Heiner blasts Conway without uttering opponents' names in Louisville Tea Party's GOP debate
04/17/2015 12:00 AM
Louisville investment professional Matt Bevin chided Louisville real estate developer Hal Heiner and Agriculture Commissioner James Comer for following his lead in releasing a detailed gubernatorial plan. Comer called Heiner out for failing to get charter schools across the finish line as chairman of the Kentucky Charter Schools Association. Former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice steered clear of the Republican infighting, instead lamenting about crying cockroaches on crutches and telling the crowd of more than 150 that the bats need to be swept... Read more 
GOP gubernatorial hopeful James Comer suggests tax breaks for college grads who stay in-state
04/16/2015 04:16 PM
LEXINGTON — Republican gubernatorial candidate James Comer unveiled Thursday his campaign’s plan to drastically slash university tuition prices through tax credits for Kentuckians who earn their degrees and begin their careers in-state. Four-year undergraduate studies at the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville each cost more than $40,000 in tuition. Under Comer’s plan, in-state students would pay full tuition at the state’s two flagship institutions but earn tax credits that would cut those costs to $20,000 as long as they... Read more
GOP candidates outline strategies to fix pressing state issues in Versailles forum
04/16/2015 01:21 PM
VERSAILLES — While the four Republican gubernatorial candidates agreed on what needs to change in the commonwealth from education to pension reform — they sometimes disagreed on how to go about getting that accomplished. Businessman Matt Bevin, Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer, former Louisville councilman and businessman Hal Heiner and former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott were in Woodford County on Wednesday night trying to convince voters why they have the best chance of defeating Democrat Jack Conway... Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky officials say the state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in March, the lowest rate since June 2001. The state office of Employment and Training said Thursday that Kentucky’s jobless rate has been below the national rate for eight straight months. The state agency says Kentucky’s preliminary jobless rate for March fell from the revised 5.3 percent rate in February. It says last month’s rate was well below the statewide 7.2 percent jobless rate in March 2014. The agency says Kentucky’s professional and business services sector added 3,100 positions in March compared to the prior month. Employment in the other [...]
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 10:53:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Scott provides comic relief at Tea Party's GOP debate
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
LOUISVILLE — The latest debate between the four men running for the Republican gubernatorial debate was short on policy disagreements but long on jokes and laughter as the candidates sought…Click to Continue » [...]
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 1:41:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
James Comer proposes major tax credit to offset cost of higher education in Kentucky
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep and Linda B. Blackford)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep and Linda B. Blackford)
College graduates in Kentucky would get tax credits to hold down the cost of higher education under a plan state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer said he will pursue if he…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Apr 16, 2015 10:42:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
State judge strikes down Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage, but decision put on hold
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Thursday struck down Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage, although he immediately put his decision on hold because the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Apr 16, 2015 9:46:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Louisville is once again the site of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Championships, which began Thursday and continue through Sunday at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center. More than 1,000 athletes, 90 teams and 200 coaches are competing in this year’s tournaments, which cover several divisions and will be played on more than dozen courts. Gregory Lewis-Seals, assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Strong Dogs men’s team, said wheelchair basketball is not much different from the traditional game. “The mechanics and the game of basketball—is still basketball,” Lewis-Seals said. “They just adjust some rules to accommodate the chairs and their disability.” There will also be an [...]
Thu, Apr 16, 2015 8:41:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
A string quartet at the forefront of contemporary classical music performs tonight at the Clifton Center. Brooklyn Rider hails from New York City, as their name would suggest, and though they have the traditional string quartet configuration of two violins, a viola and a cello, they have a wide range of influences, from classical to folk to world music. Their most recent album, “The Brooklyn Rider Almanac,” is a collection of 15 newly commissioned works from composers as varied as jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan and drummer Glenn Kotche of the band Wilco. Violist Nicholas Cords said they wanted to take [...]
Thu, Apr 16, 2015 8:27:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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