Sunday Chatter: GOP moves forward on Ky. presidential caucus
03/08/2015 04:30 PM
Members of the Republican Party of Kentucky’s Executive Committee gave their approval to move forward with a potential presidential caucus at a special meeting held in Bowling Green on Saturday. The move reported by The Lexington Hearld-Leader among others, comes at the request of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky who is exploring a bid for the White House and re-election to the Senate seat. The move sets off the formation of a special rules committee which will begin answering questions... Read more 
How Steve West won the 27th Senate District and became the 27th member of the GOP caucus
03/07/2015 02:55 PM
In the heavily Democratic 27th Senate District Republican Steve West, a cattle farmer and real estate attorney, describes his victory in the 60-day special election as “almost a perfect storm.” Attributing his success to a combination of a state leaning more to the right, a concerted and coordinated effort, and some “lucky breaks” he was able to pull ahead on Election Day. “The statewide trend in going Republican,” West said. “We had a real good effort from my campaign, the... Read more
Talks on heroin bills show glimpses of progress as veto recess, sine die loom
03/06/2015 10:22 PM
Music — often a subject of debate in long-distance car rides — never came up as Rep. John Tilley and Sen. Whitney Westerfield drove three and a half hours from Frankfort to Hopkinsville Friday. The chairmen of the House and Senate judiciary committee talked about a number of bills that remain unresolved as lawmakers prepare to break for a 10-day veto recess starting Thursday, but their conversation frequently turned to a topic many deem critical: addressing the state’s burgeoning heroin problem. “I... Read more
The Louisville Orchestra has added new elements to a 75-year-old program offered this year to thousands of Louisville area students. Through the MakingMUSIC program, music director Teddy Abrams, 27, will visit schools, while playing and conducting concerts. He’ll also oversee a new program, Landfill Orchestra, that uses recycled materials to build instruments. “If we reach these kids effectively then we can build an audience that we know is going to care about us and love us and be a great steward for the future of orchestral music,” he said. Not since Robert Whitney introduced MakingMUSIC in 1940 has a Louisville Orchestra conductor been so [...]
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 11:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky House and Senate chambers to undergo $800,000 refurbishment
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
The Kentucky House and Senate chambers in the Capitol, where laws are made, will be spruced up structurally and technologically this year at a cost of about $800,000.Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Mar 08, 2015 8:58:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
At Rand Paul’s Request, Kentucky Republicans Give Preliminary Approval to Presidential Caucus
from Kevin Willis
from Kevin Willis
The Kentucky Republican Party appears ready to change the way it nominates presidential candidates—something that would help Sen. Rand Paul run for the White House and Senate in 2016. The executive committee of the state party gave preliminary approval Saturday to Paul’s request to hold a presidential caucus next year, instead of a primary election. A formal decision on the move will come in August. State law prohibits a candidate from appearing for more than one office on the same ballot. By going to a caucus system, Kentucky Republicans are making it possible for Paul to seek Senate re-election and the presidency at the [...]
Sun, Mar 08, 2015 2:06:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Coming up in the lineup for the 2015 Humana Festival of New American Plays is “Dot,” a family-drama by Colman Domingo. Related StoryWhat To See at the Humana Festival of New American PlaysThe play opens on the Shealy family in their West Philadelphia neighborhood. It’s holiday time, which is stressful enough, but this year is different. Dotty, the mother of three adult children, has begun struggling with dementia. The wild and dark comedy crackles with the kind of humor that only families can provide as it grapples with aging, midlife-crisis and the heart of an inner-city neighborhood. “‘Dot’ is really about four [...]
Sun, Mar 08, 2015 12:00:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
At Rand Paul's request, Republican committee gives green light to caucus
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
BOWLING GREEN — It looks increasingly like Kentucky Republicans will have a presidential caucus next year, when it seems just as likely that a Kentucky Republican will be running for…Click to Continue » [...]
Sat, Mar 07, 2015 11:21:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Republican Sen. Rand Paul takes the first step toward running for president when he asks state party leaders to endorse his idea to create a 2016 presidential caucus in Kentucky.Click to Continue » [...]
Sat, Mar 07, 2015 12:59:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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