Former Senator and Kentucky Governor Wendell Ford dead at 90
01/22/2015 09:35 AM
Wendell Ford was an icon in Kentucky politics and in the Democratic party. He died early this morning, according to sources close to the family. He was the 53rd Governor and served 24 years in the U.S. Senate before retiring in 1999. Ford was diagnosed with lung cancer and had been undergoing treatment in his hometown of Owensboro. Read more 
State of the Union address largely panned by Kentucky's congressional delegation
01/21/2015 05:29 PM
Newly empowered Republicans, particularly Kentucky’s pair of GOP senators, lambasted President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday, saying the president said little to convince them of his readiness to find common ground with the Republican-led Congress. Obama’s penultimate State of the Union address highlighted progress made during his administration, particularly an economy that’s showing continued signs of improvement after a recession that’s lingered in the public conscience since late 2007. Although the president touched on potential areas of agreement... Read more
Kentucky Community & Technical College System Releases Details of President Emeritus Deal
from James McNair
from James McNair
As the new — and paid — president emeritus of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System, Michael McCall will attend meetings, give advice, provide executive coaching, help hire new executives and help run a systemwide leadership academy now bearing his name. McCall, 67, retired last week as the only president in KCTCS’ 16-year history. The KCTCS Board of Trustees, led by Lexington-Fayette County Urban League President P.G. Peeples, gave McCall a one-year deal to serve as president emeritus at his final year base pay of about $324,000. McCall’s total compensation of about $642,000 in 2013 made him one of the [...]
Thu, Jan 22, 2015 2:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
The deadline is Thursday to apply for the vacant District 10 seat on the Louisville Metro Council, according to the council clerk’s office. The seat had been held since 2004 by Jim King, who died last week. District 10 includes Germantown, Camp Taylor and Buechel. (Here’s a map.) The Metro Council will choose the next District 10 council member from among the applicants. The council will have 23 days to interview and select a candidate who will serve until November. The seat will then be filled by the winner of an election held in November, and the winner will hold the seat until 2017. Applications [...]
Thu, Jan 22, 2015 11:40:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
New Kentucky House majority whip fires staffer who alleged sexual harassment
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
New state House Majority Whip Johnny Bell, D-Glasgow, fired a female staffer in the office Wednesday who alleged she had been sexually assaulted by a former state lawmaker from Western…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Jan 21, 2015 11:21:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Hal Heiner restarts TV ads as James Comer prepares to file paperwork for gubernatorial bid
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer plans to file paperwork Thursday to officially become a candidate for governor, even as opponent Hal Heiner has already begun airing his first television ads of…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Jan 21, 2015 11:07:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Study: Ark Encounter could bring nearly 500,000 visitors in first year
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford)
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford)
A planned amusement park featuring a life-sized Noah's Ark in Northern Kentucky could bring just under 500,000 visitors to Grant County in its first year, and would eventually create between…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Jan 21, 2015 10:29:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Elaine Chao has resigned from the board of Bloomberg Philanthropies as the foundation revs up its commitment to its clean energy initiative, the office of her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, confirmed Wednesday. Chao, the secretary of labor in President George W. Bush’s cabinet, stepped down from the board before the philanthropic group announced $48 million in clean energy grants on Wednesday. Bloomberg Philanthropies was founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. During last year’s U.S. Senate Race in Kentucky, McConnell, a Republican seeking (and eventually winning) re-election, defended his wife’s position on the board of Bloomberg Philanthropies. McConnell’s Democratic challenger, Secretary of State Alison [...]
Wed, Jan 21, 2015 8:43:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT –Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court shook up the world of campaign finance by ruling that corporations and unions may spend unlimited amounts of money on political campaigns. Since then, a very small part of the American public –0.01 percent -- has donated 40 percent of all the contributions. That needs to be stopped, said a small group in front of the Capitol Wednesday that offered the statistic to reporters. They were in support for a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution to do away with the 2010 high court ruling called “Citizens United.” A tiny portion of this country [...]
Wed, Jan 21, 2015 8:41:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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