Thursday, November 13, 2014

Today's Political Headlines

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell elected majority leader by caucus

11/13/2014 12:22 PM by Jacqueline Pitts
Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell was unanimously re-elected to his leadership position by his Republican caucus colleagues in a closed door meeting Thursday, according to McConnell’s Senate office. By remaining in his position of leader of his caucus, McConnell will become the Senate majority leader in January when the new Congress convenes after Republicans picked up enough seats to take control of the chamber after the Nov. 4 elections. McConnell becomes the second Kentuckian to be named majority leader. Democratic U.S.... Read more 

House Democratic leadership position opens as speaker pro tem decides to step aside in what could be last term

11/12/2014 05:33 PM by Kevin Wheatley
After retaining their 54-46 majority last week, House Democrats will elect a new member of leadership after House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark announced Wednesday he would not seek reelection to the post he’s held since 1993. Clark, D-Louisville, penned a letter to House Speaker Greg Stumbo, which was distributed to media outlets after a Legislative Research Committee meeting. In an interview with Pure Politics, Clark said his 16th term in the chamber will likely be his last. He said he hopes... Read more 

Heiner adds Michigan governor's campaign manager, former Gov. Wilkinson press secretary to campaign staff

11/12/2014 01:00 PM by Kevin Wheatley
Republican gubernatorial candidate Hal Heiner has hired two prominent names to his campaign staff, adding Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s campaign manager and former Democratic Gov. Wallace Wilkinson’s press secretary. Political strategist Kyle Robertson, who managed Snyder’s reelection campaign this fall and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s reelection campaign in 2012, will serve as Heiner’s senior advisor while Doug Alexander, Wilkinson’s press secretary in Kentucky’s 1987 gubernatorial election, will be the Republican candidate’s communications director, Heiner’s campaign announced Wednesday. Heiner, in a statement, said... Read more 
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky won election by fellow Republicans on Thursday to become Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January, fulfilling a long-held ambition.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Nov 13, 2014 8:25:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – Farm radio show host Jean-Marie Lawson Spann made her Democratic bid for state agriculture commissioner official Wednesday by filing papers signed by former Gov. Paul Patton and former Agriculture Commissioner Billy Ray Smith. With her husband, Bobby Spann of Union, and her parents, Sam and Beverly Lawson of Bowling Green, at her side, Lawson Spann filed her declaration papers in the secretary of state’s office in the Capitol. Her mother will be her campaign treasurer. Her campaign manager will be named later, she said. Lawson Spann had announced in June that she would be seeking the office now held [...]
Wed, Nov 12, 2014 10:11:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

In a surprise announcement Wednesday, House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark said he will not seek re-election to the chamber's No. 2 post, which he has held since 1993.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 12, 2014 9:12:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — In a surprise announcement Wednesday, House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark said he will not seek re-election to the chamber’s No. 2 post, which he has held since 1993. Clark, D-Louisville, also said he “most likely” will retire from the state legislature when his upcoming term expires at the end of 2016. He was re-elected last week for another two-year term from Jefferson County’s 46th District, defeating Republican David Rainey by capturing 65 percent of the vote. “I have until January 2016 to finalize my decision,” Clark, 69, said about staying on in the legislature. Legislators will elect their leaders [...]
Wed, Nov 12, 2014 8:32:00 PM, Continue reading at the source


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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Today's Political Headlines

With 5th year in the bag Jennifer Moore says Emerge Kentucky is here to stay 

11/12/2014 11:56 AM by Nick Storm
Now in their fifth year Emerge Kentucky , the Democratic women’s group which teaches candidates to run for office, is “here to stay,” according to board chair Jennifer Moore. Emerge ran 27 women on the ballot on Nov. 4, with candidates across the state filing for offices from Congress all the way to county clerk and school board. The group ran 18 first time candidates and stacked up 12 wins on election night, though they blanked on their crop of... Read more 

One of last living World War II POW honored in Northern Ky.

