Yarmuth: Sony Pictures made the right call to pull 'The Interview'
12/18/2014 09:18 PM
Filmmakers and Sony Pictures knew the risk to make a movie about the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, said U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville, but they made the right choice to not release the film after threats of terrorism. Yarmuth’s remarks to Pure Politics Thursday come one day after major theaters pulled the comedy due out Christmas day, leaving Sony to ultimately not distribute the film on any platform. “I questioned their decision initially to make the movie,”... Read more 
Attorney General Jack Conway unveils four key pieces to heroin bill but doesn't back specific proposal
12/18/2014 07:39 PM
FRANKFORT — Rather than backing a specific proposal to curb the state’s growing heroin issue before the 2015 legislative session, Attorney General Jack Conway laid out on Thursday four essential pieces the law enforcement community believes are critical in taming Kentucky’s latest drug problem. Conway, flanked by about a dozen law enforcement professionals, said any bill addressing the heroin epidemic must strengthen penalties against traffickers, allow police and first responders to administer Naloxone during overdoses, create a “limited but workable” Good... Read more
Kentucky's November unemployment rate hits lowest mark since April 2008
12/18/2014 12:06 PM
Kentucky’s jobless rate hit a six-and-a-half-year low last month, dropping to 6 percent and nearly matching the U.S. unemployment rate of 5.8 percent, the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet announced Thursday. November’s unemployment numbers in the state are the lowest since April 2008 when the jobless rate was 5.9 percent and 2.1 percent lower than last November’s 8.1 percent unemployment, according to a news release from the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet’s Office of Employment and Training. Manoj Shanker, an... Read more
University of Louisville Confirms Proposed Gift from Koch Foundation, Papa John’s CEO
from James McNair
from James McNair
University of Louisville President James Ramsey publicly confirmed Thursday that the university is in talks to receive a large monetary gift — said to be $6 million — from Papa John’s International CEO John Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation. “We do not have a donation,” Ramsey said at a Thursday afternoon meeting of the U of L Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee. “We have not accepted a gift from the Koch Foundation. It is in discussion.” The subject was not part of the committee’s agenda, but was brought up by Trustee Steve Wilson. Until Thursday, trustees had not been briefed on the gift, at [...]
Fri, Dec 19, 2014 3:46:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
It’s the final weekend before Christmas, and some Louisvillians may be in the market for last minute gift ideas. Whether it’s for a white elephant party or something with a local twist, Jacen Brown from Carmichael’s Bookstore has ideas that tempt the taste buds, make us laugh or offer more perspective on the world. http://wfpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Adult.mp3 “Eat: The Little Book of Fast Food” by Nigel Slater “The recipes are laid out in such a way as if you understand what you’re doing in the kitchen. And it’s compact and durable, so it’s not an oversized coffee table [book] that you have to find a spot for. It really [...]
Fri, Dec 19, 2014 12:05:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Some Louisvillians may be stuck trying to figure out what type of gift to give to a child this year. We checked in Corin Hindenach, who works in Carmichael’s Kids bookstore on Bardstown Road. She said she likes to recommend the less popular books—the ones that maybe aren’t the biggest sellers, but offer colorful pictures, interesting presentations and good stories. http://wfpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20125.mp3 “Animalium” Written Jenny Broom and illustrated by Katie Scott “It is this gorgeous book that has been designed as your own personal natural history museum. So you open it up and it has all of the animal kingdom displayed in a classification tree, and each of [...]
Fri, Dec 19, 2014 12:02:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Rand Paul's campaign fires back after Alison Lundergan Grimes weighs in on ballot issue
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
After getting walloped by incoming U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November, Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes appears to be wading into a fight against Kentucky's other…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Dec 18, 2014 9:23:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com Attorney General Jack Conway announced another coveted endorsement Thursday in his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, winning the support of the Kentucky Pipe Trades Association. Though only one other Democrat, retired engineer and perennial candidate Geoff Young, has joined the race, Conway has worked hard in recent months to lock up critical endorsements of Democratic officials and organizations. Thursday's announcement was the latest show of support, and while the association might not be a household name, it is a key endorsement for Democrats running statewide who hope to do well in Western Kentucky. “Sannie Overly and I are honored to [...]
Thu, Dec 18, 2014 9:15:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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