Kentucky Coal Association watching gubernatorial race to see who will be best for industry
08/13/2015 11:55 PM
Gubernatorial candidates Matt Bevin and Jack Conway are seeking the support of the electorate on Nov. 3, but the two are also competing for the support of the coal industry — a group courted in nearly every statewide race in Kentucky. Kentucky Coal Association president Bill Bissett said the group recognizes their influential stature, but said some of the influence comes from the economic reality that coal offers a relatively cheap electrical power source that is used as a business... Read more 
Kentucky World War II veteran fights to prove that he served in bid to get VA benefits
08/13/2015 04:47 PM
FRANKFORT – A World War II veteran from Floyd County is still fighting, but this time the 92-year old is taking on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bluford “Buddy” Smith who served in Europe and was on the beach at Normandy during the war, told members of the Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection committee on Tuesday that he first became of aware of his lost military records when he retired from the coal mines in... Read more
Four years in, Medicaid Managed Care has improved but issues between MCOs and providers persist
08/13/2015 03:38 PM
FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Medicaid Managed Care system has experienced profound growing pains since its implementation four years ago, but Cabinet for Health and Family Services officials assured a legislative panel Thursday that the state is taking steps to resolve disputes between medical providers and managed care organizations. Providers like Sen. Danny Carroll, chief executive officer of Easter Seals West Kentucky, which provides care for disabled adults and youths, have complained of delayed or denied Medicaid payments and a morass of bureaucratic... Read more
A pair of proposed residential developments in Louisville will be getting millions of city dollars in return for their investments. The Metro Council on Thursday approved tax increment financing districts for the redevelopment of The 800 Building downtown and a new apartment complex, Axis Apartments, slated for Lexington Road. They are the first purely residential projects in the city to receive this kind of public funding, although another development — the Main & Clay apartments and retail proposed for east downtown — was also previously approved for a TIF. The developments are expected to substantially raise the assessed taxable value of the properties [...]
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Economists predict surplus in Kentucky's General Fund, shortfall in Road Fund
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
Economists predicted Thursday that Kentucky will have a $219.2 million surplus in its General Fund when the fiscal year ends June 30, but they also forecast a shortfall of $139.2…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Aug 13, 2015 9:49:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
The Herald-Leader is joining three other Kentucky media companies and Bellarmine University to stage the first televised debate of this fall's race for governor on Sept. 15.Click to Continue » [...]
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Three Jefferson County Public Schools will be part of a new initiative to teach children how to care for their emotional, mental and physical well-being. The Compassionate Schools Project will be incorporated into “practical living” periods at Jacob Elementary School, Cane Run Elementary School and Slaughter Elementary. Students in those schools will learn mindfulness, stress management, contemplative movements such as stretching, nutrition knowledge, and social and emotional skills. The project was formally launched in Louisville on Thursday at Jacob Elementary School near Manslick Road. Superintendent Donna Hargens said the project would help students reach their potential and to give back to the community. “It will teach you [...]
Thu, Aug 13, 2015 7:58:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Responding to backlash over his leadership changes at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he will appoint Prospect cattle breeder Jack Ragsdale as chairman emeritus of the committee he led for 41 years. Ragsdale was replaced in Beshear’s June 23 executive order that gave the NAILE chairmanship to Kentucky State Fair Board President Clifford “Rip” Rippetoe. But it triggered concerns that the so-called North American could be in jeopardy. Those concerns were heightened by the dismissal of Vice Chairman Harold Workman and expo General Manager Corinne Fetter. Ragsdale, 89, was one of the founders of [...]
Thu, Aug 13, 2015 6:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Same-sex couples again denied marriage licenses in Rowan; clerk asks judge to delay order
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves and Linda B. Blackford)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves and Linda B. Blackford)
A same-sex couple was turned away from the Rowan County courthouse Thursday as County Clerk Kim Davis formally asked a judge to delay his order requiring her to resume issuing…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Aug 13, 2015 2:20:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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