STERLING, Va. (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s willing to bring bipartisan health care legislation to the floor if President Donald Trump makes clear he supports it. A proposal by two senators – Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat Patty Murray – would extend to insurers federal payments that Trump has blocked. Trump has…
Protesters who block Kentucky streets could be charged with a crime, while motorists who run into them could be held criminally and civilly immune, under a bill pre-filed Friday by a Republican state lawmaker.The language written by Rep. C. Wesley Morgan of Richmond would add to Kentucky’s laws on riots and disorderly conduct. One part would make it a…
JACKSON, Ky. (WYMT) Seven recovery clinics in Eastern Kentucky will be allowed to stay open after a Medicaid freeze hindered their ability to fund themselves. Four clinics in Hazard, Jackson, Paintsville and Richmond were raided back in August and are currently under investigation by the Attorney General’s office. Dr. George Burnette’s seven clinics treat more than…
They don’t have a bill to share with the public yet, and there still isn’t a date for a special legislative session, but Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and GOP legislative leaders on Wednesday unveiled a summary of their proposed solution for Kentucky’s public pension crisis. “Keeping the promise is what we’re really doing here today,”…
In announcing a pension reform plan Wednesday, Gov. Matt Bevin said a special session to consider the proposal won’t be called until “we’re ready.” He said the session would be five days, the minimum number of days it takes for a bill to get through the legislative process. He previously has promised to call a special session…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2017) – Gov. Matt Bevin today made the following appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions: Rebecca Lynn Brady, Anthony James Cowherd, Mary Bach, Charles Boyd II, Billy Glenn Turpin, Mark Reding, Samuel Moore, Marc Brian Ashby and Sharon Furches have been appointed to the State Board of Agriculture. Rebecca Lynn Brady,…
A Republican leader in the Kentucky Senate still believes the General Assembly is on target to hold a late October or early November special session on pension reform. A party colleague in the House says it will likely be a harder vote for freshmen lawmakers. Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer and Erlanger Representative Adam Koenig…
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is urging U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Bowling Green to support passage of the federal budget. The chamber says this is the first step toward federal tax reform. In a letter to Sen. Paul, the chamber advocates lowering the corporate tax rate, and simplifying the tax code. Kate Shanks is…
PRINCETON, Ky. — The Kentucky Soybean Board partnered with the University of Kentucky to develop an app to help Kentucky soybean producers to accurately calculate and compare the price offered by elevators, considering delivery costs and high-moisture penalties for grain as it is harvested. While increased on-farm storage has decreased the amount of beans that…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Statistics show that the University of Louisville’s enrollment and growth have been relatively unscathed so far during a series of scandals at the school.The Courier-Journal reports that UofL’s enrollment increased 4 percent between 2005 and 2016. But some are wondering how long the university’s luck can last. John Thelin, a university research…