Potential Galt House buyer can’t get insurance

by Sheldon S. Shafer, @sheldonshafer – With litigation pending, a potential buyer of the Galt House and possibly other large real estate holdings owned by the Al J. Schneider Co. is finding it difficult to secure title insurance needed to finance the purchase of the property. The insurance is hard to come by because disposition of the property is…

Kentucky’s Sustainable Landscapes Can Seek Certification Under New Program

by Erica Peterson – Officials with the U.S. Green Building Council are hoping to certify several new sites in Kentucky in the coming months. But rather than bestow the organization’s well-known LEED rating system for green buildings, they’re recruiting spaces for a new, landscape-focused rating called Sustainable SITES. When a building is seeking LEED certification, the USGBC assigns points for…

Suit planned to stop monument’s removal at UofL

by Phillip M. Bailey, @phillipmbailey – Mayor Greg Fischer and University of Louisville President James Ramsey announced Friday they are removing the 121-year-old Confederate monument on the Belknap campus. Marty Pearl, Special to CJ A Republican candidate for Congress wants to stop Mayor Greg Fischer and University of Louisville President James Ramsey from removing the controversial Confederate monument…

Fundraising update: How the top five most interesting primary races are stacking up

by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two part break down of recent fundraising efforts from legislative candidates. The candidates locked in serious primary elections are digging deep into their own pockets and searching for donors to keep their Frankfort dreams alive. Pure Politics has identified the most interesting primary races to watch on…

Jim Gray keeps jobs message at forefront of campaign talking points, takes aim at Rand Paul ahead of primary

by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – LEXINGTON — Lexington Mayor Jim Gray is already spending campaign cash in an effort to introduce himself to voters ahead of a six-way primary for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination on May 17, but he’s also taking aim at Republican junior U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in carefully laid statements of late. “I’ve got the…