Analysts predict sharp elbows in fight for earned media at Fancy Farm
07/29/2015 10:56 PM
With rhetoric heating up between gubernatorial candidates Kentuckians can expect one-liners sprinkled with vitriol at Fancy Farm, but Matt Bevin and Jack Conway will also be competing for air time and column inches in what has so far been a sleepy open-seat general election. “Last year when we all went to Fancy Farm to me it felt like … we were coming out for the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. This year it feels more like the kickoff —... Read more 
House, Senate chiefs of staff given LRC director's duties once Marcia Seiler retires from agency Friday
07/29/2015 01:21 PM
The Legislative Research Commission will be led by House and Senate chiefs of staff once interim Director Marcia Seiler retires from the agency on Friday. Seiler announced the move in an email to LRC staff last week, as The Courier-Journal first reported late Tuesday. Becky Harilson, chief of staff for Senate President Robert Stivers, and Steve Collins, chief of staff for House Speaker Greg Stumbo, will fulfill the director’s responsibilities until legislative leaders name a permanent LRC head this fall,... Read more
Bevin, Conway clash over policy at Chamber forum
07/28/2015 10:34 PM
In their third joint appearance of the general election gubernatorial candidates Matt Bevin and Jack Conway traded barbs as policy took center stage. The forum between Bevin and Conway keynoted the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s annual business summit in Louisville on Tuesday. The forum was moderated by former Pure Politics managing editor Ryan Alessi. The next governor will assume office in December and will quickly have to produce a budget to guide the state over the next two years. A... Read more
President Obama is antagonist in new ads by Jack Conway, Republican Governors Association
07/28/2015 11:23 AM
As Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jack Conway seeks separation between himself and an unpopular president in one of two new television ads released on Tuesday, the Republican Governors Association is attempting the opposite in a competing spot unveiled the same day. Conway’s campaign released two 30-second ads that are set to air statewide in a six-figure buy. In one, titled “Fiscal,” Conway pledges to “hold the line on taxes” and touts his office’s record of winning high-dollar judgements during his two terms... Read more
Rowan County Denies Liability For County Clerk’s Actions In Marriage License Lawsuit
from Ryland Barton
from Ryland Barton
The government of Rowan County, Kentucky, has denied any liability for the actions of its county clerk, who stopped issuing marriage licences this summer after the Supreme Court lifted same-sex marriage bans throughout the U.S. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis and the county are being sued by two same-sex and two opposite-sex couples who were recently denied marriage licenses by Davis’ office. But in a court Wednesday, the county government argues that the clerk “performs a state function and does not act on behalf of, or set policy for, the County.” The county clerk says her religious convictions prevent her from issuing marriage licenses [...]
Thu, Jul 30, 2015 11:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky are backing an effort to completely strip federal funds from Planned Parenthood. The chain of health clinics is currently under fire over a controversial video that purported to show that the organization sells aborted fetal tissue. The video was obtained during an activist’s sting operation, and Planned Parenthood officials argue the footage was heavily edited. There is a call for health officials to investigate claims raised by the videos. But ahead of formal findings, GOP Senate leaders—with McConnell and Paul, a presidential candidate, at the forefront— are quickly working to remove all Title X [...]
Wed, Jul 29, 2015 8:27:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Plans to construct a 30-story Omni Hotel complex in downtown Louisville are moving forward after gaining approval on Wednesday—with some caveats—from a city review panel. The Downtown Development Review Overlay committee voted 6-2 at to approve the near $300-million development plan, which will include a hotel, apartments and retail. Committee members approved the plan with eight added conditions. The conditions include a call to incorporate public art in the final design, to construct glass garage doors on the loading dock and to report any significant archaeological finds during construction. Committee member Scott Kremer voted against approving the plan. He said developers need “to do a little more [...]
Wed, Jul 29, 2015 7:59:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Sparks fly as Jack Conway, Matt Bevin spar in front of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Gubernatorial candidates Matt Bevin and Jack Conway highlighted their differences and traded cheap shots Tuesday at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Jul 28, 2015 10:55:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Crowd at downtown Lexington rally calls for end to federal funding for Planned Parenthood
from jvoorhees@herald-leader.com (Jessica Voorhees)
from jvoorhees@herald-leader.com (Jessica Voorhees)
Courthouse Plaza rally opposes funding for Planned Parenthood, calls for investigation of organization.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Jul 28, 2015 8:51:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Independent Drew Curtis says petition to get on ballot in race for governor is on schedule
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
Would-be independent gubernatorial candidate Drew Curtis is making the trip to Fancy Farm in far Western Kentucky this weekend, and he said he has a speech prepared just in case.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Jul 28, 2015 3:33:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT – The Family Foundation, a conservative group based in Lexington, is to hold a “First Amendment/Religious Freedom Rally” at noon Aug. 22 on the front steps of the Capitol. “We cannot sit around any longer waiting to see if the governor will do his job on behalf of the county clerks,” said Kent Ostrander, executive director of The Family Foundation in a release Monday. “Their rights and the First Amendment are too important to sit back and only hope.” Ostrander was referring to Gov. Steve Beshear’s direction to county clerks to do their job after the U.S. Supreme Court [...]
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 2:12:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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