11/11/2014 05:56 PM by Don Weber
NEWPORT — Every year, there are fewer and fewer living World War II veterans and some of the youngest that served are now over 90 years old. Johnny “TV” Peluso, 91, a lifelong resident of Newport, is one of them. Peluso saw fighting in some of the most brutal battles of the war, and was captured by German soldiers near the end of the war. On Tuesday, Veterans Day, Peluso was honored for his service by a number of local, state and... Read more 

Carly Fiorina talks what to expect from a Republican-led Congress and her potential 2016 bid

11/11/2014 09:29 AM by Kevin Wheatley
LEXINGTON — One-time California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has twice visited Kentucky in recent weeks, speaking on a luncheon panel hosted by the American Conservative Union Foundation Monday. Fiorina, the first woman to lead a Fortune 50 business as chairman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard, has been frequently spotted on the campaign trail this midterm cycle, and her super PAC, Unlocking Potential Project, raised nearly $1.7 million and spent nearly $500,000 in battleground states like Iowa, New Hampshire,... Read more 

October tax receipts up 4.6 percent from last year, but still ground to make up in last eight months of fiscal year

11/10/2014 07:43 PM by Kevin Wheatley
October’s general fund tax receipts grew 4.6 percent compared to last October, but revenue growth must continue to excel in the fiscal year after a slow first quarter, State Budget Director Jane Driskell said in a news release Monday. Last month’s growth — $755.7 million compared to $722.5 million in October 2013 — helped push first-quarter tax revenue to 1.9 percent after the fiscal year’s first three months produced 1.1 percent growth. Driskell said tax receipts in the next eight months... Read more 

With U.S. Senate race decided, former Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo is on the clock to decide on gubernatorial run

11/10/2014 05:55 PM by Kevin Wheatley
Former Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo has always considered himself an outsider in Kentucky politics, but that hasn’t stopped him from considering a run for governor on the Democratic ticket. Since he left Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration, Mongiardo has kept himself busy with his medical practice in Hazard, London and Lexington as well as a growing family as he and his wife, Allison, recently had their third child. The former state senator and two-time U.S. Senate candidate sat down with Pure Politics in... Read more 

Some see charter schools being the answer for low-income, low-performing students in public schools

11/10/2014 05:54 PM by Don Weber
Legislators on Kentucky’s Education Committee heard testimony on Monday from advocates on charter schools and how minorities can benefit from the education system. Wayne Lewis, chair of the Kentucky Charter Schools Association, told the Interim Joint Committee on Education that charter schools give low-income families a choice if their students’ needs are not being met by the public school that they are attending. Lewis singled out elementary school math score statistics in Fayette County from the 2012 / 2013 school year... Read more 

The Chatter: Paul's plans to run for President and Senate in '16; McConnell feeling Obamacare repeal pressure

11/10/2014 02:14 PM by Nick Storm
U.S. Senator Rand Paul is still walking down the path of running for two offices come 2016 — president and U.S. Senate — the Kentucky Senator told Politico in a story published Sunday. Paul told Politico’s chief White House correspondent Mike Allen that he anticipates running both his re-election campaign in Kentucky and a run for president out of a headquarters in Louisville. Politico is reporting that Paul’s staff reached out to former Republican nominee Mitt Romney about how to... Read more 

A former state mine inspector who was indicted for taking bribes from a state lawmaker is now facing charges from the Executive Branch Ethics Commission.Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Nov 11, 2014 9:05:00 AM, Continue reading at the source


After three months of anemic growth, Kentucky's General Fund revenue increased 4.6 percent in October compared to a year ago, State Budget Director Jane Driskell announced Monday.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Nov 10, 2014 10:48:00 PM, Continue reading at the source


The House Ethics Committee said Monday it is extending separate ethics investigations into actions by two veteran congressmen who were re-elected last week, Democrat Bobby Rush of Illinois and Republican…Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Nov 10, 2014 10:43:00 PM, Continue reading at the source


By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — After four months of anemic growth, Kentucky's General Fund revenue increased 4.6 percent in October compared to a year ago, State Budget Director Jane Driskell announced Monday. Total revenue for the month was $755.7 million, compared to $722.5 million during October 2013. Receipts have increased 1.9 percent for the first four months of the fiscal year, and need to grow 4.4 percent over the final eight months of this month to achieve the official revenue estimate of $9.8 million. There is cause for concern but "no reason at this point to panic," said Gov. Steve Beshear. "We will just [...]
Mon, Nov 10, 2014 9:54:00 PM, Continue reading at the source

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Today's Political Headlines


Complete Election Results Available at MShrader.com


U.S. Senate race: McConnell set to become next majority leader after GOP wins six seats in U.S. Senate races

11/04/2014 06:21 PM by Pure Politics
11:50 p.m. — Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell may fulfill a campaign promise hours after handily winning reelection against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes as he looks poised to become the next majority leader of the U.S. Senate. The Associated Press reports Republican Thom Tillis has defeated Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan in North Carolina, giving the GOP the six seats it needs to wrest control of the chamber from Democrats. Republicans won seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, West Virginia and South Dakota,... Read more 

