As the organizational dust settles, House Democrats prep to push priorities in February
01/11/2015 06:00 PM
FRANKFORT — With leadership elections and committee assignments behind them, the Kentucky House of Representatives can begin its legislative work when the General Assembly reconvenes Feb. 3. The most pressing issue — and a subject in Gov. Steve Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday and a floor speech by Senate President Robert Stivers Friday — is passing a bill to combat heroin abuse. The Senate sent its version, Senate Bill 5, to the House on a unanimous vote ... Read more 
Attorneys from Mason and Bourbon counties will square off in 27th Senate District special election
01/10/2015 05:58 PM
Democrats and Republicans in the 27th Senate District nominated their candidates on Saturday for a special election to fill a vacancy by newly sworn-in Rowan County Judge-Executive Walter Blevins, kickstarting the state’s first campaign of 2015. The Kentucky Democratic Party announced more than 100 gathered in Morehead early Saturday to select Maysville attorney Kelly Caudill as the party’s nominee for the March 3 special election. Caudill, in a news release issued by KDP, said if elected state senator he would work... Read more
Senate sends two more priority bills to House as lawmakers adjourn until Feb. 3
01/09/2015 06:00 PM
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate continued to churn through its legislative priorities Friday, approving a constitutional amendment that would nullify administrative regulations found deficient by lawmakers and a measure mandating women seeking abortions obtain face-to-face consultations with their physicians before the procedure. The bills have been previously passed the chamber only to stall in the House. Sen. Joe Bowen, an Owensboro Republican and sponsor of Senate Bill 2, said the governor can direct agencies to enact regulations even if the legislature’s Administrative... Read more
Sen. Whitney Westerfield files for attorney general
01/09/2015 03:30 PM
State Sen. Whitney Westerfield, a Republican from Hopkinsville, filed to run for attorney general Friday, becoming the second official entrant in the race behind Democrat Andy Beshear. Upon entering the race, Westerfield automatically starts off nearly $1.6 million behind Beshear, whose campaign coffers have been stocked, in part, by donors connected to his father, Gov. Steve Beshear. Beshear announced his intent to run in November 2013. Westerfield, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and 34-year-old attorney, told Pure Politics recently that if... Read more
Shannon Cambron wants an upcoming conversation at Spalding University on contemporary racism to continue long after Tuesday evening’s panel discussion concludes. Cambron, director of undergraduate education for the school of social work at Spalding University, said the panel discussion is not debate on whether racism still exists, but a conversation-starter about how to address the issue. “This is the beginning event, as far as we are concerned, of what will ripple through a yearlong dialogue process throughout the community,” she said. “Racism still very much exists,” she said. “We may not have the violent, physical aggression acts, but we have constant acts of micro-aggression [...]
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Over the last two years, the seven-member Jefferson County Board of Education has added five new members—two of whom will be sworn in Monday night. Though only two board members have served more than two years, the JCPS board won’t have any less bite, said chairwoman Diane Porter, one of the senior board members. Since the 2010 JCPS board elections in which four new JCPS board members were added, the Louisville school system has seen the release and reaction to Kentucky State Auditor Adam Edelen’s scathing audit, creation of two new schools of innovation and other new issues that new and veteran board members have been [...]
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A public meeting to discuss potential regional wastewater collaboration will be held Monday morning. In 2011, the Kentucky General Assembly passed a bill to allow Hardin, Meade, Oldham, Jefferson and Bullitt counties to form a regional wastewater commission. For the past year, a working group made up of representatives from agencies in Oldham, Bullitt and Jefferson counties has been meeting to discuss the possibility. Tomorrow, they’ll see the final report of the feasibility of that collaboration from a consulting group, and the public will have a final chance to weigh in. Here’s a link to the group’s last presentation. David Abell is a [...]
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Democrats, Republicans announce candidates for special election in 27th Senate District
from vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com (Valarie Honeycutt Spears)
from vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com (Valarie Honeycutt Spears)
Republicans and Democrats both nominated candidates for a special election for the 27th District state Senate seat on Saturday.Click to Continue » [...]
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