Rand Paul announces run for White House
04/07/2015 09:38 AM
LOUISVILLE — After spending two-years traveling early primary states and re-imagining a more inclusive national GOP, Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has made the announcement everyone knew was coming — he’s running for president. Hours before his formal announcement of his run from the Galt House in Louisville, Paul broke the news on his campaign website. “I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government,” Paul wrote on his presidential bid... Read more 
Gov. Beshear line-item vetoes revenue bill in anticipation of higher tobacco settlement shortfall
04/07/2015 08:56 AM
Anticipating a potentially higher than expected shortfall in master tobacco settlement funds, Gov. Steve Beshear has line-item vetoed part of a revenue bill passed this session. Beshear, in a news release Monday, said provisions in House Bill 510 appropriating money to K-12 education, municipal road maintenance and the Budget Reserve Trust Fund remain intact after the veto, but the projected $26.6 million shortfall in MSA revenue this year may reach $37.8 million once states receive their payments later this month. The $11.2... Read more
McConnell says Senate panel will review tenative nuclear framework with Iran
04/06/2015 04:53 PM
Fresh on the heels of a trip to the Middle East, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says he has reviewed the framework of a nuclear deal with Iran and wants President Barack Obama to justify the deal to Congress. McConnell was leading a Senate delegation in Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Afghanistan when Obama announced the interim deal from the White House Thursday before boarding Air Force One and flying into McConnell’s home turf of Kentucky. In a statement Monday, the Senate... Read more
Sen. Rand Paul promises a new type of Republican "will take on Washington" in pre-announcement video
04/06/2015 01:40 PM
A video extolling Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential prospects became the first posted to the junior senator’s 2016 YouTube channel on Sunday ahead of a likely campaign launch in Louisville. The two-minute, 42-second hype video — also posted to Paul’s social media accounts and randpaul.com, a website started by the Rand Paul Victory Committee, a joint fundraising effort of the Bowling Green Republican’s presidential and Senate campaigns and political action committee RAND PAC — starts with a message that “a... Read more
Hoover again seeks interim study of Ky. Teachers' Retirement System
04/06/2015 01:21 PM
UPDATED: House Minority Floor Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, is joining the chorus of voices calling on lawmakers to study the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System over the legislative interim. In a letter sent Monday, Hoover asked Gov. Steve Beshear to create a bipartisan task force of House and Senate members and individuals from the private sector with experience in pension reforms to study KTRS. During the session House Speaker Greg Stumbo proposed a $3.3 billion bonding plan for KTRS, which is currently... Read more
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul officially announced his bid for president Tuesday morning with a post on his website. “I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government,” read the message on Paul’s site. Kentucky’s junior senator is holding a news conference at noon Tuesday at the Galt House hotel in Louisville. WFPL’s Ashley Lopez examined the Bowling Green Republican’s presidential bid this week. Read her story. WFPL will be have updates throughout Paul’s announcement. Follow Ashley Lopez on Twitter @AshleyLopezFL. [...]
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Louisville mayor Greg Fischer is seeking federal aid for damage caused by last week’s heavy rains and flooding. Fischer has signed an order declaring a local state of emergency, according a news release from his office. The mayor also directed the city’s Emergency Management Agency to gather damage and cost estimates across the city in order to begin the process of applying for aid. “The record rains, up to seven inches in some areas, caused devastating flash flooding and damage in all areas of the community and we are working quickly to provide both immediate help and longer-term support in the form [...]
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Kentucky junior U.S. Sen. Rand Paul made it official Tuesday: He is running for president.Click to Continue » [...]
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Proposal to Give Adoptees Access to Birth Records Stalls in Indiana Statehouse
from Associated Press and Staff Report
from Associated Press and Staff Report
Indiana lawmakers say a bill that would have given adoptees equal access to their birth records has stalled in the House and no further action will be taken this session. The bill’s co-author, Republican Sen. Brent Steele, says the House Judiciary Committee has too many bills that still need to be considered this session and the measure has been bumped. The bill would have made accessing birth records easier for those born between 1941 and 1994 since records during that era currently are sealed. Supporters of the proposal argue they want to know their medical histories, while opponents believe birth parents have a [...]
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A look at where Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is set to declare his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, stands on some issues:Click to Continue » [...]
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Sen. Rand Paul, a tea party favorite and frequent antagonist of leaders of his Republican Party, is ready to test how much change voters want, both for their government and…Click to Continue » [...]
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