Kentucky lawmakers seeking solutions to problem-plagued sewer plants polluting public water

By Gil Corsey – LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — They pollute public water, abandon failing sewage plants and stick taxpayers with the bill — and it’s all legal. Kentucky established statutes for a utility company to abandon sewage plants decades ago as the state’s population moved into suburbs and towns where infrastructure and services had not been established. But old…

Bevin to be investigated by House panel

by Tom Loftus and Morgan Watkins , The Courier-Journal – House Speaker Greg Stumbo announced Wednesday he is appointing a committee to investigate what he says have been threats by Gov. Matt Bevin against state lawmakers. The committee will be looking into instances where Bevin may have “forcefully” pressured lawmakers to switch to the GOP, Stumbo…

State probe of Longmeyer not yet started

by Tom Loftus , @TomLoftus_CJ – FRANKFORT, Ky. – The revelation by a federal prosecutor at Tim Longmeyer’s sentencing that the former state Personnel Cabinet secretary arranged for $100,000 or more in illegal straw campaign contributions could have significant implications for a state investigation of Longmeyer. But the special prosecutor heading the state investigation said Monday…

New RSLC TV spot connects Stumbo with national Democrats

by Kevin Wheatley, @KWheatley_cn2 – The Republican State Leadership Committee is launching an advertising campaign on eastern Kentucky airwaves linking House Speaker Greg Stumbo with national Democrats. The 30-second television spot, titled “Changed,” features Stumbo expressing his support for President Barack Obama’s values and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s plan for eastern Kentucky’s economy juxtaposed with her…