Grimes launches "Kentucky Women for Alison" with former Gov. Collins
09/23/2014 10:55 AM
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is looking to boost her support among women voters with help from former Gov. Martha Layne Collins in an initiative launched Tuesday. Grimes’ campaign announced “Kentucky Women for Alison,” a website that seeks contact information while decrying U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “anti-women agenda in Congress.” Collins also recorded a robocall that will reach more than 200,000 Kentuckians. Last week, Grimes’ campaign unveiled a robocall featuring former Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallen that reached... Read more 
With polls showing Grimes down or tied to McConnell can she still pull off an upset?
09/22/2014 09:10 PM
A string of recent polls show Alison Lundergan Grimes trailing or within the margin of error to U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, but observers say there’s time to close the gap with more than a month before Election Day. Last week the Courier-Journal reported that those watching the race say Grimes may need a “reset.” Perhaps taunting the Grimes campaign, Josh Holmes, who is effectively running the McConnell campaign after former campaign manager Jesse Benton resigned the position amid a growing bribery scandal... Read more
The Chatter: McConnell in NYC with Trump, Grimes puts out another ad on missed meetings
09/22/2014 11:56 AM
The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes released a new ad Monday morning again hitting Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell on his absence from committee meetings in Washington. The missed meetings have been a common attack from the Grimes campaign as they released an ad on the topic the day before Grimes and McConnell met at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Candidate Forum. At the forum, McConnell addressed the absences from the committee by stating that his job as a... Read more
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT -- Gov. Steve Beshear has asked President Obama to issue a major disaster declaration and provide emergency assistance to four Eastern Kentucky communities recovering from recent flooding. Strong storms from Aug. 19 to 23 caused heavy rain and flash flooding, which washed out roads and forced people from their homes throughout the eastern part of the state. Communities in Floyd, Knott, Johnson and Pike counties were the hardest hit. “These severe storms and subsequent flooding caused widespread destruction to the state and community infrastructure in Floyd, Knott, Johnson and Pike counties, as well as to private homes,” [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 2:56:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Wage Hike Provides Dividing Line in Louisville Metro Council District 9 Debate
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Louisville Metro Council candidates Bill Hollander and Laura Rice jousted in a debate Monday night over a variety of issues, including a proposed wage hike.The two are seeking to succeed retiring Democratic Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, who will serve out her term through December. [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 2:26:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
As Kentucky Republicans plot a takeover of the state House this year, one important legislative contest has taken an especially nasty turn.Democrat Ashley Miller and Republican Phil Moffett are vying for an open seat in east Louisville that has been defined as a bellwether for GOP hopes.In order to win a House majority, the GOP must defend 42 incumbents and pick up nine seats.More than any other state legislative race, Miller and Moffett offer voters plenty of contrasts to consider. [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 12:06:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate David Patterson sat down at the Kentucky Fudge Company last week to discuss with the Herald-Leader his positions on the issues, why he's running and why…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 10:13:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Four Kentucky prison guards accuse supervisor of sexual assault, indecent exposure
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
from bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep)
A supervisor exposed himself to female guards and sexually assaulted them at the state prison in Elliott County, four of the women have claimed in a lawsuit.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 7:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
At nearly 90, former Lexington Vice Mayor Isabel Yates still getting things done for city
from ctruman@herald-leader.com (Cheryl Truman)
from ctruman@herald-leader.com (Cheryl Truman)
Isabel Yates is dressed to the nines in a daffodil-yellow blazer and khakis, every white hair feathered into place, bracelets jangling as she serves coffee on the sun porch of…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 4:34:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT -- A Japanese metalworking company is to open its first North American plant in Corbin, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Monday at a Capitol news conference. Kowa Kogyosho Co., based in Nagoya, Japan, plans to create 30 jobs by April 2018 and invest $8.3 million into the project at the Corbin Regional Speculative building in the city’s Southeast Kentucky Business Park. It will provide metal surface treatment for automotive suppliers, through a highly advanced process known as electroless nickel plating. “Kentucky welcomes Kowa as its newest corporate citizen, one that will significantly enrich the southeastern Kentucky region as well as the[...]
Mon, Sep 22, 2014 4:09:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
The longtime head of Kentucky’s agency overseeing state campaign finance law is stepping down later this year.Sarah Jackson announced this week she is retiring as executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance effective Nov. 1 after serving in the position since 1999.“Sarah has been a tremendous asset to the agency and a true professional as executive director. The agency is stronger for it,” said KREF board chairman Craig C. Dilger in a released statement.[...]
Fri, Sep 19, 2014 4:45:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
HERALD-LEADER FRANKFORT BUREAU FRANKFORT -- Sarah M. Jackson, who has been head of the state agency that enforces state campaign finance laws since 1999, is to retire Nov. 1. Craig C. Dilger, board chairman for the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, announced Jackson's retirement Thursday at a board meeting. "Sarah has been a tremendous asset to the agency and a true professional as executive director. The agency is stronger for it," Dilger said in a release. Jackson, 57, was general counsel for the state Cabinet for Workforce Development from 1998 to 1999 and was director of the Division of Charitable Gaming in the Justice [...]
Thu, Sep 18, 2014 9:42:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Forty-eight days and counting until the mid-term election and Kentucky's already contentious U.S. Senate race is getting even more intense Wednesday night. [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 3:33:55 PM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky's U.S. Senate candidates turned their attention to Medicare on Thursday with a pair of statewide TV ads targeting the state's roughly 800,000 seniors who benefit from the government health insurance program. [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 3:33:55 PM, Continue reading at the source
Nearly half of the kindergartners entering Jefferson County Public Schools this year failed to meet readiness benchmarks. [...]
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 3:33:55 PM, Continue reading at the source