State House races: Democrats hold 54-46 majority

11/04/2014 06:20 PM by Pure Politics
11:45 p.m. FINAL TALLY — Kentucky Democrats retained their 54-46 majority after Republican Rep. Lynn Bechler handily won reelection in the end. The closest race came down to 14 votes, as Republican Rep. Toby Herald of Beattyville narrowly lost to Democrat Cluster Howard in the 91st House District. 10:45 p.m. ALMOST FINAL TALLY — The more things change, the more they stay the same. Democrats appear to have held a 54-46 majority after splitting open seat contests with Republicans and knocking off... Read more 

State Senate races: Republicans add two seats to their lead and may net another as Democrat wins judge-executive race

11/04/2014 06:19 PM by Pure Politics
11:00 p.m. FINAL TALLY — Republicans Ralph Alvarado, Danny Carroll, C.B. Embry, Wil Schroder and Julie Raque Adams have joined the state Senate, giving the Republicans two additional seats and expanding their lead to 26-12 over Democrats. Another could be on the was as Sen. Walter “Doc” Blevins won his race for Rowan County judge-executive. Alvarado, of Winchester, represents to lone surprise of the election cycle, although many attribute Senate Minority Floor Leader R.J. Palmer’s decision to air a controversial ad painting... Read more 

Congressional races: Incumbents coast to reelection

11/04/2014 06:18 PM by Pure Politics
9:50 p.m. — All congressional incumbents cruised to victory Tuesday night, posting sizable double-digit wins in races that have been called early. U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington, had the closest race, beating Democrat Elisabeth Jensen by 20 points. U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville, was the next closest, with a 28-point win over Republican Michael Macfarlane. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, posted the largest win, besting Democrat Kenneth Stepp by 57 points. U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Hopkinsville, cruised to a 45-point win, with... Read more 

UPDATED: Election fraud hotline gets 133 calls from 37 counties as Election Day nears end

11/04/2014 04:00 PM by Kevin Wheatley
The Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline has received 133 calls from 37 counties, handling questions from vote buying to electioneering within 300 feet of polls in a number of counties as the polling places near 6 p.m. closing times. The hotline, 800-328-VOTE, fielded allegations of vote buying or selling in Montgomery, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jefferson, Magoffin and Owsley counties as well as calls on election fraud in Jefferson and Wayne counties, and multiple complaints of electioneering within 300 feet of a... Read more 

With an eye toward '16, Paul calls McConnell's win a 'repudiation' of Obama and Hillary Clinton

11/04/2014 03:18 PM by Ryan Alessi
While Tuesday night in Kentucky belonged to U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul found some takeaways that could point to his 2016 presidential race ambitions. Paul called McConnell’s 15-point win over Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes a “repudiation” of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. “She ran into the arms of Hillary Clinton and said she was a Clinton Democrat,” Paul said of Grimes. “In Kentucky, we’re not too happy with being a Clinton Democrat or an Obama Democrat.” Paul said... Read more 

Full central Kentucky election results

Bourbon County…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 05, 2014 5:24:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

Full state-wide election results

Statewide…Click to Continue » [...]
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Alvarado beats Palmer, and Forgy Kerr wins as GOP adds to majority in state Senate

GOP challenger Ralph Alvarado turned the table Tuesday on state Sen. R.J. Palmer II in the rematch of their 2010 race.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 05, 2014 3:42:00 AM, Continue reading at the source

Johnny Bell Holds Off Jeff Jobe's Challenge

BY MELINDA J. OVERSTREET Glasgow Daily Times
State Rep. Johnny Bell will remain in Frankfort for another term.
The incumbent Democrat from Glasgow defeated Republican challenger Jeff Jobe, also of Glasgow, by more than 1,000 votes Tuesday, carrying most, if not all, precincts in the 23rd District, which covers all of Barren County and a single precinct in Warren County.

Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, Poised To Take Top Position

James R. Carroll, jcarroll@courier-journal.com1:41 a.m. EST November 5, 2014

Mitch McConnell will get his wish.

His unprecedented election to a sixth term in the U.S. Senate, combined with Republican victories in other states that netted enough new seats to take control of that Senate, will make McConnell the new majority leader.

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Majority Stays With House Democrats

Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 10:43 pm

By RONNIE ELLIS CNHI News Service
FRANKFORT Despite Mitch McConnell’s success in tying his opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes to Barack Obama and his easy win, neither the Obama tactic nor McConnell’s coattails helped the Republican effort to take over the majority of the state House of Representatives.
In fact, while some key races remained in doubt as of press time, it appeared Democrats will maintain their current 54-46 majority in the House by taking away three Republican seats while the GOP managed only two takeaways.

