Delayed by potential Iran deal, President Barack Obama heralds Louisville tech company in pitch for TechHire initiative
04/02/2015 10:28 PM
After touring downtown Louisville’s communications and software development company Indatus about three hours behind schedule Thursday, President Barack Obama stepped to the podium and apologized. “First of all, sorry I’m late,” he said. “I had a couple things I had to do.” Despite a lengthy delay in the wake of a breakthrough in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, Obama held Indatus as an example of “what’s possible in developing the kind of innovation and job creation here in the 21st century knowing... Read more 
Bevin seeks to redefine himself using his kids in first campaign TV ad
04/02/2015 01:15 PM
On the heels of introductory radio ads GOP gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin is seeking to redefine himself to voters on television using his wife and kids. Bevin, a Louisville investment manager, was defined early in his 2014 primary campaign against U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. McConnell and pro-McConnell PACs sought to define Bevin as an untrustworthy and a tax delinquent out of state business owner in the campaign. In the 2014 U.S. Senate primary race, McConnell defeated Bevin who still garnered... Read more
Pro-Comer PAC set to hit TV airwaves in three-week buy starting next week
04/02/2015 11:28 AM
UPDATED WITH REACTION: The pro-James Comer group Kentuckians for Growth, Opportunity and Prosperity is poised to become the first outside spender to air television advertisements in this year’s Republican gubernatorial primary, the political action committee’s executive director said Thursday. Kathryn Breiwa, executive director of KGOP, said the group plans to spend between $450,000 and $475,000 on the ad buy, which will air in the Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green markets. The ads are set to begin airing Monday and last through... Read more
Updated: JCPS Closed Jefferson County Public Schools are now closed Friday, the school district announced. Earlier: Authorities are warning Louisville area motorists to avoid water-covered roadways Friday morning following early morning downpours. Several Louisville area roadways are blocked Friday morning because of flooding. Authorities have responded to 116 water rescues Friday, and 56 motorists have been reported stranded, according to MetroSafe. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 8 a.m. for Jefferson County, northern Bullitt County and Floyd County in Indiana. Jefferson County Public Schools are on a two-hour delay Friday, and Bullitt County Public Schools are closed. The University of Louisville is [...]
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In his first visit to Louisville while in office, President Obama on Thursday evening announced a new federal initiative called TechHire. Related StoryWhy Louisville's Tech Initiatives Are on a National Stage TodayThe initiative provides federal grants to cities that want to create programs like Code Louisville—an online coding course that’s open to anyone with a library card. Obama said he wants other cities to replicate Louisville’s efforts to make technology jobs more accessible to its residents. “The network that has been developed here in Louisville are helping to prepare people for the higher paying, in-demand jobs of the future,” he said. Obama said about half [...]
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The University of Louisville is expected to increase both in-state and out-of-state undergraduate tuition by 3 percent for the next academic year. U of L’s Board of Trustees will vote on the recommendation at its June meeting as part of the school’s budget. “The last budget increase from the state was 2006,” University President Jim Ramsey said Thursday following a board meeting. “We’ve not been able to do what we need to do for faculty and staff salaries. And we’re going to try to increase faculty and staff salaries.” Ramsey said both the demand for education at U of L and the quality [...]
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Three of Kentucky's four Republican candidates for governor now have TV ads airing in the state.Click to Continue » [...]
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Hal Heiner: Current health care law 'cannot continue,' promises his own plan
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Hal Heiner quoted an unlikely source when addressing the Lexington Rotary Club on Thursday, summing up some of the fiscal troubles facing Kentucky by using the words of ...Click to Continue » [...]
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Bevin releases first TV ad; Super PAC spending as much as $475,000 on pro-Comer ad
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from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Louisville businessman Matt Bevin released his first television ad Thursday and a group called Kentuckians for Growth, Opportunity and Prosperity is preparing to buy between $450,000 and $475,000 of television…Click to Continue » [...]
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