Candidates trade jabs on Pure Politics' gubernatorial debate with GOP primary less than a month away
04/21/2015 11:26 PM
WITH VIDEO: Tempers flared before a televised audience as Kentucky’s GOP gubernatorial candidates traded barbs over bridge tolls, the Affordable Care Act and attacks from an outside group backing Republican Hal Heiner on cn|2 Pure Politics’ gubernatorial debate Tuesday. More often than not, Louisville investment manager Matt Bevin was in the midst of conflict, frequently needling Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and Louisville real estate developer Hal Heiner with four weeks until Republican voters pick their party’s gubernatorial nominee. Bevin asked if viewers... Read more 
Comer, Bevin, KDP release television and Web ads four weeks ahead of GOP primary
04/21/2015 01:51 PM
Republicans candidates and the Kentucky Democratic Party released a light barrage of television and Web videos on Tuesday, stoking the flames of a GOP gubernatorial primary four weeks away. Agriculture Commissioner James Comer unveiled his latest 30-second spot on Tuesday, playing up his conservative social credentials on abortion, gay marriage and gun rights. “I believe in the sanctity of life,” Comer says in the 30-second ad. “I know marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman, and I... Read more
KASAP helping as state implements new protective orders for victims of dating violence, stalking and sexual assault
04/21/2015 01:31 PM
Advocates for stronger protective orders in Kentucky finally got one of their wishes in March as the General Assembly passed dating violence, stalking and sexual assault protective orders. Gretchen Hunt, a staff attorney for Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, said the 2015 legislative session was “great” though tense at times in the final hours of the session. Hunt credits advocates for leading the cry for help for the dating violence bill over the years, and she praised leadership from... Read more
The Kentucky Public Service Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing on Tuesday on Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities’ proposed rate increase. Related StoryLG&E and KU Ask to Withdraw Proposed Service Charge HikeInstead, as WFPL reported, the utilities and all of the intervenors in the case reached a settlement, which is now subject to PSC approval. Here’s a deeper look at the settlement, what LG&E/KU got—and what they didn’t get. Monthly Service Charge This was the most contentious part of the original proposal because it would affect every customer, regardless of how much energy they used. LG&E electric and gas customers [...]
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 11:08:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Republican gubernatorial candidates dispute global warming
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
All four of the Republican candidates for governor said Tuesday night they do not agree that global warming is manmade, disputing the science that insists it is and declaring that…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 2:08:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
In a light of a spike in heroin abuse and an HIV outbreak nearby in Southern Indiana, a Louisville Metro Council committee on Tuesday unanimously voted to allow the city’s health department to create a needle exchange program. The ordinance received bipartisan support during a special public safety committee meeting. Three members of the Kentucky General Assembly who worked on the heroin bill approved during this year’s session also stopped by the meeting to show their support for the measure. State lawmakers passed a bill this year allowing local governments and health departments to create an exchange due to rampant heroin abuse [...]
Tue, Apr 21, 2015 9:19:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
UofL Students Plan To Occupy Campus Building Until Contract With Clothing Company Is Cut
from Jacob Ryan
from Jacob Ryan
After nearly 24 hours in Grawemeyer Hall on University of Louisville’s campus, a group of about 40 students set out for a march across the campus. The students, part of the group Cards Against Sweatshops, participated in the sit-in and protest Tuesday afternoon in an effort to influence university officials to cut ties with a clothing maker they claim mistreats workers in Bangladesh. The clothing company at the center of the debate on UofL’s campus is JanSport. But the student’s qualms are with JanSport’s parent company, VF. The students claim VF has refused to sign the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, which [...]
Tue, Apr 21, 2015 9:16:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Far more jobs have been created in wind and solar in recent years than lost in the collapse of the coal industry, and renewable energy is poised for record growth…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Apr 21, 2015 6:43:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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