by Madeline Janicki – The words U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell used to end a floor speech from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, have become a rallying cry among feminists and Democrats, and now Reebok is putting the phrase on a shirt. Last Tuesday, McConnell, R-Kentucky, defended the use of rule 19, a regulation that bars…
by WUKY STAFF – An Urban County Councilwoman has run into some substantial legal troubles. The Public Information officer for the Lexington Police Department says Sasha Love Higgins, who represents the city’s Second District, has been charged with second-degree forgery, theft by deception and identity theft. Brenna Angel tells media outlets they started an investigation after…
by Scott Wartman , [email protected] – With the Republicans in complete control of all branches of state government, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin painted a rosy picture of Kentucky’s future on Wednesday. It was Bevin’s first State of the Commonwealth address since Kentucky Republicans took control of the Kentucky House of Representatives this past election. That might be why…
BY JOHN CHEVES, [email protected] – FRANKFORT — Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, said Wednesday that he wants to place limits on the taxing authority of local library boards by requiring their members to either be elected or appointed by an elected official, such as the county judge-executive. Staring at a hearing room full of library supporters wearing yellow…
by RYLAND BARTON – A proposal to make sweeping changes to Kentucky’s criminal code might be slowing down in response to criticism from law enforcement and local governments. The bill is part of a reform effort to reduce the state’s prison costs and keep people out of jail. Among many other things, the bill would eliminate the…
by STU JOHNSON (KPR) – General Assembly members reconvened at the state capitol Tuesday after just over a month break in this 30 day session. Senate President Robert Stivers anticipates votes on the floor this Thursday and Friday. While seven bills won final passage during the opening week in January, Stivers indicated it may be a slower…
by Tom Loftus and Allison Ross , The Courier-Journal – Gov. Matt Bevin on Wednesday blasted Jefferson County Public Schools for poor educational results in some of its schools, calling the state’s largest school district an “unmitigated disaster.” Bevin, in a morning interview with conservative talk show host Leland Conway, said that “JCPS is a disaster in terms of…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) – Higher education officials from across Kentucky are meeting in Versailles to discuss making transferoptions between community colleges and universities easier for students. A statement from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System says it is working with the Council on Postsecondary Education to bring together nearly 200 educators on Wednesday to participate in…
by Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – FRANKFORT, Ky. — Last December state Rep. Dennis Horlander submitted extraordinary claims to be paid for working 56 various dates in 2016 during the time the General Assembly was not in session, according to legislative pay records. That request was more than three times larger than any other current legislator filed…
by Nick Storm, @NStorm_politics –FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Education Association is backing Senate Republican’s top priority education reform bill this session. Senate Bill 1 would largely change the shape of education in the commonwealth by more closely mirroring the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) allowing more local control and ending the influence of Common Core in both state standards and…
