The Chatter: Former Gov. Fletcher’s aides become fodder in GOP primary
04/26/2015 03:50 PM
Pointed elbows in this year’s race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination stayed sharp on Saturday as Agriculture Commissioner James Comer conjured memories of a GOP hiring scandal that paved the way for two-term Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear’s first election in 2007. Comer, who helped former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup’s 2007 primary challenge against then-Gov. Ernie Fletcher, criticized former Louisville Metro Councilman Hal Heiner’s supporters who previously worked under Fletcher during a Jessamine County debate Saturday, according to reports by The Courier-Journal... Read more 
Comcast-Time Warner merger collapses under federal scrutiny
04/24/2015 04:22 PM
Comcast and Time Warner Cable’s proposed $45 billion merger is no more as the companies announced publicly Friday that the deal was aborted. The deal was first proposed 14-months ago, but regulators with the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission expressed concerns that the combined companies, the two largest national cable providers, would have too much control over the spectrum. “Comcast and Time Warner Cable’s decision to end Comcast’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable is in the best... Read more
Scott proposes different prison path for low-level felons with drug addictions
04/24/2015 02:50 PM
LA GRANGE — Republican gubernatorial candidate Will T. Scott proposed a sizable shift in Kentucky’s corrections system on Friday, suggesting the state build more minimum-security prisons, enhance partnerships with drug courts and finance involuntary imprisonment for drug addicts. Roederer Correctional Complex in La Grange served as a backdrop for Scott, a former Kentucky Supreme Court justice, as he unveiled his criminal-justice plan. “This is where every felony inmate starts out in Kentucky, and this is where their prison paths are assigned,”... Read more
Hundreds of residents have expressed support for the preservation of two historic buildings on a block in downtown Louisville slated for a major development. The buildings, the Odd Fellows Hall and the Water Company building, are two of four historic structures that once stood on what is known as the Old Water Company block near Third Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard. Earlier this month, Louisville Metro government began razing the Morrissey Garage and the Falls City Theater Company buildings because they deemed the them to be a public safety hazard. But a recent report from Insider Louisville raised questions about the validity of the engineering reports on [...]
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 11:01:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
It's 10 seconds James Comer probably wishes he could have back.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 8:52:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky governor, other state officers disclose 2014 financial information
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
State law requires executive branch officials to submit a filing each year by April 15, detailing their families' income, debts and property. The figures do not include the officials' state…Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Apr 26, 2015 11:21:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky’s case before the Supreme Court started with a conversation between attorneys Shannon Fauver and Dawn Elliott. As they chatted in Fauver’s Louisville office, the U.S. Supreme Court was considering a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a piece of legislation that was an obstacle to same-sex marriage being made legal in the U.S. “We were waiting actually for the Supreme Court on the Windsor case and at that point we didn’t know what the ruling was going to be—and they kept postponing,” Fauver said. “And we were talking about what would happen next, like would be the next steps for [...]
Sun, Apr 26, 2015 10:48:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky Gets Federal Money to Study Background Levels of Urban Soil Contamination
from Erica Peterson
from Erica Peterson
A Kentucky proposal to study the background levels of certain chemicals in urban soil has gotten funding from the federal government. The study will look at the background levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, in urban areas. PAHs are a combination of chemicals that occur naturally, and are also man made. “If you’re in an urban area that has quite a bit of industry around, your typical levels out in the environment will be higher for PAHs and lead, that’s just something you know going into it,” said Kentucky Division of Waste Management Assistant Director Tim Hubbard. PAHs are products of the [...]
Sun, Apr 26, 2015 1:05:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
WASHINGTON — As he began his first re-election run in early 2013, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Vanceburg had no trouble raising money from business interests.Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Apr 26, 2015 4:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU Elsie Crawford Case of Maysville, who appeared in TV campaign commercials for her granddaughter, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, died Thursday. She was 84. “Granny was my biggest fan and fiercest advocate, and knowing she was in my corner always gave me the strength and confidence to dream big and work to make it a reality,” Grimes said in a release. Case earned a fan base of her own during Grimes’ 2011 campaign for the office of secretary of state, filming commercials and encouraging citizens to vote in the election alongside Thelma Lundergan McHugh, Grimes’ late paternal grandmother. In [...]
Fri, Apr 24, 2015 6:07:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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