Philosophical divide over prevailing wage apparent in interim committee meeting on report
12/16/2014 07:48 PM Don Weber
Kentucky’s prevailing wage laws have increased labor costs for school projects and Financial Cabinet projects over what the labor costs would have been if workers were paid the wage they earned on private projects according to a Legislative Research Commission report. The report titled, “How Kentucky’s Prevailing Wage Laws Affect Public Construction,” presented on Tuesday to the Program Review and Investigations Committee by the Legislative Research Commission, was ultimately not adopted by the committee. Kentucky’s current prevailing wage law specifies that contractors... Read more 
Judge denies LRC's claim for legislative immunity in sexual harassment lawsuit brought by staffers
12/16/2014 02:16 PM Kevin Wheatley
Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate has denied the Legislative Research Commission’s claim of legislative immunity in a lawsuit brought by two female staffers accusing the agency of mishandling their complaints of sexual harassment by a former lawmaker. Wingate, in an order issued Thursday, found that legislative immunity only applied to lawmakers “in speech or debate” in the General Assembly, not the legislative branch agency. What’s more, legislative immunity cannot be invoked in allegations brought under the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, Wingate... Read more
Kentucky was recently ranked as the 47th healthiest state in the U.S. The state’s low marks were attributed to a high prevalence of smoking, a high percentage of childhood poverty and a high rate of preventable hospitalizations, the report by the United Health Foundation said. Kentucky’s ranking fell from the year before—the state ranked 45th last year, according to United Health Foundation, a non-profit focused on the health workforce and the wellbeing of communities. Dr. Guy Shrake, market medical director for the insurance company United Healthcare of Kentucky, spoke to WFPL News about the state’s rankings. Here’s what he had to say: Listen Kentucky came in [...]
Wed, Dec 17, 2014 12:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Former mayor of Floyd County town sentenced to seven years and six months in prison
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
The former mayor of the small Floyd County town of Martin has been sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison after being convicted in two separate cases.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Dec 16, 2014 11:38:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
United States Mission Geneva: Eric Bridiers Samantha Power Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will be in Louisville next month for the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center distinguished speaker series. “She is the first U.S. ambassador to the UN to speak on behalf of the McConnell Center,” said GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, the McConnell Center’s recruitment coordinator. Prior to serving as a UN ambassador – a role she’s held since August 2013 – Power won a Pulitzer Prize for her book “A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide.” She is a former journalist who reported around the world and wrote regularly for [...]
Tue, Dec 16, 2014 9:52:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
The federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement plans to clarify rules to protect coalfields communities from the toxic gases that are released when blasting on surface mines. The announcement was in response to a petition filed by the western conservation Group WildEarth Guardians. The group asked the federal government to prohibit mine blasting that results in orange clouds of nitrogen oxide gas. OSMRE took public comments on the petition, and yesterday decided that some action was warranted. What the government is proposing is a rule revision to clarify what the law is for coal mine operations that blast on any [...]
Tue, Dec 16, 2014 9:37:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Two who paid kickbacks to Morgan County judge-executive sentenced to home detention
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
Two people who admitted paying kickbacks to Morgan County Judge-Executive Tim Conley to get contracts will not go to prison, but rather will serve home detention for a crime the…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Dec 16, 2014 7:43:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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