Rand Paul: GOP should rebuke Obama, but 'nobody' talking about impeachment, shutdown
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
The morning after President Barack Obama announced executive actions that will allow more than 4 million undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. legally, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul called for…Click to Continue » [...]
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