Conway announces hire of Adam Sullivan as campaign manager
02/05/2015 10:02 AM
Attorney General Jack Conway is bringing in Adam Sullivan, a veteran of multiple U.S. Senate and Congressional elections to manage his campaign for governor. Sullivan has been managing and working on campaigns around the country for the last 15 years, the Conway-Overly campaign said in a press release. Sullivan managed Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico’s successful election in 2012, and Sen. Mary Landrieu in Louisiana 2014, where he was her campaign manager until the last month of the... Read more 
Judge rules House Majority Whip Johnny Bell can be added to LRC lawsuit after firing plaintiff
02/04/2015 05:24 PM
FRANKFORT — A judge has ruled a former Legislative Research Commission staffer can add House Majority Whip Johnny Bell to her harassment lawsuit against the agency after Bell terminated her upon joining House leadership. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate also determined the LRC should provide additional discovery in the case, although potentially sensitive material that may be protected by attorney-client privilege will be reviewed by Wingate. Leslie Vose, an attorney for the LRC, had argued in a court hearing Monday that... Read more
Bill to expunge records of non-violent felons fails to receive enough votes in committee
02/04/2015 04:58 PM
Legislation which would would expunge the record of Class D felons five years after they have completed serving their sentences failed to make it out of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday because it did not have enough votes to pass due to missing committee members. House Bill 40, sponsored by Rep. Darryl Owens, D-Louisville, could be heard again by the committee as early as next week. Owens told committee members that the bill gives non-violent ex-felons, who have proven that they... Read more
Legislative Research Commission stalls on moving ahead with director search, finalizing NCSL audit
02/04/2015 03:42 PM
UPDATED WITH VIDEO FRANKFORT — After a whirlwind of attention on the Legislative Research Commission’s administration, top lawmakers divided along party lines on whether to begin looking for a permanent LRC director. The two sides appear close to moving forward regardless of the stalemate at Wednesday’s meeting of the 16 lawmakers in leadership. Senate President Robert Stivers called House Speaker Greg Stumbo’s motion to form a search committee “premature” without requesting the National Conference of State Legislatures examine how Kentucky staffs... Read more
Democratic treasurer candidate Neville Blakemore says he 'will not be outworked'
02/04/2015 10:10 AM
With five people in a Democratic primary for state treasurer, candidate Neville Blakemore says he is “already in a pretty good spot” with money in the bank and dogged determination to run his race. Blakemore, executive chairman of Great Northern Building Products in Louisville, is one of five entrants in the Democratic primary for state treasurer — an open seat as current Treasurer Todd Hollenbach serves his second consecutive term. With an October entrance into the race, Blakemore wasted little... Read more
The country’s second-biggest health insurer says cyber attackers infiltrated one of its IT systems and obtained personal information about current and former customers as well as employees covered by the insurer. “The information accessed includes names, birthdays, social security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, including income data,” wrote Anthem CEO Joe Swedish in a letter to the company’s policyholders. “No credit card information was compromised, nor is there evidence at this time that medical information such as claims, test results, or diagnostic codes were targeted or obtained,” Swedish said. About 80 million of Anthem’s customers and employees are affected by [...]
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Wiltshire Pantry Bakery and Cafe on Barret Avenue will likely lose a few regulars this fall. About 300 city employees currently working at the Urban Government Center on Barret Avenue will relocate to the Edison Center on Seventh Street in Old Louisville. “We just suggested they place a carry out order and come pick up lunch,” said Susan Hershberg, who owns Wiltshire. She said the city employees that work within the various Metro departments at the Urban Government Center are not the bulk of her business, but when they leave she will take a small hit. “We’ll be fine,” she said. For Hershberg, the biggest concern [...]
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WASHINGTON - Back in 2009, when Rand Paul was pursuing his long-shot bid to win Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary, he spoke to a small physicians’ association that has publicized discredited…Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Feb 05, 2015 1:42:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Senate committee OKs bill establishing review panels for lawsuits against medical providers
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
FRANKFORT — A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would establish "medical review panels" to consider the merit of malpractice, abuse or neglect lawsuits against medical providers.Click to Continue » [...]
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Gray urges lawmakers to fund UK research building, suggests using money set aside for Rupp
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford and Beth Musgrave)
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford and Beth Musgrave)
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray urged legislative leaders Wednesday to support a $265 million medical research building at the University of Kentucky, suggesting they use $1.5 million that had been designated…Click to Continue » [...]
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