Hoover says historic Monday could be coming for House of Representatives
01/07/2016 10:35 PM
LEXINGTON — “Kentucky Tonight” host Bill Goodman apologized to the record crowd of 1,500 at Thursday’s annual Kentucky Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Lexington Convention Center as his cell phone rang. What seemed like a violation of emcee etiquette was actually a setup for one of several shots at an absent House Speaker Greg Stumbo, who was traveling out of state for a legal case. House Speaker Pro Tem Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, spoke in his place. “It’s Morgan and Morgan,”... Read more 
Stumbo, Hoover say March special elections won't affect flow of legislation in House
01/07/2016 07:23 PM
FRANKFORT — In election-year sessions, the candidate filing deadline typically marks the date when more controversial or partisan legislation as incumbents look to avoid political challengers. But even with the added dynamic of four special elections in the state’s House of Representatives that could tilt control of the chamber to a 50-50 tie, House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Thursday he hopes to take action on House Bill 1 next week. That legislation would authorize $3.3 billion in bond sales for the... Read more
Senate President's wife appointed to cabinet position by Governor Bevin
01/07/2016 04:40 PM
FRANKFORT – Regina Stivers, wife of Kentucky State Senate president Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, has accepted a cabinet position with Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration. Regina Stivers will serve as as deputy secretary of the state Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. Regina Stivers previously served in the administration of former Gov. Ernie Fletcher, as well as a member of former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning’s staff. Most recently, she worked in the Lexington field office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — as... Read more
Head of retiree group keeping pressure on lawmakers to go above and beyond in funding state employee pensions
01/07/2016 04:29 PM
Retirees in the worst funded individual pension plan in the country want to make sure lawmakers stay on top of funding during the legislative session, and not let the pension plan dip further into peril. Jim Carroll, a former communications director for the states parks department, who along with his wife, Eva Smith-Carroll, has kept a watchful eye on pension developments over the last several years via their group Kentucky Government Retirees. Carroll and Kentucky Government Retirees are actively seeking... Read more
House bill would extend time in which newborn infants could be dropped off at "safe haven" sites
01/07/2016 01:58 PM
FRANKFORT – A bill which would increase the amount of time that a newborn infant could be dropped off at a hospital or police station with no questions asked is being considered by the House Standing Committee on Health and Welfare. House Bill 97, sponsored by Rep. Tom Burch, D-Louisville, would increase the age limit in the definition of a newborn infant from three to 30 days for the purposes of The Safe Infants Act. Burch believes that extending the time... Read more
Investing in art and creativity could be the key to Louisville’s tech dreams, experts say. One of Mayor Greg Fischer’s biggest priorities is making Louisville into a city that can thrive in the 21st century’s knowledge-based economy. Besides efforts to build new infrastructure such as Google Fiber, Fischer has also invested in training residents for jobs in computer coding — namely the Code Louisville program — and other tech jobs. Code Louisville even garnered praise from President Barack Obama last year. Despite the effort, the Louisville Metro area has one of the smallest shares of what researchers call the “creative class,” which includes tech workers, [...]
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For months, community activists waged a heated campaign against a plan backed by Mayor Greg Fischer to build a methane gas plant in Louisville’s California neighborhood. But after months of community pushback, Indiana-based STAR BioEnergy on Thursday withdrew a proposal to construct a methane gas plant that uses anaerobic biodigesters in West Louisville. The methane plant’s opponents cheered the decision — and many vowed to work so that such controversies aren’t stirred again in the future. The plant would have converted organic waste into methane gas. Opponents said the proposal was unfair because West Louisville already has a high concentration of chemical and gas plants. During multiple [...]
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In a party-line vote, Democratic Metro Councilman David Yates was elected Thursday to be the council president for the year. The council voted 17-9 to elect Yates over Republican Kelly Downard. Yates was backed by the council’s Democratic Caucus just before the vote. Yates will replace Democrat David Tandy, who has served as council president since Councilman Jim King died in office last year. Earlier this week, Tandy announced he would not seek re-election to his District 4 seat and would forgo a bid to remain Metro Council president. Tandy nominated Yates for the presidency during the Democratic caucus meeting. Yates has served on the council since 2010. He is [...]
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