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…
BY MICHAEL MCKAY, mmckay@herald-leader.com – The Kentucky Derby draws thousands of people looking to imbibe and bet in the state every year. But local advocates and Attorney General Andy Beshear warned Tuesday that some guests may not be here willingly. “The Derby is one of the greatest sporting events in the world and one all Kentuckians can…
by Sheldon S. Shafer, @sheldonshafer – With litigation pending, a potential buyer of the Galt House and possibly other large real estate holdings owned by the Al J. Schneider Co. is finding it difficult to secure title insurance needed to finance the purchase of the property. The insurance is hard to come by because disposition of the property is…
by Erica Peterson – Officials with the U.S. Green Building Council are hoping to certify several new sites in Kentucky in the coming months. But rather than bestow the organization’s well-known LEED rating system for green buildings, they’re recruiting spaces for a new, landscape-focused rating called Sustainable SITES. When a building is seeking LEED certification, the USGBC assigns points for…
by Phillip M. Bailey, @phillipmbailey – Mayor Greg Fischer and University of Louisville President James Ramsey announced Friday they are removing the 121-year-old Confederate monument on the Belknap campus. Marty Pearl, Special to CJ A Republican candidate for Congress wants to stop Mayor Greg Fischer and University of Louisville President James Ramsey from removing the controversial Confederate monument…