by James Bruggers , @jbruggers – Agency warns of flooding, sink-holes from cave-ins, if it can’t do much more to shore up its aging infrastructure. STORY HIGHLIGHTS No rate proposal yet but engineers identify 23 percent increase this year to complete plan on time. MSD eyes plan to soften the blow to low-income customers. Agency wants residents…
by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – With more than three decades of experience in the appropriations committees in the House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, is adding to his biography by serving on three appropriations subcommittees in the 115th Congress. Rogers, who served as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee from 2011 to 2016, is serving on…
by Grace Schneider , @gesinfk – Health insurers Aetna and Louisville-based Humana should know this month whether a federal judge will side with the government to block the companies’ proposed $37 billion merger or give it the green light. After hearing final arguments in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. on Dec. 30, Judge John Bates told the…
by Don Weber, @DonWeber_cn2 – WILLIAMSTOWN – According to Williamstown attorney and former 4th district Democratic Congressional candidate Bill Adkins, it’s time for Democrats to tell the truth when it comes to the future of coal in the state. Adkins, a Letcher County native, says for too long Democrats in the state have cried about the loss of coal…
By Jacob Ryan – A coalition of state lawmakers from Louisville is backing a bill that would give officials in Kentucky’s largest city the power to enact local gun control laws. The push comes as the city reels from a record number of criminal homicides. House Bill 101 would allow consolidated local governments to regulate firearms and ammunition to…
By Caleb Noe, Kyle Collier | FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) — Government cutbacks are leaving some workers in Kentucky unsure of their futures. Ironically, those concerned are the people who spend every day helping the unemployed. “I’ve been there. I know how it feels. It makes you sick to your stomach,” said Chad Scott. Scott was laid off from his coal…
by Don Weber, @DonWeber_cn2 – FRANKFORT – The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced on Wednesday that Kentucky is one of 10 states that will receive a $2 million grant to strengthen and expand career education pathways for students. The state grants, which will be distributed over the next three years, are part…
by Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – FRANKFORT, Ky. – Freshman state Rep. C. Wesley Morgan has filed more than just liquor legislation that could affect his own personal circumstances. Morgan, a Richmond Republican who took office Jan. 3, is the owner of four Liquor World stores, and news reports on Tuesday raised questions about whether he had…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – After approving seven bills in five days with no opposition among their ranks, Kentucky Republicans are likely to tackle the thornier issues of taxes and criminal justice reform when they return to Frankfort. Republicans used their new majority in the state legislature to pass bills last week that restrict labor unions, ban abortions after…
Scenes from Saturday’s Kentucky General Assembly, where state lawmakers debated passing legislation that would allow Gov. Matt Bevin to appoint a new U of L board of trustees. Jan. 7, 2017Frankie Steele/Special to CJ FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin on Monday blamed the probation status of the University of Louisville’s accreditation on the “infighting,” “disagreement”…
