Omni Hotel says California travel ban cost them 2 conventions, Mayor Fischer calls on state lawmakers to act

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — In a statement the general manager for the Omni Hotel in Louisville says California’s recent state-funded travel ban to Louisville cost them two conventions they were slated to host. General Manager of the Omni, Scott Stuckey, said the hotel had received calls from each convention, stating they were “withdrawing from negotiations.” “We…

Caboni takes helm at WKU

Staff Report For the first time in two decades, Western Kentucky University has a new president. Timothy C. Caboni’s first day on the job was Monday, becoming WKU’s 10th president. He replaces Gary A. Ransdell, who retired after 20 years as WKU’s president. “Today is an exciting day for Kacy and me as we begin…

Governor Will Skip Fancy Farm This Year

by ASSOCIATED PRESS – A public clash between Kentucky’s two most powerful politicians will have to wait another year. A spokesman for Gov. Matt Bevin says the Republican chief executive will skip the annual “political speaking” at the Fancy Farm picnic, a Kentucky tradition that forces politicians to trade insults on statewide television all while enduring…

Mayor Greg Fischer: Convention has pulled out of Louisville due to California’s travel ban

BY Phillip M. Bailey , @phillipmbailey Louisville has already started to see an economic impact due to California’s decision to forbid state-funded travel to Kentucky, Mayor Greg Fischer said Wednesday evening. In a tweet Wednesday, Fischer said an unnamed convention is leaving the city due to California’s ban. “We are very concerned about others,” the mayor added on Facebook.…