Richards Wins Another Term

Posted: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:55 pm

By KATIE BRANDENBURG The Daily News | 0 comments
Rep. Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, has won another term in the state House of Representatives.
Richards received a little more than 63 percent of the vote in today's election. He received 6,237 compared to 3,610 votes cast for his opponent Republican Jenean M. Hampton, according to unofficial vote totals.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Today's Political Headlines

After casting their ballots, it's all over but the counting for McConnell and Grimes

11/04/2014 12:46 PM
Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes punctuated their 2014 campaigns by voting Tuesday morning, presumably for themselves, although Grimes has been notoriously guarded about casting her personal election ballots. McConnell and his wife, former U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, filled out their ballot at their Louisville precinct at Bellarmine University’s Knights Hall shortly after 11 a.m. McConnell answered just one question on his way out – regarding his expectations for becoming U.S. Senate majority leader... Read more 

Election fraud hotline gets 52 calls from 26 counties early on Election Day

11/04/2014 11:47 AM
The Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline has received 52 calls from 26 counties, handling questions from vote buying to electioneering within 300 feet of polls. The hotline, 800-328-VOTE, fielded an allegation of vote buying or selling in Montgomery County, one call on election fraud in Jefferson County, and six complaints of electioneering within 300 feet of a polling station in Fayette, Jefferson, Kenton, Laurel, McCracken and Pike counties, according to a release from Attorney General Jack Conway’s office. Here’s a breakdown of... Read more 

Six things to follow in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race on Election Night

11/04/2014 10:39 AM
After months of crisscrossing the state looking for votes and flooding the airwaves with ads trying to sway opinions, the wait is almost over. Whether Tuesday brings an anticlimactic end to Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell widening his lead in recent public polling or an upset victory for Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes will be determined by voters in the only survey that matters. Tuesday night’s results in Kentucky and elsewhere will determine much about the political... Read more 
Control of Ky. House in balance in election
Control of the Kentucky House hung in the balance in Tuesday's election as voters decided whether to extend Democrats' nearly century-long rule or hand power to Republicans and consolidate their…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Nov 04, 2014 3:33:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Weather forecast mild as polls open in Ky.
The weather forecast calls for warmer temperatures but some showers as Kentucky polls opened across the state for a general election in which residents will choose a candidate in one…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Nov 04, 2014 12:38:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Voting going smoothly with some lines at Fayette precincts
from jpatton1@herald-leader.com (Janet Patton)
Morning voting appeared to be going smoothly across the state Tuesday. The Attorney General's Election Fraud Hotline reported 52 calls as of 10:30 a.m., from 26 counties. There was one…Click to Continue » [...]
Tue, Nov 04, 2014 11:01:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
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Monday, November 3, 2014

Today's Political Headlines


State party groups reach out to voters through mail before Election Day

10/31/2014 04:15 PM
UPDATED WITH LETTER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL: The Republican and Democratic parties in the state are targeting voters before Election Day through letters addressed to voters to give them information before they head to their polling place Tuesday. The Republican Party of Kentucky has sent out a piece of mail that says in big bold capitalized text on the front of the letter “Election Violation Notice.” It then says “the information enclosed contains facts related to a possible fraud perpetrated on citizens... Read more 

After Warren's campaign says they plan to pull Miles' TV ad from the air, she releases a radio spot

10/31/2014 03:28 PM
State Rep. Suzanne Miles, R-Owensboro, has taken off the gloves in her tough re-election race, releasing back-to-back negative ads about her Democratic opponent John Warren on allegations of domestic violence in his past and an alcohol related arrest. On Thursday, Miles released an ad showing a mugshot of Warren alongside documents that show allegations of domestic violence by the Democratic candidate’s then-wife. After she released the ad, Warren’s campaign said they would be speaking to an attorney about having the... Read more 

McConnell leads Grimes by 5 in latest Bluegrass Poll

10/31/2014 09:46 AM
Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has widened his lead on Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes five days from Election Day, according to the results of the latest Bluegrass Poll released late Thursday. The poll, conducted by SurveyUSA for The Courier-Journal, The Lexington Herald-Leader, WHAS-TV and WKYT-TV with a 4.1 percent margin of error, shows McConnell grabbing 48 percent support from 597 likely voters surveyed this week compared to 43 percent backing Grimes. Libertarian candidate David Patterson pulled 3 percent support and 6... Read more 

20 House races to watch on Tuesday as parties jockey for control of chamber

11/02/2014 03:06 PM
The math is simple: state House Republicans need to defend the seats they have and pick up five more to take control of the chamber for the first time since 1921. But the path for how they do it is anything but simple with dozens of contested races and as many as 20 in play heading into Tuesday. Thanks to redistricting and retirements, the parties are battling in six contested open seats. Democrats have 52 incumbents seeking reelection on Tuesday... Read more 

Amid legal wranglings over mailings in eastern Ky., Grimes barnstorms western Ky.

