FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The State Board of Elections will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday to certify the results of Kentucky’s special House elections last week. The winners cannot take the oath of office until after the board certifies the results. The board had been scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. But the…
by The Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY. — Kentucky health officials are urging parents of college students to make sure their children are up-to-date on their mumps vaccination. A statement from the Kentucky Department of Health on Wednesday says recent cases at the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville underscores the need to keep immunizations…
by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – FRANKFORT, Ky. – A day after increasing their majority in the Kentucky House, Democrats were confident they could continue to hang on to the chamber when the general election rolls around in November. That’s despite the presidential election presenting Republicans with federal issues that are expected to be more friendly to them…
by Kevin Wheatley – FRANKFORT — For three Democrats and one Republican joining the House of Representatives in the session’s waning weeks, orientation will be more than moving into their Capitol Annex offices and finding their desks on the chamber’s floor. House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Wednesday that the House will likely vote on its version of the…
by ASSOCIATED PRESS – CARROLLTON — Two police officers suspended from the Carrollton force in the midst of misconduct allegations have been cleared of all wrongdoing. Media outlets reported that a Carroll County jury on Tuesday acquitted police Chief Mike Willhoite and officer Ron Dickow of all charges. Willhoite and Dickow were accused of defying a judge’s…
by Erica Peterson – A bill under consideration in the Kentucky General Assembly that would end state coal mine safety inspections isn’t being pursued for financial reasons, according to the state Energy and Environment Cabinet. Senate Bill 297 would change Kentucky law to eliminate the provision that requires state coal mine inspections, in addition to federal inspections.…
by Joseph Gerth, @Joe_Gerth – Here are some takeaways after Democrats won three of four special elections on Tuesday, preventing Republicans from taking control of the House. House pace on Gov. Matt Bevin’s budget likely to continue: On Monday, Bevin took to Facebook to suggest in a video that the House was wasting time on passing his budget, questioning why…
by Janet Patton, jpatton1@herald-leader.com – Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, who is leading the charge against the management of the Kentucky Horse Park, sought a paid position in charge of the park’s marquee annual event, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, in 2010. He was rebuffed by Alston Kerr, who was ousted Friday as chairwoman of the…
by Don Weber, @DonWeber_cn2 – FRANKFORT – A bill which would allow early voting for any reason cleared a House committee on Monday. House Bill 290, sponsored by Rep. Reginald Meeks, D-Louisville, would allow in-person voting for any reason in the clerk’s office or other approved location at least 12 days before an election, and include the two Saturdays before…
by ERICA PETERSON (KPR) – A bill under consideration in Kentucky’s General Assembly would eliminate state mine inspections, a move which a safety advocate says would have adverse effects on mine safety in Kentucky. Senate Bill 297 was introduced last week by Senator Chris Girdler. It would repeal the parts of Kentucky law that require state mine…