Gray's U.S. Senate campaign collects $1.75M in first months of candidacy
04/06/2016 03:56 PM
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Gray’s campaign has announced the Lexington mayor brought in $1.75 million in his first fundraising quarter. The haul includes $750,000 in direct contributions and a $1 million loan from Gray, according to a Wednesday news release from his campaign. He’s one of seven Democrats hoping to face U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who had $1.2 million in campaign cash at year’s end, in the Nov. 8 election. Gray said he’s “encouraged,” “humbled” and “grateful” for the fundraising results... Read more 
Yarmuth: Kentucky Democrats need to repudiate alleged bribery scheme connected to Tim Longmeyer; ranks Bevin’s first 100 days in office
04/06/2016 09:56 AM
Kentucky’s lone federally elected Democrat is calling on members of his party to condemn the actions of former Personnel Cabinet Secretary Tim Longmeyer, who has been charged with bribery. Longmeyer has been accused of participating in a kickback scheme with others to persuade Humana and Anthem to hire a consulting firm, identified as MC Squared Consulting, in return for more than $200,000. As the case moves forward, Yarmuth said Democrats, more than Republicans, need to strike down corruption in order... Read more
Sen. Neal pitches experience and influence against former aide, retired judge in primary debate
04/06/2016 12:13 AM
LOUISVILLE — With two Democratic challengers nipping at his heels, state Senate Minority Caucus Chairman Gerald Neal appealed to more than 75 assembled in the basement of King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday that his experience in the General Assembly should earn him another term. Neal fended off spirited remarks from former legislative and political aide Charles Booker, who bristled at the insinuation that Neal was responsible for his career in government and politics, and retired Jefferson District Judge Toni... Read more
Ky. Dept. of Revenue identifies 22K potentially fraudulent tax refund requests; systems back online after processing halt
04/05/2016 05:50 PM
FRANKFORT — After a brief halt in processing tax refunds the Kentucky Department of Revenue says payments are once again going out and they’ve identified a large batch of potentially fraudulent returns marked for review. The Department of Revenue stopped processing tax refunds in mid-February for six-days, according to Pamela Trautner, a spokeswoman for the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The stop-down in processing came as a result of a breach of the Internal Revenue Service’s eFile system. The delay... Read more
Legislation designed to hold Kentucky’s jailers more accountable has achieved mixed results so far in this year’s General Assembly. A bill that would require jailers who don’t have a jail to run to file quarterly progress reports with their county fiscal courts passed the Senate but is awaiting consideration in the House. Legislators are set to reconvene in Frankfort for a day next week, concluding this year’s regular session. And Sen. Danny Carroll, who sponsored the bill, said he’s hopeful that the bill will pass. “I think this accountability measure and the transparency of what this will bring should take care of the [...]
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A push for Congress to extend tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration has a diverse group of advocates, including some who make unlikely bedfellows. Organizations ranging from think tanks to coal companies to environmental groups sent a letter this week to U.S. Senate Committee on Finance chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, asking the senators to extend a tax credit for companies that capture and sequester the carbon dioxide from fossil fuel plants. The groups are asking Hatch and Wyden to extend the tax credit in a bill that funds the Federal Aviation Administration. There’s already a tax credit for [...]
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Sandra Elliot has a lot of work to do. She’s an electrical technician at Thermex Thermatron, a mid-sized manufacturing company that exports an array of products from their shop in Jeffersontown. Elliot is tasked with assembling the electrical components that power presses, generators and other industrial systems made by the company. She’s working overtime to fill orders, but she doesn’t mind. In fact, she enjoys it. “I love creating, and I love building,” she said. At a recent trade show, the company got a big order from a new client, said Ray Lund, its president and CEO. Lund had never been to the trade show before and said [...]
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