Legislators on heroin conference committee dive into sentencing differences without reaching agreement
03/19/2015 06:05 PM
FRANKFORT — State lawmakers on a conference committee to address the state’s burgeoning heroin epidemic formally met for the first time on Thursday, spending nearly an hour hashing out differences in how to punish heroin traffickers. Conferees left the table without an agreement Thursday after poring over the differences between the chambers’ visions of a response to the heroin scourge, and the committee’s co-chairmen floated the possibility of wrapping up work on a bill based on compromises that can be reached... Read more 
One craft brewer potentially hurt by "beer bill"
03/19/2015 06:01 PM
Two micro-breweries found themselves on opposing sides during the discussion and passage of House Bill 168, known as the “beer bill” which sets up the three-tier approach for companies producing, distributing and selling alcoholic beverages. Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati started up Riverghost Distributing in Erlanger in December 2014, to distribute Rhinegeist products in Kentucky. However, when House Bill 168 becomes law, Rhinegeist will be prohibited from distributing in the commonwealth. “It’s pretty mind boggling to me that a state would... Read more
Latest statewide TV ad from Heiner focuses on job creation including e-verify program
03/19/2015 01:59 PM
UPDATED: With 60 days until the May 19 primary for governor, GOP candidate Hal Heiner is sharpening his policy message as a job creator by laying out an e-verify plan to “protect jobs for legal Kentuckians.” Heiner’s latest 30-second statewide television ad re-emphasizes his business background laying out part of his “Kentucky First” plan for the state. The ad mention three main points in his jobs plan: fighting Obama’s mandates, reducing personal taxes and implementing e-verify to prevent illegal immigrants from... Read more
McConnell and Obama agree on one thing: UK will be the national champs
03/19/2015 09:03 AM
It seems that bluegrass basketball is one of the few things Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Barack Obama agree on. McConnell, the six term Kentucky U.S. Senator, sent his picks to Pure Politics ahead of the NCAA tournament pitting the University of Kentucky against his alma mater the University of Louisville in the final game. McConnell chose the unbeaten Wildcats to win it all this year, as did Obama in his bracket. McConnell has Kentucky beating Arizona... Read more
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, wrap up a four-day visit to the U.S. today, and their final stop is Louisville. The Prince of Wales will join local leaders in a health and environment symposium. The Duchess of Cornwall will recognize programs that focus on child development and animal welfare. Louisville has bustled with preparations for their arrival–but the city is accustomed to royal visits. Louisville Youth Choir Teacher Terri Foster is preparing the ensemble for its performance of the state song for the royals. It’s gotten a special arrangement just for the occasion. “I’m going to be very picky, because I think [...]
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Karl-Anthony Towns bounced back from a mini-slump with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Harrison added 14 points and No. 1 Kentucky rolled to a 79-56 win over 16th-seeded Hampton Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener. Limited by foul trouble the past two games, the 6-foot-11 Towns was forceful all night in helping the unbeaten Wildcats (35-0) roll to the site’s most lopsided outcome of the day after three one-point finishes at the KFC Yum! Center. Trey Lyles added 10 points and six rebounds, Tyler Ulis scored 11 and Willie Cauley-Stein grabbed 11 rebounds for the Wildcats, who face Cincinnati on [...]
Fri, Mar 20, 2015 11:11:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Handling of minimum wage proposal causes tensions on Lexington council
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
Tensions over a proposal to raise Lexington's minimum wage flared Thursday night after Vice Mayor Steve Kay tried to set an April meeting to hear more testimony on the issue.Click to Continue » [...]
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A conservative non-profit group says it doesn’t want state lawmakers to freeze the state’s plummeting gas tax. At close to the end of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2015 session, legislators are still weighing whether to set a minimum rate for the gas tax; receipts for the fund have fallen dramatically due to low gas prices. On Thursday, the state’s chapter of Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity began airing radio ads encouraging Kentuckians to call lawmakers to “say no to gas tax increases.” “They can call it a freeze, but we know it’s just a way for politicians to continue lining the pockets of special [...]
Thu, Mar 19, 2015 9:14:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Beshear accuses GOP candidate Hal Heiner of misleading voters about Kentucky economy
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Gov. Steve Beshear accused Republican gubernatorial candidate Hal Heiner of misleading voters about Kentucky's economy in Heiner's latest television ad.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Mar 19, 2015 8:12:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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