Judge rules that Gov. Bevin followed law in current-year university cuts as AG Beshear plans appeal to Supreme Court
05/18/2016 05:30 PM
Gov. Matt Bevin followed the law when he ordered 2 percent allotment reductions for state colleges and universities, a judge ruled Wednesday. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ruled that Bevin has the authority to cut budget allotments under state law, an action that drew a lawsuit from Attorney General Andy Beshear. The first-year Democratic attorney general and three state House Democrats intervening in the case argued that Bevin’s spending reductions violated the Kentucky Constitution and law. However, Wingate dismissed that argument and... Read more 
Charter Communications completes acquisition of Time Warner Cable
05/18/2016 03:48 PM
After more than 25 years, Time Warner Cable, the nation’s second-largest cable company is officially Charter Communications. This morning Charter completed its $56 billion dollar purchase of TWC, six days after the deal cleared its final regulatory hurdle. The deal makes Charter the new parent of Time Warner Cable News and cn|2. As part of the deal, Charter also acquires Bright House Networks for $10 billion dollars. Charter Chairman and CEO Tom Rutledge says improving customer service by creating more U.S. based call centers... Read more
How Kentucky Democrats will handle presidential delegate distribution
05/18/2016 12:35 PM
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both claimed victory after Kentucky’s presidential election after the campaigns essentially split Kentucky’s 55 pledged delegates. The delegates are awarded by the Kentucky Democratic Party, and a spokesman for the party says the results will be split by congressional districts to determine exactly how many delegates will be awarded to Clinton and Sanders. Clinton unofficially bested the Vermont senator last night, bringing in 212,550 votes across the commonwealth to Sander’s 210,626. It’s likely Clinton will... Read more
Legislative primary race roundup: Jefferson County incumbents lose while Senate Democratic leaders, Speaker Stumbo take wins
05/18/2016 12:01 AM
Tuesday was not a good day for incumbents in Jefferson County, with two longtime lawmakers meeting their last legislative days in the primary. The election also revealed a close race for House Speaker Greg Stumbo and set up some interesting general election matchups. 33rd House District Twenty-year incumbent Rep. Ron Crimm, R-Louisville, will not be returning to Frankfort next session after succumbing to Louisville lawyer Jason Nemes. Nemes handed Crimm a 17 point defeat in the Republican primary in the district... Read more
The Rev. Allan Boesak spent years on the front lines in the fight to end apartheid in his native South Africa. Boesak, one of the participants in the Festival of Faiths underway in Louisville this week, worked alongside the late Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu to bring reconciliation to the nation in the 1980s. He is now a professor and theologian at two Indiana institutions: Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary. I spoke with him this week about South Africa and how it reflects the festival’s theme, “Pathways to Peace.” Listen to our conversation in the audio player above. [...]
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Thousands of Jefferson County Public Schools students suffer traumas away from school that can harm their learning, including homelessness, domestic violence and crime. School district officials brought these concerns to a Louisville Metro Council committee Wednesday at the request of 6th District Councilman David James, chair of the council’s public safety committee. “I believe it is important for the committee to understand how the school system is dealing with various issues, including mental health of students and behavior,” he said. More than 6,400 students are considered homeless, while nearly 6,100 students are being raised by grandparents, according to data provided by the school district. About 2,000 students [...]
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ReSurfaced, an initiative designed to breathe life into unused lots, is returning for another year. Capitalizing on the energy behind NuLu and Liberty Green, the project will concentrate on the three-quarter-acre site at the corner of East Liberty and South Shelby streets. The folks behind the event, City Collaborative, announced the kickoff would take place on June 2 at 5 p.m., starting a two-week programmed activation of the site. City Collaborative, an organization that makes quick transformation projects, has held previous iterations of ReSurfaced on West Main Street and in a lot along the Ohio River in West Louisville. The events are intended to show that previously dead spaces can be used to [...]
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