by Bruce Schreiner – FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Bourbon tourists taking in the sights and smells of Kentucky distilleries could start sipping cocktails as part of the experience if a bill that cleared a legislative panel on Tuesday becomes state law. The measure would allow distilleries in wet territories to offer by-the-drink sales to visitors. It…
by Don Weber – FRANKFORT – A pair of bills related to alcohol sales in the Commonwealth of Kentucky passed out of the Senate Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations on Tuesday. Senate Bill 12 allows for the Sunday sale of alcohol before 1:00pm during events at Kentucky Speedway. Kentucky Speedway President Mark Simendinger said that the tracks top NASCAR event,the…
by ASHLEY LOPEZ – On Monday, reporters huddled in the state Capitol waiting for a potentially big announcement. They were aware of rumors — incorrect ones, it would turn out — that multiple Democratic state House members had switched to the Republican side, changing the balance of power in the last Democratic-controlled legislative branch in the South. That Kentucky…
by Deborah Yetter – From November 2015 — Kynect “adds no value” that the federal exchange doesn’t provide, said Matt Bevin at a press conference in Frankfort. Matt Stone, The Courier-Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. Following through on a campaign pledge, Gov. Matt Bevin has notified federal authorities he plans to dismantle kynect, Kentucky’s health insurance exchange created under the Affordable Care…
by JOSH JAMES – A Kentuckians for the Commonwealth rally drew visitors into the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday afternoon with calls for minimum wage hikes, a statewide anti-discrimination law protecting LGBT Kentuckians, clean energy initiatives, and the restoration of voting rights for non-violent former felons who have served their sentences. “Hear our voices! We have vision!” the tightly…
by Joseph Gerth – Greg Stumbo also suggests Republicans broke laws. Joe Gerth, CJ FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo said the Democratic Party may sue lawmakers who left the party to join the GOP in the weeks since the party took heavy losses in the 2015 general election. Democrats now hold a 50-46 majority in the…
by WFPL Staff – State lawmakers convene in Frankfort today to begin a 60-day haul of debating, considering and possibly enacting legislation. They’ll do so under the close watch of a new governor — Matt Bevin, only the second Republican to hold the office in more than four decades — and a public curious to know whether…
by The Associated Press – In a story Jan. 4 about U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s run for re-election, The Associated Press reported erroneously that no one has filed to run against Paul. Two Democrats and one Republican have filed for Paul’s seat, though none is well-known. A corrected version of the story is below: Yarmuth: Democrats…
by Tom Loftus – FRANKFORT, Ky. – Due to falling state gas tax revenues, Gov. Matt Bevin issued an order Monday cutting the state Transportation Cabinet budget by $112.5 million. The order calls for more than half of the savings – $62 million – to be achieved by a reduction in state road aid to cities and counties. In…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – The only Democrat in Kentucky’s congressional delegation is making it official that he’s running for re-election this year. U.S. Representative John Yarmuth’s campaign says the Louisville Democrat plans to file his candidacy papers on Monday to run for a sixth term. He represents Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District. He was first elected in…
