CPE requests budget increase, will tie dollars to performance
11/23/2015 09:44 PM
The Council on Postsecondary Education is seeking an additional $86.7 million, or half of where colleges and universities were at in the 2007-08 biennium, and tie the request to performance criteria. As part of their request to lawmakers for the next two-year budget, Kentucky’s public universities will ask for the money to doled out based on the number of students who earn degrees, improved graduation rates, and increased retention rates. Another performance metric will focus on “closing the gap” between low-income... Read more 
Matt Jones will not run for Congress
11/23/2015 12:36 PM
UPDATED — Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones has opted out of a run for the 6th Dist. Congressional race in 2016 against incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington. In a blog post, Jones said that he’s not ready to move on from his sports radio show just yet. “I am extremely proud of what we have built here at KSR and the amazing opportunity I get to have as a part of it daily,” Jones wrote on his website.... Read more
Gov. Steve Beshear will sign an executive order restoring voting rights to non-violent felons in Kentucky who have completed their sentences. Beshear made the announcement Tuesday in Frankfort. The executive order excludes people convicted of bribery, sex crimes or treason, he said. “The right to vote is one of the most intrinsically American privileges, and thousands of Kentuckians are living, working and paying taxes in the state but are denied this basic right,” Beshear said. “Once an individual has served his or her time and paid all restitution, society expects them to reintegrate into their communities and become law-abiding and productive citizens. [...]
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is being sued for blocking Syrian refugees from resettling in Indiana. The Indianapolis Star reports that the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the lawsuit Monday night on behalf of Indianapolis-based nonprofit Exodus Refugee Immigration. It accuses Pence of violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by accepting refugees from other countries but not from Syria. Related StoryFischer, Other Mayors Defend Refugee ResettlementThe lawsuit comes about a week after Pence objected to plans for refugees to arrive in Indiana following the deadly attacks in Paris. A family that [...]
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The Ninth Mobile Division of the Louisville Metro Police Department spends quite a bit of time in and around the Russell neighborhood. The division is a revamped version of the VIPER Unit. Like its predecessor, it is tasked with targeting areas with high rates of violent crime. It also focuses on getting guns off the street and fugitives into custody. So when members swarmed a community center at the corner of 17th and Chestnut streets in unmarked vehicles on Monday morning — not to serve a warrant or make an arrest, but to hand out turkeys — people paid attention. And they were critical. Louisville Metro Police has [...]
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