by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed four bills and struck two line items from the fifth as the 2016 General Assembly winds to a close on Friday. It’s the most any active Kentucky governor has wielded the veto pen since then-Gov. Paul Patton vetoed 10 bills and one resolution in their entirety…
by NICOLE ERWIN – Long lines at social service centers are being reported across the state due to transitions in the public benefits system. Individuals desperate for dental relief have resorted to emergency room care. Angel’s Community Clinic in Murray hasn’t experienced significant increases in health care demands, yet. Executive Director Sherry Crittendon says it is still…
by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – LOUISVILLE — Two very different Democratic candidates in South Louisville made their pitch to primary voters in the 38th District to earn the right to challenge former Democratic lawmaker Denny Butler in the General Election. The candidates squared off on Monday night for the one and only debate of the campaign between McKenzie Cantrell…
by Ryland Barton – As Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration and a private consulting firm work to fix Benefind, the troubled one-stop portal for health and social services in Kentucky, the blame game over who’s responsible for its problematic rollout continues. At a hearing of the state Senate’s Health and Welfare Committee on Monday, a top Bevin administration official blamed the federal government and previous…
by Charles Gazaway, Digital Content Producer – FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) – The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against Governor Matt Bevin over the cuts he made to the budgets of state colleges and universities. Attorney General Andy Beshear previously said the cutting the funding of state universities by 4.5 percent was against the…
by Scott Wartman, [email protected] – The ban on tolls on the Brent Spence Bridge is now signed into law. Gov. Matt Bevin on Friday signed the bill to allow for private money to pay for public projects, known as P3, with one notable exception. The law prohibits any tolls on any highway connecting Ohio and Kentucky…
by The Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is encouraging state lawmakers to pass a budget before the legislature adjourns for the year. Bevin spokeswoman Jessica Ditto said the Republican governor still hopes lawmakers can pass a budget without an expensive special session. House and Senate lawmakers ended budget negotiations late Sunday…
by Kevin Wheatley, @KWheatley_cn2 – FRANKFORT — About an hour after telling reporters that he expected talks to continue for several hours late Sunday, Senate President Robert Stivers and other members of the budget conference committee abruptly left the negotiating table. Stivers, R-Manchester, did not answer questions as he exited the Capitol Annex meeting around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. House…
by JOSH JAMES – Following specific bills as they wind their way through the Kentucky General Assembly and sifting through the legalese often takes more research than the average voter is up for, but a project launched at the University of Kentucky aims to cut through the clutter. An intern at the Capitol, second year sophomore political…
by R.G. Dunlop – Legislation designed to hold Kentucky’s jailers more accountable has achieved mixed results so far in this year’s General Assembly. A bill that would require jailers who don’t have a jail to run to file quarterly progress reports with their county fiscal courts passed the Senate but is awaiting consideration in the House. Legislators…
