Rubio wants to keep seven Ky. delegates, but RPK says party rules will dictate what happens
04/03/2016 08:59 AM
The status of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s seven Kentucky presidential delegates will be determined by state and national party rules, Republican Party of Kentucky Executive Director Mike Biagi told Pure Politics Friday. RPK Chairman Mac Brown was among GOP officials in 21 states or territories where Rubio, who suspended his presidential campaign after a double-digit loss in his home state March 15, won delegates and received letters requesting his delegates for at least the first ballot at the Republican National Convention... Read more 
Felony expungement bill heading to governor, but House sponsor says his work on issue isn't done
04/02/2016 01:47 PM
FRANKFORT — Those convicted of a number of low-level felonies, such as burglary, theft and drug possession, will soon be able to have their convictions vacated and records expunged after House Bill 40 reached final passage in the General Assembly on Friday. While the legislation originally set out exemptions for Class D felonies ineligible for expungement, such as sex crimes and crimes against the infirm, the Senate amended the bill to set out certain convictions that can be set aside no... Read more
Attorney General Beshear might take Gov. Bevin to court over university cuts if action not rescinded in seven days
04/01/2016 09:30 PM
FRANKFORT — A day after Gov. Matt Bevin informed university presidents that their budgets will be cut 4.5 percent for the final quarter of the fiscal year, Attorney General Andy Beshear indicated he may be taking the governor to court. Beshear, during a Capitol press conference Friday, asked Bevin to reconsider his action, arguing that the governor does not have the authority to reopen budgets unless revenues fall short of appropriations. The first-year attorney general said he will give the first-year... Read more
Single form marriage license bill passes Senate
04/01/2016 05:40 PM
FRANKFORT – County clerks in the Commonwealth of Kentucky will soon have a new single marriage license form for couples seeking to get married. Senate Bill 216, sponsored by Sen. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, was passed by the Senate 35-0 and the now goes to Gov. Matt Bevin for his signature. The bill authorizes a new single form which applicants can list themselves as bride, groom or spouse, differing from the initial plan to create two separate forms, one for opposite sex... Read more
Medical marijuana bill withers as committee chair promises action over interim, advocates say they've been promised twice before
04/01/2016 10:42 AM
A medical marijuana advocate with family ties to the legislature is heated after legislation he says could save lives and ease medical burden on those suffering serious illnesses will once again not be heard during the legislative session. Senate Bill 263 was filed on March 2 to create a comprehensive system to prescribe, use, grow and regulate medical cannabis in Kentucky. The legislation was sent to the Senate’s Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee chaired by Sen. John Schickel, R-Union.... Read more
Budget talks stall on pensions, higher ed as deadline to pass budget in time to override vetoes expires
03/31/2016 06:21 PM
FRANKFORT — Legislators will not be able to override any vetoes issued by Gov. Matt Bevin after negotiations on a more than $21 billion biennial budget broke down on Thursday. The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene at noon Friday, and lawmakers had hoped to have an agreement in place early Thursday. Talks on the budget are expected to continue throughout the veto recess, and neither Senate President Robert Stivers nor House Speaker Greg Stumbo said they wanted to be called back... Read more
Congressman Thomas Massie believes that Republican presidential nominee can still win in November despite fractured GOP
03/31/2016 04:24 PM
COVINGTON – 4th District U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie feels that the Republican Party is fractured, but he still believes that whoever becomes the GOP presidential nominee that person can defeat Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in November. Massie, who spoke at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday in Covington, questioned why Ohio Governor John Kasich is still in the race, saying mathematically he won’t have enough delegates to win. He also felt that there was significance to the fact... Read more
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making it easier for people with criminal records to find housing. In new guidance, released Monday, HUD tells landlords and home sellers that turning down tenants or buyers based on their criminal records may violate the Fair Housing Act. People with criminal records aren’t a protected class under the Fair Housing Act, and the guidance from HUD’s general counsel says that in some cases, turning down an individual tenant because of his or her record can be legally justified. But blanket policies of refusing to rent to anybody with a criminal record are de facto [...]
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Vehicle idling is often in the news in Louisville. During the summer, ozone alerts warn residents that the air is unhealthy and will be made worse by vehicle exhaust. And residents living near industrial sites — like the JBS Swift plant in Butchertown — have complained about the exhaust from refrigerated trucks burning diesel constantly. Well, a company that sells solar energy systems for vehicles says that doesn’t have to be the case. eNow — a Rhode Island-based energy company — was at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville last week. eNow makes solar panel auxiliary systems for the transportation industry. They look sort [...]
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It’s been a year since the Indiana State Department of Health declared a public health emergency in Scott County, Indiana, after dozens of people were diagnosed HIV-positive. The outbreak was related to intravenous use of a drug called Opana. The number of confirmed HIV cases in the county is nearly 200, including 16 new cases since July. WFPL News recently caught up with a few people who were at the heart of providing much-needed health services to people in Austin. Here’s what they have to say about life in Scott County a year later. (You can listen to the full story in the [...]
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