Pediatric cancer trust fund personal for Senator sponsoring tax refund donation legislation
02/12/2015 08:57 AM
FRANKFORT — A bill which could help children with cancer is personal for sponsor Sen. Max Wise, R-Campbellsville, whose son was diagnosed with the disease at six-months old. Senate Bill 82 , sponsored by Sen. Wise, would allow state residents to donate their income tax returns directly to the pediatric cancer research trust fund via a check box on the front of the tax return. The bill cleared the Senate Appropriations and Revenue committee on Tuesday with a unanimous... Read more 
Committee update: Telecomm reforms; even numbered election year bill clears Senate panel
02/11/2015 04:31 PM
FRANKFORT – A Constitutional amendment to bump back the election of the governor and other statewide officers to even numbered years starting in 2024 passed out of a Senate committee with a 7 -2 vote Wednesday. Currently constitutional elections fall in the year before the presidential elections. Making that change, though, would require an amendment to Kentucky’s constitution. Senate Bill 93, sponsored by Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, would, according to McDaniel, save the commonwealth money by having the election... Read more
Stronger protections for addicts reporting overdoses added to House heroin bill, set for Friday floor vote
02/11/2015 03:42 PM
UPDATED FRANKFORT — The House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed an amended version of the chamber’s anti-heroin legislation on Wednesday, changing the bill’s Good Samaritan provision to guarantee users will not be charged with possession of drugs or paraphernalia if they report overdoses. Rep. John Tilley, chairman of the judiciary committee and sponsor of House Bill 213, said the bill will likely get a floor vote Friday. The amendment came after Gary Mendell, founder of Connecticut-based Shatterproof, testified that the Good Samaritan provision... Read more
Obama seeks war powers against ISIS; historian and author offers dire predictions of terrorism at home
02/11/2015 11:42 AM
President Barack Obama is seeking a formal authorization of war to fight Islamic terrorists in a limited three year engagement that prohibits the use of “enduring offensive ground forces.” The request was delivered to Congressional leaders Wednesday morning, and Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, said there are already plans to talk with his caucus on the proposal. “It was clear from the outset that a successful military campaign to defeat ISIL would require a multi-year effort,”... Read more
Rand Paul asks Kentucky GOP leaders for a presidential caucus in 2016
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Requesting help to avoid a "costly and time-consuming legal challenge," U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is asking members of the Republican Party of Kentucky's central committee to create a presidential caucus…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Feb 12, 2015 3:17:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Sunday is the deadline to enroll in Kentucky’s health insurance exchange for 2015. Last year, 521,000 people enrolled in either Medicaid or a qualified health insurance plan through the state’s exchange, Kynect. After Sunday, people won’t be able to sign up for insurance through the exchange without a qualifying event, said Kynect executive director Carrie Banahan. Qualifying events include losing employer-sponsored coverage, divorcing a spouse whose policy provided coverage, moving to a new state, changes in income and a change in family size. People can enroll in Medicaid throughout the year. So far, more than 142,000 people have enrolled in coverage since open enrollment began [...]
Thu, Feb 12, 2015 3:09:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Lawmakers in Kentucky and Indiana want to add “farming” to the list of pursuits their residents have a right to enjoy. But environmental advocates say the measures would give agricultural operators unprecedented immunity and impede the ability of state regulators to protect the states from environmental damage from farms. Similar “Right to Farm” legislation is making headway all over the country; a version is being pushed by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a non-profit largely funded by large corporations and conservative donors such as the Koch brothers. In Kentucky, the proposed legislation states: “It is declared to be the policy of this state to sustain [...]
Thu, Feb 12, 2015 12:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
As an anti-smoking rally descended on the Capitol rotunda on Wednesday, a bill that would ban smoking in public places across Kentucky is still waiting to be heard on the state House floor. House Speaker Greg Stumbo, a Democrat from Prestonsburg, said bill writers are considering amendments to the bill to bring more members on board. One amendment would exempt facilities such as hookah bars. “The concern is that what happens if you have a community that’s passed a smoking ban that’s exempted certain facilities,” Stumbo said. “Do you want to grandfather them in? If you grandfather them in then it picks up several [...]
Thu, Feb 12, 2015 1:02:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
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