Hal Heiner leads GOP contenders for governor in Bluegrass Poll
03/10/2015 10:38 PM
With just more than two months before the May 19 primary, Hal Heiner is leading the four-Republican pack in Kentucky’s gubernatorial race by 8 percentage points, according to a Bluegrass Poll released Tuesday. The poll, conducted by SurveyUSA for The Courier-Journal, WHAS-TV in Louisville, The Lexington Herald-Leader and WKYT-TV in Lexington, also found that presumptive Democratic nominee Attorney General Jack Conway continues to outpoll his GOP counterparts in a hypothetical general election contest. In the GOP primary, Heiner leads with... Read more 
UPDATED: House committee passes heroin bill but policy divides remain between chambers
03/10/2015 10:22 PM
FRANKFORT — The House Judiciary Committee has passed the beginnings of a compromise on anti-heroin legislation Tuesday, although negotiations are expected to continue in conference committee during the upcoming veto recess. The judiciary panel amended Senate Bill 192, stripping the legislation of its original provisions on health care services for inmates and inserting language that largely resembles the House’s version of a heroin resolution. The bill passed the committee unanimously. Rep. John Tilley, chairman of the judiciary panel and sponsor of the... Read more
Bill which addresses Kentucky Teachers Retirement System shortfall, without bond proposal, passes Senate
03/10/2015 06:49 PM
FRANKFORT – The Senate has passed House Bill 4, minus the $3.3 billion bond proposal to help the Kentucky Teacher’s Retirement System which was passed by the House, by a 26 to 10 vote on Tuesday. The Senate’s amended version would set up a task force to fully study the system during the interim and come back with recommendations by mid-December of this year. Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said the plan will allow careful study would lead to a well... Read more
Senate resolution which addresses workforce training passes House committee
03/10/2015 06:01 PM
FRANKFORT – A Senate resolution designed to look at ways to better prepare Kentucky students for future jobs unanimously passed the House Committee on Education Tuesday. Senate Concurrent Resolution 103, sponsored by Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, would establish the Kentucky Workforce Oversight Task Force, exclusively made up of legislators, which would study and develop recommendations concerning the benefits, investments, and funding of workforce education which is estimated at $900 million a year. Givens referred to a workforce projection study done by Georgetown... Read more
Uber, Lyft face stricter regulations under Senate proposal nearing conclusion
03/10/2015 01:39 PM
FRANKFORT — Legislation allowing the Transportation Cabinet to further regulate ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber has cleared one of its final legislative hurdles Tuesday. The House Transportation Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 153, sending the bill the House’s consent calendar and all but ensuring its trip to Gov. Steve Beshear’s desk. The ride-sharing companies have been operating under an emergency regulation drafted by the Transportation Cabinet, and Sharon Clark, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance, said the need for... Read more
Hoover looking to thwart "shenanigans," expel GOP bills from committees through discharge petitions
03/10/2015 10:35 AM
FRANKFORT — As lawmakers rush to advance bills before adjourning for a 10-day veto recess, House Minority Leader Jeff Hoover is trying to force to the floor 13 GOP priority bills that have stalled in their respective committees. Hoover filed six discharge petitions Wednesday and seven more Monday on legislation that would create medical review panels to pre-screen malpractice suits, ban abortions beyond 20 weeks of fetal development, nullify federal gun-control laws, create a drug-testing program for recipients of public benefits... Read more
Who Should Act First on the Kentucky Gas Tax Bill? Kentucky Legislative Leadership Disagrees.
from Ryland Barton
from Ryland Barton
With days left in the 2015 legislative session, state lawmakers haven’t moved on a bill to stabilize fuel taxes that have plummeted due to low gas prices. The fuel tax accounts for more than half of revenue that goes into the state’s road fund, which pays for highway and bridge construction and repair in the state. “That’s a critical issue, especially now with Mother Nature,” said Senate President Robert Stivers, referring to the damage weather’s can do to roads. Taxes and fees going into the state’s road fund were only $112.8 million in February, a 9.1 percent drop from$124 million in February 2014. The Office of the [...]
Wed, Mar 11, 2015 11:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky House advances a bill to address heroin epidemic; conference committee likely
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves and Jack Brammer)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves and Jack Brammer)
With one work day left until lawmakers take a nearly two-week break, the House has unveiled a compromise plan to address Kentucky's heroin epidemic that it hopes the Senate will…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Mar 11, 2015 2:19:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Louisville Metro Government will pay $1.5 million to settle a legal suit filed by a group of young men wrongfully arrested in summer 2014. Craig Dean, Shaquazz Allen, Jerron Bush and Tyrone Booker Jr, dubbed the “Misidentified Four,” were arrested on the front porch of a west Louisville home March 22 after being accused of first degree robbery. On the same night the teens were arrested, a group of teens tore through downtown Louisville sparking dozens of police reports. The four young men, however, had decided to play video games instead of head downtown that night, Craig Dean told WFPL in an interview last [...]
Wed, Mar 11, 2015 12:02:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Hal Heiner leads other Republican candidates for this year’s gubernatorial election, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The former Louisville Metro Council member leads with 28 percent of the vote in a poll conducted by SurveyUSA for The Courier-Journal, WHAS, the Lexington Herald-Leader and WKYT. The poll surveyed 1,917 registered voters. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and Matt Bevin tied for second with 20 percent of the vote. Bevin unsuccessfully ran last year as a tea party candidate in the Republican Senate primary. He was defeated by now-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Heiner not only lead in the polls. According to financial disclosures, [...]
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 11:52:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Bluegrass Poll: Hal Heiner has early advantage in GOP race for Kentucky governor
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Former Louisville councilman Hal Heiner has the early advantage in what looks to be a competitive three-way race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Kentucky, according to a new Bluegrass…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 10:00:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Bluegrass Poll: Jack Conway holds edge over GOP challengers, but numbers not all happy
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway holds an advantage over all four Republicans in the race for governor, but early numbers in his Democratic primary against an unknown candidate hint at…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 10:00:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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