Bevin, Conway plan to follow recent tradition in disclosing tax filings if elected, but only Conway will release his as a candidate
06/10/2015 06:18 PM
BARDSTOWN — Recent governors and some candidates for the office have made their tax filings public, a trend that will continue in the next administration. Both Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway and Republican Matt Bevin said they will release their tax returns if elected governor. “Let me win the job first,” Bevin told Pure Politics at a meet and greet at Handy Food Mart in Bardstown on Wednesday. “I’ve released plenty of financial information as a result of decisions I’ve made to... Read more 
James Comer's former campaign manager Edwin King reflects on primary
06/10/2015 03:57 PM
After laying the groundwork over the last few years and competing in the Republican primary, James Comer saw his chances dashed by the slimmest of margins on May 19. Comer’s former campaign manager Edwin King, who joined the team in December 2014, said with a close loss there are “many things you could pick apart,” but he thought overall they ran a good race in four-way primary. Reflecting on early momentum, King said the campaign knew there was going to be... Read more
Senate A&R chair expects difficult budget session in 2016
06/10/2015 09:22 AM
ERLANGER — State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, thinks that the 2016 budget session will be one of the toughest in recent years in the General Assembly. McDaniel, chair of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, is concerned about a number of high priced items which will have to addressed, such as funding kynect as well as state pension liabilities. “We have to pay for the expansion of Medicaid in two consecutive years,” McDaniel said. “We have to pay for an... Read more
Federal appeals court boots challenge to EPA emissions rules
06/09/2015 04:40 PM
A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set limits on carbon-dioxide emissions. The three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals panel in Washington, D.C., ruled that the petition for review brought by Murray Energy Corp., Peabody Energy Corp., and attorneys general in 12 states including Kentucky was premature because the EPA has only proposed a rule on greenhouse gas emissions. ”They want us to do something that they candidly acknowledge we have never done... Read more
Legislators OK contract between KDE and search firm in finding new education commissioner
06/09/2015 02:36 PM
FRANKFORT — A legislative panel has approved a $117,000 contract for a Florida-based firm to identify the state’s next education commissioner. The Government Contract Review Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to proceed with a contract between the Kentucky Department of Education and Greenwood/Asher & Associates, which was hired in May following the retirement of Commissioner Terry Holliday. Holliday announced in April his decision to step down effective Aug. 30, and Associate Commissioner Hiren Desai said the board hopes to name a replacement... Read more
Beshear orders minimum wage for executive branch workers raised to $10.10 hourly
06/08/2015 06:54 PM
About 780 state workers will see an uptick in pay after Gov. Steve Beshear signed an executive order Monday raising the minimum wage for executive branch employees to $10.10 hourly. The move, which takes effect July 1, applies to not only low-wage earners, but also tipped employees, who will see their base pay increased from $2.19 per hour to $4.90 hourly, Beshear said at a news conference at the Kentucky School for the Blind. Those at or above the $10.10 per... Read more
Gatton and Craft Academies look to educate Kentucky's brightest which could lead to economic development for Kentucky
06/08/2015 06:30 PM
FRANKFORT — Members of the Interim Joint Committee on Education heard on Monday how students at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics could lead to economic development for the commonwealth, with many of those students potentially choosing to stay in state and be a major economic contributor to Kentucky. Both academies are two year dual-credit residential high schools located on college campuses for academically exceptional Kentucky students who actually... Read more
Four Kentucky Democratic House leaders met Wednesday in Washington with U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Bowling Green, to discuss road projects in the state. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, attended the meeting with Rogers. The discussions involved Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo's efforts to extend the Mountain Parkway in Eastern Kentucky from Prestonsburg to Beckley, W.Va., and widening the Hal Rogers Parkway in south-central Kentucky, bringing it up to interstate standards and extending it southeast to Tennessee. The combined projects would become part of the Interstate 66 project that Eastern Kentucky leaders and Rogers have long [...]
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Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad on Wednesday asked the Metro Council to approve a near $170-million budget that includes funding for body cameras and more officers. The 2015-2016 allocation for police is about $2 million less than the previous year, according to the budget. Conrad on Wednesday outlined the details of the budget to Metro Council members. He spent much of the 90-minute presentation answering council members’ questions regarding body cameras—which Louisville police officers in the Fifth Division began wearing as a pilot program earlier this month. Mayor Greg Fischer has proposed spending nearly $2.8 million on the complete body camera program. About [...]
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Kentucky Road Fund expected to fall about $11 million short
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
The state Road Fund, which pays for highway projects, may come up $11 million short for the fiscal year that ends June 30.Click to Continue » [...]
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Gov. Steve Beshear this week issued an executive order to increase the minimum wage for about 800 state workers—but his term ends this year. Whether to keep the wage hike beyond 2015 will be decided by his successor. Attorney General Jack Conway, the Democratic nominee for governor, said if elected, he’d keep the executive order in place. “Jack supports Governor Beshear’s decision to raise the minimum wage for state government employees and applauds the governor for taking this action,” Conway’s spokesman Daniel Kemp said in an email. Conway also supports raising the minimum wage for all Kentuckians. The campaign of Louisville businessman Matt Bevin, the Republican nominee [...]
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Kentucky race for governor gets started with a secret debate in Virginia
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
When Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced a series of debates and forums last week between himself and Republican gubernatorial nominee Matt Bevin, neither he nor Bevin mentioned that they've…Click to Continue » [...]
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You’d be forgiven for not knowing this, but Wednesday is National Iced Tea Day. And while it’s only an unofficial food holiday, it makes sense that Americans would set aside a day to celebrate this favorite summertime sip: We popularized it. Tea itself, of course, has been consumed in America since Colonial times. (Remember the Boston Tea Party?) But before you could drinkiced tea, you needed ice — and that was a rare summer luxury until the early 1800s. New Englanders could cut large chunks of ice from frozen ponds and lakes in winter, then insulate it with sawdust so that [...]
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HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT – State Auditor Adam Edelen and officials with the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs will hold 13 meetings across the state this summer to talk about the state’s problem with untested rape kits. Edelen, a Democrat who is seeking re-election this year, said the meetings are part of his office’s efforts to conduct a statewide count of untested sexual-assault kits. He also plans to make recommendations to the state legislature to reform how evidence in cases of sexual violence is handled. The statewide count was prompted by legislation sponsored this year by Sen. Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville. Senate Joint Resolution [...]
Wed, Jun 10, 2015 3:13:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Lexington council keeps funding for courthouse renovation amid minor budgeting tweaks
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
from bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave)
The Lexington Urban County Council voted Tuesday to make minor changes to Mayor Jim Gray's proposed $323 million budget but kept $22 million in the budget to renovate the former…Click to Continue » [...]
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