Gov. Bevin taps former Louisville GOP chair and Ky. Chamber of Commerce public affairs VP for cabinet appointments
01/19/2016 09:25 PM
A little over a month into office and Gov. Matt Bevin continues to fill out the members of his inner circle. Late Tuesday, Bevin’s office announced Nathan Haney, the former head of the Jefferson County Republican Party, will serve as deputy secretary of the Executive Cabinet, and Bryan Sunderland, the vice president of public affairs for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, has been named legislative director. In a statement, Bevin said he was excited to name the two “key appointments.” “Nate Haney... Read more 
At nearly $68K per day, General Assembly has been slow to start
01/19/2016 07:59 PM
Kentucky’s legislature faces the tough task of balancing a $20 billion budget this legislative session. With poor health rankings and struggling pensions the need couldn’t be greater, but lawmakers are off to a slow start and the cost is adding up for taxpayers. On Tuesday the schedule had been cleared as lawmakers returned to Frankfort after the holiday. At 3 p.m. Tuesday a handful of state Senate lawmakers heard testimony in a committee before clocking in on the Senate floor... Read more
Senate bill to protect landlords from liability for dog bites passes in committee
01/19/2016 06:25 PM
FRANKFORT – A bill which would alleviate legal liability for a property owner whose tenants dog bites an individual has been passed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture. Senate Bill 68, sponsored by Sen. Ralph Alvarado, R-Winchester, known as “the dog bite bill,” would amend the current statute KRS 258.095 to modify the definition of persons who would qualify as the “owner” of a dog. In 2012, a Kentucky Supreme Court decision found that a landlord could be considered a dog owner... Read more
A legislative panel has approved a bill that would protect a landlord from liability if a tenant’s dog attacks another person. Under current law, a landlord can be held responsible if a tenant’s dog attacks someone on property owned by the landlord. State Sen. Ralph Alvarado, a Republican from Winchester who sponsored the bill, said landlords are “strictly liable” for dog attacks even if they don’t know a tenant has a dog. “Without this fix, landlords can expect to be sued in more cases of dog bites without regard to the landlord’s knowledge,” Alvarado said. “This, in turn, will increase the cost of liability insurance and, [...]
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A federal administrative law judge has rejected the United States Department of Agriculture’s bid to revoke the exhibitor license of Timothy Stark, the operator of a controversial Southern Indiana wildlife attraction. But a recent fire means federal regulators will continue scrutinizing Wildlife In Need, best known for its popular Tiger Baby Playtime fundraisers. The USDA claimed in February that Stark’s license, issued under the Animal Welfare Act, should be revoked because he had pleaded guilty in 2007 to violating the Endangered Species Act. That case involved the 2004 transfer of an ocelot, which is an endangered species, according to the USDA’s court filing. Stark [...]
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ELIZABETHTOWN — Getting busted with a small amount of fake marijuana led to a more expensive lesson in criminal justice than Timothy Lee Cook could have imagined. Cook, 54, agreed to a plea deal in Hardin County District Court last summer that kept him out of jail, but cost him $186 in fines and court fees. He couldn’t afford it himself. Bedeviled by mental disorders, he hasn’t held a job for more than 20 years. His 74-year-old mother put up the money. Now Cook is tasting the cost of probation. Every month for two years, he has to pay a $25 monitoring [...]
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