by Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier Journal – A federal judge on Tuesday will hear arguments over whether a state law that bans an abortion procedure is constitutional. About 500 patients a year at Kentucky’s only abortion clinic undergo the procedure. Supporters of the law say it ends a procedure they see as “brutal and violent.” Opponents say it will severely…
by JOHN CHEVES, [email protected] – FRANKFORT — The Teachers’ Retirement System of Kentucky had 57.7 percent of the money it’s expected to need to honor its future pension obligations as of June 30, bringing its unfunded liabilities to $14.3 billion, the agency’s trustees were told Tuesday. The pension system’s funding level is up slightly from the previous…
by Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal – In the frenzied April 2 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, a bill almost slipped through that your Granny probably wouldn’t have liked. Wochit FRANKFORT – Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd’s order striking down the new Republican-backed pension law led to a lot of criticism from majority-party leaders, including…