11/02/2014 02:31 PM
MURRAY – Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes denounced Republican mailers using the heading “Election Violation Notice” as a bullying tactic as she sought to whip up votes during her final two-day swing through much of western Kentucky. Grimes told the more than 75 people who squeezed into the Hungry Bear pancake house in Murray Sunday morning that the race is now in their hands. Western Kentucky voters have gotten used to that responsibility in recent years as they helped give Bill... Read more 

Half of all registered voters are expected on Election Day; Find out where clerks are expecting surges and whimpers

11/02/2014 09:05 AM
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is headlining the ballot for Democrats in her challenge to U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, is projecting that nearly half of all registered voters in the state will show up to the polls on Tuesday. In her official role Grimes predicted approximately 49 percent of the state’s 3.1 million residents registered to vote would turn out on Election Day. “After reviewing absentee data provided by our county clerks and historical turnout in similar election cycles, I... Read more 

Hillary Clinton rallies Democrats for Grimes in Lexington, northern Kentucky

11/01/2014 06:43 PM
LEXINGTON — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton struck a populist tone in her final campaign pitch for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes Saturday, stumping twice for Grimes days after a new poll shows her trailing U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Regardless of survey results that have her 5 points behind the five-term incumbent, Clinton, Grimes and a cadre of Democratic politicians urged a crowd of about 1,400 enthusiastic supporters at Transylvania University’s Haggin Auditorium to volunteer and push... Read more 

McConnell rallies his troops to get out the vote ahead of Tuesday

11/01/2014 10:23 AM
LOUISVILLE — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell started his Saturday before Election Day in Louisville rallying his troops in an effort to get out the vote ahead of Tuesday’s election. At the Best Western across the parking lot from McConnell’s campaign headquarters the five-term incumbent thanked campaign staffers and volunteers for giving up the next few days in an effort to turnout voters on Election Day. “At headquarters we’ve run out of things to do. We’ve raised all the money we... Read more 

Grimes campaign files injuction against RPK for mailer; McConnell campaign "exploring legal recourse" on KDP mailer

10/31/2014 10:22 PM
With less than 100 hours left on the clock before Election Day the campaign for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell are trading legal notices over campaign mailers. The Grimes campaign reacted late Friday to a mailer circulating in Eastern Kentucky that looks like an official election notice, with bold text reading: “Election Violation Notice.” Once opened the mailer lists claims Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes made in a TV ad that have... Read more 

Race for 50th Dist. House pits Emerge Ky. grad against representative with 10 years in chamber

10/31/2014 04:38 PM
BARDSTOWN — State Rep. David Floyd, R-Bardstown, has served in the House for a decade, but he faces a motivated young challenger in Democrat Audrey Haydon, an Emerge Kentucky graduate. Running in a newly crafted district, Floyd and Haydon have been making their cases to voters, knocking on doors and even taking to the television airwaves over several issues. Haydon, 29, a lawyer who practices in Bardstown with her husband Muncie and father Ben, is running her campaign as a fresh... Read more 
Judgment Day: Voters seem poised to make incumbents pay
WASHINGTON — They might not be bums, but voters are poised to throw a lot of politicians out Tuesday.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Nov 03, 2014 11:32:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Price no object, campaigns fill any last ad space
No, dear voter, it wasn't a dream. If you were watching television this weekend in Arkansas, you really did see that many political ads.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Nov 03, 2014 8:32:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
5 keys to Republicans winning the Senate majority
Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate, provided they avoid Election Day upsets and win at least three of a half-dozen close races they feel they are ahead.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Nov 03, 2014 7:27:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Judge recuses herself from hearing defamation lawsuit in state Senate race
from Jack Brammer
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com WINCHESTER — State Senate candidate Ralph Alvarado’s defamation lawsuit against his Democratic opponent, state Senate Minority Floor Leader R.J. Palmer, has to wait another day for a hearing. A hearing was scheduled Wednesday afternoon before Clark Circuit Judge Jean Logue to hear Alvarado’s request that Palmer’s campaign stop a TV ad […] [...]
Wed, Oct 29, 2014 9:06:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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