by Don Weber, @DonWeber_cn2 – COVINGTON – As Senate Republicans meet at their annual retreat in Paducah, one reality is that for the first time in 95 years, legislation which is passed out of their chamber in 2017 has a better chance than ever to pass both chambers, and be signed into law. Sen. Wil Schroder, R-Wilder, senses a…
by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – Details are scant on what exactly a GOP tax reform package would consist of or even when a proposal could come, but tax insiders are speculating on which way the discussions could play out based on previous comments from the governor and others. Charles George, the government affairs director for the Kentucky Society of Certified…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – State officials say unemployment rates fell in 82 Kentucky counties between October 2015 and October 2016. The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training says jobless rates rose in 33 counties during that span. It says rates stayed the same in Breckinridge, Knott, Laurel, McLean and Powell counties. The agency says Woodford County had the…
By Caleb Noe | HARLAN CO. Ky. (WYMT) – Who knew puddles along the side of the road could be such a good sight? “It’s a great relief, obviously. We’ve been working for a month or a month and a half here. It’s just been fire after fire,” said Bell County Ranger, Lem Johnson. The rain Monday night into Tuesday…
Phillip M. Bailey , @phillipmbailey – Mayor Greg Fischer said those seeking to address gun violence in Louisville and other cities, such as Gov. Matt Bevin, must consider multiple policy levers in order to halt lower the rise of shootings and homicides. Phillip Bailey/CJ Mayor Greg Fischer said those seeking to address gun violence in Louisville and other…
By Lisa Gillespie – More than 8,500 people with expanded Medicaid coverage got breast cancer screenings in May and June of this year. And more people covered under the expansion received dental, diabetes, Hepatitis C and colorectal cancer screenings. That’s according to a report released Monday by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. In a news release, foundation president and…
by The Associated Press – LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has consolidated eight boards into one committee overseeing regulations for the state’s construction sector. The Republican governor said Tuesday the consolidation saves the state money and makes it easier for the construction industry to do business. His executive order creates the Housing, Buildings and…
by Nick Storm , @NickStorm_cn2 – Elaine Chao, the former Labor Secretary under President George W. Bush, will be President-elect Donald Trump’s choice selection to lead the Department of Transportation, according to multiple national news outlets. Both The New York Times and Politico, among other outlets, are reporting that Chao will be formally announced as Trump selection on Tuesday. Chao is the wife…
WASHINGTON DC (AP) –States will have more time to identify failing schools under new Obama administration rules finalized Monday. The rules provide a broad framework for states as they design new accountability systems to improve schools and narrow student achievement gaps. It’s a key part of the bipartisan education law passed almost one year ago…
By John Gregory | KET – There seems to be unanimous agreement in Frankfort that the commonwealth’s outdated tax codes need to be reformed. But good luck finding a consensus on what that overhaul should mean for individual and corporate taxpayers as well as for a state with mounting education, infrastructure, and public pension expenses. Ahead…
