NSA vote will keep McConnell from this weekend's RPK dinner as Bevin works on behind-the-scenes support
05/26/2015 07:02 PM
ELIZABETHTOWN — One was meeting with Republican lawmakers to solidify support for a gubernatorial campaign on Tuesday despite listing the Hardin County Rotary Club’s meeting on his official schedule. The other, who spoke to about 120 Rotarians at Tuesday’s luncheon, will skip the Republican Party of Kentucky’s Lincoln Day Dinner this weekend in hopes of extending the National Security Agency’s bulk-data collection program in a rare Sunday vote. Regardless of their itineraries, both U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Louisville investment... Read more 
Opiate overdose reversal kits now available at three Kentucky hospitals
05/26/2015 03:41 PM
EDGEWOOD — Drug overdose victims at St. Elizabeth Hospitals in northern Kentucky, along with the University of Kentucky Medical Center, and the University of Louisville Hospital will be given opiate overdose kits when they are discharged from the hospital so they or a loved one can prevent another overdose and possibly save a life. The kits, which contain Naloxone, also known as Narcan, reverses the effects of a heroin overdose by physiologically blocking the effects of opiates. Fifteen Hundred kits were purchased... Read more
Charter Communications announces acquisition of Time Warner Cable
05/26/2015 10:06 AM
Charter Communications is announcing an acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The deal, valued at more than $55 billion to acquire Time Warner Cable comes as Charter also seeks to acquire a majority share in Bright House, a small cable provider, for $10 billion. Including Time Warner’s debt the deal is valued at nearly $79 billion. The news comes after a proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable fell apart under scrutiny from the FCC and... Read more
Kentucky Republicans waiting to see U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell put his arm around his political nemesis Matt Bevin will have to wait a little longer. Related StoryKentucky Republicans' 'Unity Rally' Packed With IntrigueBevin canceled an appearance at the Elizabethtown Rotary Club on Tuesday where McConnell, the Senate majority leader, was the scheduled speaker. And McConnell has said he will not attend the state Republican Party’s Lincoln Day dinner on Saturday when Bevin will be the featured speaker. The absences seem to highlight a tense relationship between the state’s senior senator and its likely Republican nominee for governor one year after McConnell defeated [...]
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No other candidates have requested a review of Kentucky's primary election results.Click to Continue » [...]
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is working on a memoir.Click to Continue » [...]
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Government moves to suspend disability payments to many in Eastern Kentucky, citing suspected fraud
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
The federal government has moved to suspend disability payments to some people in Eastern Kentucky whose cases were handled by Floyd County attorney Eric C. Conn, citing suspected fraud by…Click to Continue » [...]
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HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT -- Mediation in claims involving sexual harassment, retaliation and other misconduct against state lawmakers has been postponed until June 22. A closed mediation session was scheduled to begin Tuesday but was postponed for a few weeks while one of the attorneys involved recuperates from an accident. The mediation will address two cases. One involves sexual harassment claims by legislative staffers Yolanda Costner and Cassaundra Cooper against former state Rep. John Arnold, D-Sturgis. Arnold has denied any wrongdoing. The two women also sued the Legislative Research Commission, and earlier this year added Rep. Johnny Bell, D-Glasgow, as a defendant after Bell fired [...]
Tue, May 26, 2015 9:29:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Following a one-year hiatus, a free Fourth of July festival is heading back to Waterfront Park this year. The Louisville Orchestra will headline this year’s event, along with cellist Ben Sollee and the hip-hop group 1200, according to a news release from the Waterfront Development Corp. Last year’s Fourth of July celebration at Waterfront Park was canceled after state lawmakers cut about $420,000 from the state budget that had previously gone to Waterfront Park, said David Karem, president of the Waterfront Development Corp. Karem said a surge of local sponsors, coupled with support from the city, will allow this year’s event to take place. The one-day event [...]
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The Louisville Cardinals baseball team open play at home Friday against Morehead State in the NCAA Tournament. U of L is seeded third nationally and is hosting an NCAA regional for the third straight year. Being a host school not only gives U of L the luxury of playing in friendly confines, but it allows them some extra preparation time for the double-elimination regional. “We’re doing everything that we’ve done all year,” Sophomore outfielder Nick Solak said. “Really, when it comes down to it, we’re squeezing everything that we worked on offensively, defensively, pitching-wise.” Morehead State has won 27 of its last 34 games. “I [...]
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