LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Several underfunded candidates have piled on Democratic front-runner Jim Gray for putting his own money into his campaign for a Republican-held U.S. Senate seat. Six Democratic candidates met in a forum shown statewide on Kentucky Educational Television on Monday night, days ahead of the state’s May 17 primary. Candidate Ron Leach called the reliance on big campaign…
by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – Republican Jason Nemes is crying foul over a campaign mailer from incumbent state Rep. Ron Crimm that seems to imply that he has won the Courier-Journal’s endorsement. Nemes, a lawyer in Louisville, is challenging Crimm in the May 17 GOP primary. “I think it’s an indication that he will say anything…
by Deborah Yetter, @d_yetter – FRANKFORT, Ky. – Calling on Christians to get God back in government, Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham and successor to his international ministry, held a rally on the steps of the state Capitol Wednesday, urging the faithful to elect more people of God to public office. “We need Christian men and…
BY ALAN FRAM, Associated Press – WASHINGTON (AP) – The reaction of congressional Republicans to Donald Trump’s ascension ranged from subdued to silent on Wednesday, a day after the billionaire TV personality was all but anointed as the party’s presidential nominee. A day after a decisive Indiana primary victory left Trump the sole GOP presidential contender…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear says he is looking into the validity of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s budget vetoes and his mid-year reductions of several state agencies. Beshear argued before a state judge on Wednesday that Bevin’s mid-year cuts to colleges and universities without getting the approval of the state legislature violated…
by KATE HOWARD, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting – The teenager in custody was suicidal, which meant staffers at the Lincoln Village Juvenile Detention Center were tasked with near-constant surveillance. Yet, for more than an hour, the observation check log lay untouched. It was 2:30 a.m. The staffer was asleep at the table in the control room.…
by Allison Ross, @allisonSross – Jefferson County Public Schools will soon be notifying some of its central office staff that their jobs are being eliminated as different departments work to meet a district-imposed reduction of $2.4 million in central office position spending. It’s unclear exactly how many people will be laid off as part of the…
by Tom Loftus, @TomLoftus_CJ – FRANKFORT, Ky. – Attorney General Andy Beshear said Wednesday he will file state criminal charges against his former top deputy Tim Longmeyer, who last month pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge. “Last week my office started gathering information to prepare to charge Tim Longmeyer with state crimes,” Beshear said at an…
BY LINDA BLACKFORD, lblackford@herald-leader.com – University of Kentucky officials have accused a former employee of defrauding the school of more than $220,000 since 2011. Steven Ellis, a former business manager in the physics and astronomy department, was suspended last spring and was fired in September, according to a report released Tuesday to the UK Board of…
By Associated Press – ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) – An unwelcome reception in Appalachia underscores a striking political shift for Hillary Clinton, who along with Bill Clinton has long staked their electoral fortunes on the support of working class white voters. Hillary Clinton is trying to replicate the electoral strategy that twice boosted President Barack Obama into the…