BY JOHN CHEVES, [email protected] – FRANKFORT Gov. Matt Bevin wants able-bodied adults to volunteer in their communities in exchange for their Medicaid benefits. But an organization representing nearly 600 of the state’s nonprofit groups says its members aren’t ready to welcome an influx of tens of thousands of people who would need training, supervision and — in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s two highest elected officials have finished a showdown in the state Supreme Court that could offer a preview of the 2019 governor’s race. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear are embroiled in a dispute over funding for the state’s public colleges and universities. Bevin cut allotments to…
by Justin Sayers, @_JustinSayers – Is Kentucky among the least free states in the nation? One website seems to thinks so. Freedom in the 50 States, which is owned by Washington D.C.-based libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, ranked Kentucky 41st on its overall list of states with the most freedom. New Hampshire was first, Indiana was…
by Tom Loftus, @TomLoftus_CJ – FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet recently paid $625,000 in damages to a highway contractor because the cabinet had not secured the land for a road project before a deadline to start construction that was set in a contract awarded by the Beshear administration. Moreover, the state has agreed to pay…
by JOHN NULL – Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles CREDIT RYAN QUARLES / FACEBOOK Kentucky agriculture commissioner Ryan Quarles has joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s agricultural advisory committee. Quarles, elected last year, is one of several state agriculture commissioners on the advisory board, which has more than 60 members. The board also includes members varying from…
by Rick Howlett – Kentucky’s attorney general is suing health care and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson for allegedly failing to disclose the potential risks associated with one of its surgical products. Beshear’s office has filed a civil suit against the company and its medical supply unit, Ethicon for what it says was deceptive marketing of a vaginal mesh…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Republicans are targeting the top two Democratic leaders in the state House of Representatives with a pair of radio ads. The Republican Party of Kentucky began airing radio ads on Tuesday in the districts of House Speaker Greg Stumbo and Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins. The Kentucky House is the last…
by Tom Loftus, @TomLoftus_CJ Former state Auditor Adam Edelen and Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones on Tuesday formally launched a political movement with a hope of drawing fresh ideas and new leaders behind a moderate and progressive political agenda. The group, which Edelen and Jones have been planning since early this year, is called the New Kentucky…
by James Bruggers, @jbruggers – In his first heat management report, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer called on residents and business owners to take steps to improve the livability of Louisville by reducing heat. Frankie Steele, Special to CJ Business group recommends incentive-based and voluntary programs for environmental tree, heat initiatives. STORY HIGHLIGHTS GLI said it understands the…
by The Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY. — Deer hunters in Kentucky are being asked to participate in an online survey that includes a range of hunting and management questions. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says the survey is available at www.research.net/r/KYDeerInput2016 through Sept. 9. It says the survey is the first of…
