Brent Spence Bridge plan reboot looks for cost savings and toll discounts
01/28/2015 06:19 PM
COVINGTON — The governors of Kentucky and Ohio are rebooting their plans to build a replacement Brent Spence Bridge in Northern Kentucky. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced they’re looking for ways to cut costs and reduce tolling to the bridge on Wednesday. Beshear told reporters that frequent users of a new Brent Spence Bridge would get a discount on tolls and Kentucky and Ohio would split construction costs and toll revenues under a newly proposed working... Read more 
Beshear to make economic development trip to Germany and Sweden
01/28/2015 01:18 PM
In his 6th economic development trip to Europe since taking office in 2007 Gov. Steve Beshear will head to Germany and Sweden on Saturday. Beshear will speak at the international CAR-Symposium in Bochum, Germany, where he will discuss Kentucky’s place as a player in the global car industry. More than a thousand automotive executives from around the world gather for the yearly conference to discuss opportunities for future growth, according to the governor’s office. “I’m both honored and looking forward... Read more
E-cigarettes may do more harm than previously thought, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. NPR reported last week on a study that found vapor produced by electronic cigarettes can contain a surprisingly high concentration of formaldehyde — a known carcinogen. Researchers found formaldehyde only when the e-cigarettes were cranked up to their highest voltage levels, which produced between “five-fold and fifteen-fold higher concentrations of formaldehyde than in cigarettes.” Their findings support the American Heart Association’s policy statement on e-cigarettes released in August 2014. Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar, professor of medicine at the University of Louisville, chaired the panel of experts [...]
Thu, Jan 29, 2015 12:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
If, in the future, Kentucky Democrats are looking for the date and time that their party averted probable death, they can look to this past Monday around 1 o'clock.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Jan 28, 2015 11:31:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
To McConnell loyalists, Bevin's gubernatorial campaign is a nonstarter
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Former Mitch McConnell staffers and loyalists have neither forgotten nor forgiven Matt Bevin's refusal to explicitly back their boss, even in the closing days of the 2014 U.S. Senate race.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Jan 28, 2015 11:19:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Members of wholesale retailers such as Sam’s Club and Costco are more likely to be obese. That’s among the findings of a recent study of economic variables on obesity. The study, submitted recently to the National Bureau of Economic Research, examined 27 variables to determine their affect on body mass index and obesity. It was conducted by researchers from several universities, including the University of Louisville. Josh Pinkston, a research in the University of Louisville’s College of Business, said an increase in the number of superstore groceries and warehouse clubs are the leading causes of the rise in obesity. “It’s certainly an easy conclusion that people [...]
Wed, Jan 28, 2015 10:04:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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