Bobby Sherman, John Arnold must also pay as part of LRC lawsuit settlement
07/28/2015 12:00 AM
Former Legislative Research Commissioner Director Bobby Sherman and former lawmaker John Arnold will pay undisclosed sums to plaintiffs who recently settled sexual harassment lawsuits against the Legislative Research Commission. Louisville attorney Thomas Clay, who represents the three current and former LRC staffers who sued the agency and others in October 2013, declined to discuss terms with Sherman and Arnold, a former Democratic representative from Sturgis. House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Monday that the pair, who both left their positions a month after... Read more 
Attorney general candidate Andy Beshear rolls out seven-point plan to combat child abuse
07/27/2015 10:39 PM
Democratic candidate for attorney general Andy Beshear has released a series of proposed reforms to prevent child abuse in the commonwealth. On Monday Beshear announced a seven-point plan aimed at cracking down on child abuse in Kentucky. Nearly 23,000 kids in Kentucky were found to be in need of services in 2014, according to Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky upon their review of data from Child Protective Services and the Department for Community Based Services. According to the group, the number of... Read more
'Pill-mill bill' showing progress, but officials say work remains to combat drug abuse in Kentucky
07/27/2015 07:27 PM
FRANKFORT – A state law targeting prescription drug abuse has shown signs of progress since its enactment in 2012, with fewer patients “doctor shopping” for pills and more physicians searching Kentucky’s narcotic drug database before writing prescriptions, according to a study released Monday. Gov. Steve Beshear, flanked by Attorney General Jack Conway, Senate President Robert Stivers, House Speaker Greg Stumbo and other state officials, said the University of Kentucky Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy’s study covering July 2012 through March... Read more
Miss Kentucky USA Katie George on Donald Trump comments: "I wish he hadn't said it"
07/27/2015 07:16 PM
Those who tuned in to NBC earlier this month hoping to catch the Miss USA pageant might have missed Louisville native Miss Kentucky USA Katie George as she placed 11th in the competition. That’s because controversial comments about Mexican immigrants by GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, who co-owns the pageant, caused NBC and Spanish-language challenge Univision to drop the pageant. During Trump’s June campaign launch, the billionaire real-estate mogul said some Mexican immigrants crossing the borders are drug smuggling “rapists” and “killers.” The... Read more
CARROLLTON, Ky.—The case of Adam Horine, the mentally ill Kentucky man removed from jail and put on a bus to Florida by Carrollton police earlier this year, continues to grow in complexity. He now faces a criminal charge of groping a woman in a northern Kentucky hospital. Since his banishment from Carroll County, Horine has been on a circuitous voyage through the criminal justice and mental health systems. His case prompted a Kentucky Attorney General’s investigation into alleged police misconduct and sparked sharp criticism of the state’s mental health services. Carrollton police jailed Horine last April on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct [...]
Tue, Jul 28, 2015 11:30:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Climate change will begin to have a demonstrative effect on Kentucky’s economy within five years. This is the conclusion from a report released today by the nonprofit Risky Business. The organization is dedicated to exploring the economic effects of climate change, and is chaired by liberal billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, as well as former banker and George W. Bush-era Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Recently, groups have begun focusing on the economic costs of climate change, considering any discussion or debate over the science or existence of climate change to be unnecessary. Yesterday, 13 major companies including Walmart, UPS, General Motors [...]
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An ordinance that affordable housing advocates consider a big step forward in Louisville’s quest to boost living options for low-income residents is being held up in a Metro Council ad hoc committee. The five member, bipartisan committee addressed the ordinance Monday, but tabled it until an Aug. 10 meeting after nearly an hour of discussion. The ordinance would provide incentives to developers who build mixed-income housing in Louisville. Developers would be granted points depending on the development’s ratio of housing that was affordable to low-income residents. More points mean the developers could exceed density limits, which means more units and, ultimately, more return on [...]
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 11:36:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Stumbo: Former lawmaker, former LRC head made payments to settle harassment lawsuits
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
A former lawmaker accused of sexual harassment and the former head of the Legislative Research Commission both made cash payments to settle sexual harassment and hostile workplace lawsuits filed by…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 7:21:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Deep-pocketed libertarians are giving big to help Rand Paul win the Republican presidential primary.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 6:58:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Religious group threatens lawsuit over Kentucky policy banning anti-gay comments at juvenile jails
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
A religious group is threatening to sue the state of Kentucky over a year-old policy that prohibits anti-gay comments to youths at the state's juvenile detention centers.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 3:24:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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