Daily Archives: January 21, 2016

Ky. Legislature Cancels Friday Session As Winter Storm Nears

by Associated Press – The Kentucky state legislature has cancelled its Friday session because of the threat of winter weather.  The National Weather Service is predicting as much as 14 inches of snow could fall on Kentucky’s capital city on Friday. The service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the entire state. The House of Representatives…

Johnson files against party-switching Butler

by Joseph Gerth – In what may be the first firewall in the Democratic Party’s attempt this year to hold onto it’s 95-year majority in the Kentucky House of Representatives, Louisville Metro Council member Dan Johnson has filed to unseat state Rep. Denny Butler, who angered Democrats in November when he changed parties and became a Republican. Johnson, 57,…