Gov. Beshear directs adjutant general to look at tougher security measures in light of Chattanooga shootings
07/22/2015 06:12 PM
Gov. Steve Beshear issued an executive order on Wednesday directing Kentucky Adjutant General Edward Tonini to take any necessary steps to boost security at National Guard facilities. The order follows the shooting deaths of four Marines and a Navy officer at a military center in Chattanooga, Tenn., last week. The gunman, Mohamad Abdulazeez, had also opened fire at an Army National Guard recruiting center. The fatal shootings opened a deluge of calls to allow military personnel to carry firearms while on duty,... Read more 
Ky. Democrats hope to pin Bevin with past comments on farm bill in run-up to Ky. Farm Bureau forum
07/22/2015 02:46 PM
Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin is taking lumps for critical comments he made about last year’s U.S. farm bill a day before he meets Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway at a gubernatorial forum hosted by the Kentucky Farm Bureau. The Kentucky Democratic Party organized a conference call on Wednesday with two farmers supporting Conway’s candidacy, Democratic Harrison County Judge-Executive Alex Barnett and 2007 Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate David Neville. The trio heaped criticism on Bevin based on a February 2014 Associated... Read more
Andy Beshear's allegiances questioned in latest ad from GOP group backing Westerfield
07/22/2015 12:48 PM
The Republican Attorneys General Association is keeping up their mid-July ad barrage against Democratic candidate Andy Beshear, seeking to bring attention to Beshear’s background. In the ad, the group specifically targets who Beshear would represent as attorney general. The 30-second spot points to a lack of law enforcement experience for the candidate, who is an attorney with Louisville-based Stites and Harbison. “How about the special interests bankrolling his campaign raising questions of ethics? Or the companies he’s worked for but would... Read more
Beshear Authorizes Kentucky National Guard to Enhance Security at Facilities, Recruiting Centers
from Associated Press
from Associated Press
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has issued an executive order authorizing Adjutant Gen. Edward Tonini to enhance security at state National Guard facilities and recruiting stations following the shooting death of five servicemen in Tennessee last week. The order tells Tonini to immediately implement additional policies consistent with state law. Department of Military Affairs spokesman David Altom said these policies include things like rehearsing active shooter drills and ensuring doors are locked. Beshear noted in the order that Kentucky already has policies in place allowing active duty servicemen to carry concealed weapons at state facilities as long as they have a valid concealed [...]
Thu, Jul 23, 2015 11:20:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
In a campaign looking for a jumpstart, Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul released a video Tuesday that attempted to grab some of the spotlight away from Donald Trump. In the slickly produced video, Paul, a Kentucky senator, sporting a black T-shirt with the words “Detroit Republican” in white letters, destroys thousands of pages of paper – with a chainsaw, wood chipper and fire. “Hey I’m Rand Paul, and I’m trying to kill the tax code all 70,000 pages of it,” he says before directing viewers to his website to learn more about his single-page tax code and 14.5 percent flat-tax policy. He [...]
Thu, Jul 23, 2015 11:03:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Beshear order allows Ky. National Guard leader to extend security measures
from jmadden@herald-leader.com (Justin Madden)
from jmadden@herald-leader.com (Justin Madden)
Gov. Steve Beshear issued an executive order Wednesday directing state Adjutant Gen. Edward Tonini to take any necessary steps to increase security at National Guard facilities and recruiting stations in…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Jul 23, 2015 1:49:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Details of the settlement between the Legislative Research Commission and staffers who say they were sexually harassed by state lawmakers will be released Thursday, according to the plaintiffs’ attorney in the case. Last month the state agency agreed to settle the case with a cash payment to three women, who in October 2013 brought the lawsuit against former Rep. John Arnold, Rep. Will Coursey, former LRC Director Robert Sherman and the state agency as a whole. An order to dismiss the case was expected to be filed in Franklin Circuit Court on Wednesday, 30 days after the parties hammered out an agreement [...]
Wed, Jul 22, 2015 10:41:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Ahead of Farm Bureau forum, Democrats blast Matt Bevin for opposing federal farm bill
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
With Republican Matt Bevin and Democrat Jack Conway preparing to square off at Thursday's Kentucky Farm Bureau forum for gubernatorial candidates, Democrats are pulling out the long knives, questioning Bevin's…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Jul 22, 2015 4:55:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Report: Overhaul needed of worker-training programs in Kentucky
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford and Beth Musgrave)
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford and Beth Musgrave)
Kentucky spends hundreds of millions of dollars training workers each year, but it's not getting the job done for employers, says a new report from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Jul 22, 2015 4:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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