by Ryland Barton – Kentucky Republicans will once again try to take over the state House of Representatives this fall. The 100-member House is the last chamber in the south controlled by Democrats and is the only roadblock in the way of Republicans commanding the path that legislation takes on its way to becoming law. GOP Minority Leader…
by Phillip M. Bailey, @phillipmbailey – Mayor Greg Fischer’s administration wants to funnel a $7 million federal loan — provided to the city more than 20 years ago to create businesses and jobs in western Louisville — to the West End FoodPort project. The proposal comes just five months after the city sold a 24-acre site in the Russell neighborhood worth…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The University of Louisville says it will award the 2016 Brandeis Medal to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. U of L says in a statement that the Brandeis School of Law will give the medal to Kagan on Sept. 15 at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville and she is expected to give…
BY BILL ESTEP, bestep@herald-leader.com – Magoffin County Judge-Executive Charles “Doc” Hardin has been a part of efforts to buy votes for years, a key witness testified Tuesday as a federal vote-buying trial for four others got underway. And in opening arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ken Taylor said Hardin is an unindicted co-conspirator in a scheme to corrupt…
BY BILL ESTEP, bestep@herald-leader.com – Kentucky Utilities customers will pay extra each month to cover environmental upgrades at the company’s power plants under a settlement approved Monday. The amount will vary each year covered by the settlement, which lasts through 2024. In 2016, the estimated additional monthly surcharge will be 30 cents for the average KU residential…
by Beth Warren, @BethWarrenCJ – Governor Matt Bevin met with gunshot victim and cab driver Abdirahman Mohamed at the Frazier Rehab Institute to discuss the spike of violence in Louisville. Sam Upshaw Jr./The CJ Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton returned to Louisville on Monday with Gov. Matt Bevin to meet with another shooting victim, a taxi driver and father of…
by Nick Storm, @NickStorm_cn2 – Former First Lady Jane Beshear’s name was removed from the Capitol Education Center on the grounds of the Capitol in July, but since its removal two agencies have been pointed to for their role in the soon to be renamed center. After a legislative committee meeting last week revealed the cabinet secretary who…
by Beth Musgrave, bmusgrave@herald-leader.com – The number of homeless students in Lexington schools has nearly doubled in the past three years, according to a new report that recommends more money and attention to schools with the highest percentage of homeless students. The Lexington Fair Housing Council’s analysis of local and state education data show that the number of…
by Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource – For those working daily to treat addiction tied to the opioid epidemic in the Ohio Valley, resources have been limited. But beginning this week, doctors will have a little more to work with. The federal government will allow doctors to treat more patients with buprenorphine, a medication that can help…
by Tom Loftus, @TomLoftus_CJ – Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin speaks at Fancy Farm Here are updated salaries of members of Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration obtained from state government’s “Open Door” website. This list – updated Aug. 8, 2016 – reflects a policy announced at the beginning of the administration providing 5 percent raises for officials who have served at least…