Lawmakers delay action on head of Kentucky Horse Park's contract after questions raised about salary increase
12/10/2014 09:38 AM Kevin Wheatley
FRANKFORT — The Government Contract Review Committee deferred action on newly appointed Kentucky Horse Park Executive Director Jamie Link’s contract after a review by the Personnel Cabinet on Tuesday, citing concerns with Link’s salary compared to the former director and his pay in Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration. The committee voted 5-0, with Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, D-Lexington, voting “pass,” on the delay until its Jan. 13 meeting. Link, a former chief executive officer for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010... Read more 
Politics not in play in Sen. Chris McDaniel's ascent in budget committee, but expect to hear about it on the trail
12/09/2014 05:45 PM Kevin Wheatley
FRANKFORT — Senate Republican leaders released committee assignments for their caucus on Monday, naming a GOP candidate for lieutenant governor chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Sen. Chris McDaniel, a Taylor Mill Republican who’s on a gubernatorial ticket with Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, said he was “honored” and “thrilled” to have the trust of his caucus to chair the Senate’s budget committee. He replaces retiring Sen. Bob Leeper, a Paducah independent, and McDaniel said he called Leeper seeking... Read more
Some familiar bills to reappear for 2015 legislative session
12/09/2014 02:00 PM Don Weber
The 2015 legislative session could be the session of bills getting second and third tries, according to lawmakers at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce legislative preview Monday. One bill, which both Republicans and Democrats say is a priority in 2015, is legislation to combat the heroin epidemic which is affecting a growing number of areas in the state. During the 2014 session a heroin bill failed to pass the state House in the final hours of the session. Rep. John Tilley,... Read more
If Alison Lundergan Grimes wades into Kentucky's race for governor, it seems all but certain that her entry would mark the start of the next chapter in the Kentucky Democratic…Click to Continue » [...]
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