Secretary of State Grimes launches new notary portal

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced Monday the launch of a new online notary portal on sos.ky.gov. The announcement follows passage of 2019 legislation championed by Grimes and sponsored by Senator Morgan McGarvey (D-Louisville) to bring Kentucky’s notary laws into conformity with the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (“RULONA”). The new law…

Congressman James Comer Files For Reelection

  BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Tompkinsville, has filed for reelection in Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District. Comer has represented western Kentucky since Nov. 2016. He filed paperwork with the Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office Thursday to run for a third term. Comer’s past experience includes a term as Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner from…

Kentucky House Majority Floor Leader John “Bam” Carney critically ill, family says

BY VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS In this 2017 file photo, Rep. John Carney, R-Campbellsville, testifed about the charter school bill he sponsored alongside then Gov. Matt Bevin. LRC PUBLIC INFORMATION Kentucky House Majority Floor Leader John “Bam” Carney has been hospitalized in intensive care with a severe case of pancreatitis and infection, according to a statement from…