State Rep. Bob DeWeese will not seek re-election to leadership post
11/20/2014 10:58 AM Jacqueline Pitts
State Rep. Bob DeWeese, R-Louisville, announced Thursday he will not seek re-election to his position as House Republican caucus chair. DeWeese, who has served as minority caucus chair since 2001, informed House Minority Leader Jeff Hoover of his decision in a letter explaining that after discussions with his family he has decided against another term in the post. “While I have enjoyed my 14 years in leadership for the House Republican Caucus, I believe now is the time for me to step... Read more 
Rise in opiate overdoses and treatment drug prescriptions concerns health officials
11/20/2014 10:52 AM Kevin Wheatley
Kentucky has shown progress after cracking down on prescription drug abuse, but health officials have seen troubling trends as overdose deaths continue to rise and opioid treatment drugs are being prescribed at alarming rates. Kentucky’s uptick in overdose deaths is partly due to a shift to cheaper, readily available heroin for opiate addicts previously hooked on prescription medication, Audrey Haynes, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, told the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare Wednesday. Heroin overdose deaths... Read more
Kentucky Teachers Retirement System offers two bonding proposals to shore up funding
11/19/2014 06:41 PM Kevin Wheatley
FRANKFORT — Two years after passing pension reform for retirement systems covering state and municipal employees, Kentucky’s teachers will be asking lawmakers for sizable bonds to shore up their underfunded pension plan. The Kentucky Teachers Retirement System offered proposals for 30-year bonds worth $1.9 billion and $3.3 billion Wednesday during the Interim Joint Committee on State Government meeting. The bond plan, if passed, would come as $900 million in bonds to refinance KTRS’s health care fund issued in installments begin to... Read more
Crit Luallen makes first public appearance after being sworn in as lieutenant governor
11/19/2014 06:02 PM Don Weber
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Lt. Gov. Crit Luallen made her first appearance after being sworn in as lieutenant governor, speaking before the Frankfort Rotary on Wednesday. The former state auditor was appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear after former Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson resigned to take a position with the Obama Administration. Luallen praised the work of Beshear in balancing the state budget through some hard economic times as well as the efforts to implement health care reform in Kentucky. Luallen said that she takes... Read more
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell promised Thursday that Congress will take action if Obama moves ahead with an executive order on immigration. But the Senate's Republican leader didn't specify what kind…Click to Continue » [...]
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Funding level of Kentucky pension system for state workers drops to 21 percent
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
The Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System urged state lawmakers on Wednesday to consider issuing a 30-year bond of either $1.9 billion or $3.3 billion to boost its sagging pension fund, which…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 19, 2014 10:05:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
After long delay, Jackson County sheriff signs document agreeing to collect property taxes
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
After weeks of delay, Jackson County Sheriff Denny Peyman signed for receipt of the county's property tax bills Wednesday, clearing the way for them to be mailed next month, according…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 19, 2014 5:52:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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