BY ANNIE ANDERSEN | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT– Representative Jason Nemes has decided he will not be running for Attorney General in 2019. The Louisville attorney had been considering a run, but Tuesday announced he has decided against it. Nemes said after thinking it over, he thought it would take too much time from his family. The Republican…
by GINA KINSLOW gkinslow@glasgowdailytimes.com GLASGOW — Gov. Matt Bevin was in Glasgow on Monday for a community forum at the T.J. Health Pavilion, during which he answered questions from the audience on a variety of topics starting with him soon leading a U.S. delegation to India. Bevin was asked to lead the delegation by the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Karen Wilson, a 22-year employee of Kentucky state government, has joined the staff of the Kentucky Public Service Commission as its legislative liaison and executive advisor to the commissioners. Wilson most recently served a policy advisor in the Department of Energy Policy in the Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC). She previously held several…
by MICHON LINDSTROM | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT- The Kentucky House Republican caucus announced the members chosen to chair the budget subcommittees and co-chair ten statutory committees. Of the 18 positions–none are female. The House Budget Review Subcommittee determine how state dollars should be allocated in the biennium budget. While the statutory committee co-chair has a counterpart…
by LINDA BLACKFORD, lblackford@herald-leader.com – A retired professor will get $620,000 and will be able to return to the University of Kentucky as part of a settlement to a lawsuit he filed alleging retaliation for criticizing Gov. Matt Bevin’s planned Medicaid rollback. In the settlement filed shortly before the case was to go before a jury,…
by Neeli Bendapudi, Opinion contributor – With the academic year in full swing and nearing its midway point, it is crucial that we celebrate the many ways in which school engagement activities lead to academic success, and the impact of arts education. Our duty, as educators and influencers of students, is to support these types of…
by MICHON LINDSTROM KENTUCKY SPENCER COUNTY- It was a packed and friendly room for Gov. Matt Bevin’s latest community forum in Spencer County. Topics ranged from economic development, to pensions, to bringing in more tax dollars to the county. In the crowd, was a familiar scene–a sea of red–but for a different reason. The group of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Real estate sales by members of the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors (LBAR) rose 7.5 percent in October 2018 from the previous month (1,086 versus 1,010) but were down slightly compared to the same month a year prior when sales were 1,115. For the year, total sales activity has dropped 4 percent over…
by Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal – The University of Louisville may soon stop providing important medical services at Jewish Hospital — a move that could jeopardize the only adult organ transplant center in the city. All of the physicians who perform lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, heart and dual organ transplants at Jewish Hospital are employed…
Jerry Lundergan’s attorney, J Guthrie True, speaks to press outside of federal courthouse downtown after both Lundergan and Dale Emmons made their first court appearance. By Marcus Dorsey by BILL ESTEP, bestep@herald-leader.com – Federal campaign finance charges against well-known Kentucky Democrats Jerry Lundergan and Dale Emmons violate constitutional protections and should be dismissed, defense attorneys…