by Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal Contamination at an out-of-state laboratory that tests rape kits has delayed progress on thousands of backlogged kits in Kentucky. Staff at Kentucky State Police’s central forensic laboratory in Frankfort caught the error in late May as part of their normal data review process. Lab scientists noticed the same suspect, a…
by DANIEL DESROCHERS FRANKFORT — A deposition that contains allegations of sexual misconduct by former House Speaker Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, remained sealed Tuesday as two Franklin Circuit Judges decide whether his attorney has the right to cross examine the former legislative staffer who made the allegations. Two former House Republican Staffers — former communications director Daisy Olivo and…
by Thomas Novelly, Louisville Courier JournalT Gov. Matt Bevin’s special session? Not so special, after all. The special legislative session Bevin called Monday evening to address the state’s pension crisis, one of his main campaign promises, ended barely 24 hours later with no action to fix the billions of dollars in debt. Teachers cheered, Bevin jeered…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Les K. Hill, Richard F. Gimmel Jr., Larry B. Hammond, Dustin Eric Phelps, Shannon Keith Frazier, Kevin Carter Stewart, and Aaron H. Gillum have been appointed as members of the Center for School Safety. Les K. Hill, of Burlington, is…
By JOSH JAMES Kentucky’s attorney general is painting a dire picture of the effect Friday’s federal court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act could have on the commonwealth, and the Democrat is vowing a tireless fight against the ruling. Beshear warns the ruling endangers healthcare coverage for more than 1.3 million Kentuckians, potentially rolling back…
BY BILL ESTEP A federal judge disregarded factors that called for a longer prison sentence for the man who “spear-tackled” U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and as a result the assailant’s time behind bars was unreasonably short, the government has argued. A government prosecutor filed a motion last week asking the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals…
by Alfred Miller, Louisville Courier Journal The Kentucky governor is slamming ProPublica and the Courier Journal, and he’s also added a Fox News appearance to defend his stance. Courier Journal, Louisville Courier Journal Kentuckians are none too pleased with their governor, according to a new Mason-Dixon poll. Statewide, 53 percent of Kentucky voters disapprove of Matt Bevin’s…
By COLIN JACKSON Kayden is an energetic five year old—though he’ll tell you he’s actually five-and-a-half. He lives in Russellville with his sister, Kaleigh, their grandmother, and her husband. Kayden and Kaleigh are just two of the estimated 96,000 Kentucky kids living with a non-parental relative or a close-family friend–known as “fictive kin”–in the last three…
By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSourceSydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource On a cool but clear November day about a dozen residents from eastern Kentucky’s coal mining region crowded into the lobby of an office building in the small town of London, Kentucky. That’s where Kentucky’s powerful senior senator, Mitch McConnell, has his local field office. McConnell’s…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky task force Thursday discussed recommendations that encourage the Kentucky General Assembly to phase out hundreds of state tax exemptions and credits by mid-2020. Task Force on Tax Expenditures Co-Chair Rep. Ken Fleming, R-Louisville, said the recommended phase-out – which would have to be introduced and passed in a future session…
