by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – Politicians in Kentucky’s Capitol have always been somewhat dysfunctional, but insiders and observers are taking note of a shift in rhetoric that has become reminiscent of partisan speak in another political town located on a river 550 miles away. Political rhetoric, posturing and the stop-and-start negotiations over a two-year budget now has first-year…
by AP/ WKYT – FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has vowed not to call legislators back to Frankfort should they fail to approve a two-year operating budget by Friday. Bevin said he would not reward lawmakers’ inability to do their jobs by paying them more money. The Legislative Research Commission estimates it would cost…
by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed four bills and struck two line items from the fifth as the 2016 General Assembly winds to a close on Friday. It’s the most any active Kentucky governor has wielded the veto pen since then-Gov. Paul Patton vetoed 10 bills and one resolution in their entirety…
