Andy Beshear attempting to take up insurance case after Bevin Administration drops case
02/15/2016 03:59 PM
Attorney General Andy Beshear is trying to take over an insurance case that’s before the state Supreme Court after the state’s Department of Insurance dropped the case last week. Beshear said he is “amazed and appalled” that the Department of Insurance under Gov. Matt Bevin “abandoned thousands of Kentuckians” when they refused to try an ongoing case relating to the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act. The Democratic Attorney General said he will be stepping in on behalf of Kentuckians to get... Read more 
GOP holds financial advantages in special House elections less than a month before voters hit the polls
02/14/2016 10:43 PM
Republicans in three of four special House elections hold a collective 3-to-1 cash advantage on their Democratic opponents, with pro-GOP groups enjoying a $872,377 edge on their counterparts across the aisle with the March 8 contests upcoming, campaign finance filings show. The cash disparity comes less than a month until voters in Scott, Owen, Fayette, Greenup, Boyd, Casey, Boyle, Trigg and Christian counties hit the polls and Democrats clinging to a 50-46 majority in the chamber. Hopkinsville businessman Walker Thomas, the Republican... Read more
Lawmaker wants marshals in schools to protect students
02/14/2016 08:53 AM
FRANKFORT – A Kentucky lawmaker wants to protect Kentucky’s public school students the same way passengers are currently being protected on airline flights — with armed marshals. Republican state Rep. Jim DuPlessis, R-Elizabethtown, has filed House Bill 270, which would place undercover marshals, known only to school administrators and local law enforcement, in school buildings to act as first responders in the event of an emergency in the building. DuPlessis says the reason for the bill is to better protect Kentucky’s school... Read more
K-12, postsecondary education will get extra attention in House biennial spending plan, budget chairman says
02/13/2016 08:49 PM
FRANKFORT — After hearing testimony from University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto on the the possible affects of Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed ‘draconian’ budget cuts this week, the chairman of the House of Representatives’ budget committee says the chamber will look to restore funding reductions for K-12 and postsecondary education in its version of the biennial spending plan. Bevin is calling for 4.5 percent cuts in many areas of state government in the current fiscal year, transitioning to a 9... Read more
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79; McConnell says next president should appoint successor
02/13/2016 07:10 PM
With the sudden death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday, Republicans are expressing their sympathy and indicating they’ll hold out for a new president to confirm a replacement. Scalia, a leading conservative voice on the high court, died in Texas while on a hunting trip, according to multiple news reports. The death of the justice is already setting up a massive showdown between President Barack Obama, who expressed his sympathies on Saturday, and the U.S. Senate led by... Read more
Legislation on revenge porn, insurance coverage of amino-acid-based formula pass House
02/12/2016 04:14 PM
FRANKFORT – The state House of Representatives passed a pair of bills on Friday that would target the distribution of explicit sexual material and ensure coverage of an amino-acid-based formula for those suffering from eosinophilic disorders. Both measures passed on 92-0 votes. House Bill 110, sponsored by Rep. Joni Jenkins, would make the distribution of so-called revenge porn without the written consent of the other participant a Class A misdemeanor unless the individual profits from the material, in which case he or... Read more
Thayer calls for overhaul Kentucky Horse Park Commission; seeks state audit
02/12/2016 02:13 PM
FRANKFORT – Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, says the Kentucky Horse Park is being mismanaged and has filed a bill which would reconstitute the Kentucky Horse Park Commission. Thayer fears that some currently on the board are there as a result of political patronage to former Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear. Senate Bill 200 calls for nine members of the board selected by the governor, which is half of the current number of the commission. Three would be selected... Read more
The late Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Friday. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., according to sources close to the Scalia family. In a tradition that dates back to 1873, Scalia’s Supreme Court chair and bench were draped with black wool crepe today. The court has also placed a black drapery over the courtroom doors. The last high court justice to lie in repose at the Supreme Court was Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 2005. [...]
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Less than a day after a member of the University of Louisville’s investigative committee looking into allegations of prostitution within the men’s basketball program spoke out against the school’s decision to self-impose a postseason ban, the university is attempting to clarify the committee’s role. It is the first time any U of L official has spoken publicly about details of the committee, despite inquiries from WFPL and other media for more information. The statement from U of L also comes after men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino last week told a national ESPN radio show that Athletic Director Tom Jurich made the decision [...]
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The gloom and doom greeting the political response to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death are real, but they certainly aren’t unprecedented. And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is taking partisan steps that seem no worse than those taken nearly a half-century ago by a future president who was then House minority leader. This all happened in the summer of 1968, when Chief Justice Earl Warren, a Republican appointee and architect of many liberal decisions including Brown v. Board of Education, announced his retirement. He did so with the understanding that President Lyndon Johnson, a liberal Democrat, would nominate his successor. Johnson [...]
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