by Scott Wartman and Jeremy Fugleberg, jfugleberg@enquirer.com – LEXINGTON, Ky — Mitch McConnell squared up against Donald Trump for control of the Kentucky delegation that will help pick the Republican presidential nominee, and McConnell won. The Senate Majority Leader, who hails from Louisville, heads the slate of 25 delegates picked by the Kentucky GOP at its state convention on…
Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – Cruz, Kasich join forces to try to defeat Trump Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is scheduled to speak at Huber’s Orchard and Winery at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Cruz has joined forces with fellow candidate John Kasich, Ohio’s governor, in a bid to prevent Donald Trump from winning the GOP presidential nomination. Cruz’s…
By WKYT News Staff – FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Governor Matt Bevin has to veto lines from the budget or sign it this week. Bevin said he is pleased with the bill but indicated that he will strike some lines from the budget. The House and the Senate struggled through stalemates and deadlocks to approve the…
Deborah Yetter, @d_yetter – FRANKFORT, Ky. – Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate said he will rule within a few weeks on whether Gov. Matt Bevin has the authority to cut funds to higher education in the current fiscal year. Meanwhile, Attorney General Andy Beshear, who is challenging that action, and lawyers for Bevin struck a deal in which…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hired a veteran of Alison Lundergan Grimes’ 2014 Senate run to lead her Kentucky campaign ahead of next month’s presidential primary. The Clinton campaign hired Elizabeth Cantrell Brooks as its state director ahead of the May 17th Kentucky presidential primary. Brooks worked for Grimes’ unsuccessful Senate campaign and was…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The chairman of the Kentucky Retirement Systems Board of Trustees is presiding at a meeting in defiance of Gov. Matt Bevin’s order removing him from the board. Thomas K. Elliott took his seat at the head of the board table at Thursday’s regularly-scheduled board meeting, a day after Bevin issued the order…
by Ryland Barton – A bill that would have enacted transparency measures for Kentucky’s ailing pension systems failed to pass this legislative session, despite a last-minute push. Some lawmakers say the systems need more scrutiny from the legislature. They’ve criticized hefty fees paid to investment managers and devotion to so-called “alternative investments,” which they’ve said are too risky.…
by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – With control of the state House of Representatives up for grabs the Republican Party of Kentucky has added a political and communications director. Tres Watson, who last ran Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles campaign, has been named as the Republican Party’s communications director. The RPK has also named Josh Thomas as political director. “Republicans stand to…
by Joey Brown, Digital Content Manager – FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) – Gov. Matt Bevin announced on Tuesday that a preliminary investigation by his administration has uncovered “questionable activity” within the administration of his predecessor, Gov. Steve Beshear. Furthermore, Bevin said there is evidence that state employees were coerced into donating to the 2015 campaign of Beshear’s…
by MATT MARKGRAF – Today is the last day to register to vote ahead of the May primary in Kentucky, May 17. Online registration was launched more than a month ago at GoVoteKY.com. According to the office of Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes more than 18,000 people have used the online portal to register to vote or…