STORM July 1 the reckoning for GOP legislators
The November "blue wave" that was supposed to give Democrats, at minimum, control of the House next year has been less of a sure thing lately -- that is, if anyone still puts any stock in polls.
Category Archives: Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell pushes hemp legalization in farm bill
Declaring he has "won the argument" on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider the farm bill Wednesday.
The teachers’ strikes prove it: the media is finally seeing America’s new labor landscape
Fifty thousand teachers dressed in red closed down Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday - the latest in a series of strikes by educators across America. The media is abuzz with the strikes, finally waking up to the giant forces that seem to be reshaping the labor landscape in America.
Republicans avoid confronting Trump over whether he can fire special counsel
President Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on tax legislation on Dec. 20, 2017. The Senate Judiciary Committee appeared an island of civility Thursday as Democrats and Republicans politely debated and voted 14 to 7 to approve bipartisan legislation intended to prevent President Trump from firing special counsel Robert S. Mueller III without cause.
Kentucky governor claims that children were raped, used drugs while teachers protested
Whitney Walker, second left, and Tracy Kurzendoerfer protest outside of Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's office on Friday, March 30, 2018 in Frankfort, Ky. Walker and Kurzendoerfer are teachers in Fayette County.
KY Lawmakers Close Out 2018 General Assembly Session
The Latest on the Kentucky legislature's final day of session : 8:20 p.m. Kentucky lawmakers have wrapped up this year's legislative session. The final day of work Saturday included two bills with last-minute changes to spending and tax policies.
Thousands of Kentucky teachers rally for education funding
Thousands of Kentucky teachers hoisted signs and chanted "we love our children" on Friday as they called on legislators to reject the Republican governor's vetoes and restore increases in education spending. Classes were canceled around Kentucky as teachers descended on the Capitol, wearing red T-shirts and carrying signs that said "I love my public school."
MSU Paducah campus gaining new trade center
Kentucky 1st District U.S. Rep. James Comer was among the speakers Friday at the Murray State University Paducah campus.
McConnell on right path in hemp issue
In 2014, we editorialized that we believed it was the right time for hemp to be reintroduced in the state. Under a provision of that year's federal farm bill, it was reintroduced for a pilot program to see how well it would do and how productive it could become.
As Teacher Rebellion Catches Fire, Oklahoma’s GOP Governor…
As teachers in the historically red states of Oklahoma , Kentucky , and Arizona are following in the footsteps of educators in West Virginia and turning out in droves to demand higher pay, reliable pensions, and greater government investments in the public school system, s ome Republican state leaders are sticking to their narrative that teachers are simply asking for too much-a strategy that could backfire during the November midterm elections. Her comments followed fiery remarks by Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, who last month said that educators who were protesting legislation that would slash their retirement benefits were "ignorant," "remarkably selfish," and "throwing a temper tantrum."
Teachers in two states shut schools over pay
Thousands of teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky walked off the job Monday morning, shutting down school districts as they protested cuts in pay, benefits and school funding. The state Capitol in Kentucky filled with teachers protesting pension changes and demanding increased school funding.
Kentucky tax reform bill passes house, heads to governor’s desk
That, coupled with the thousands of protesting teachers who swarmed the capitol Monday calling for a repeal of Senate Bill 151, has all eyes on Frankfort. Republicans introduced a tax reform bill and a budget Monday morning, passing both in the Senate before 2 p.m. First up in the House, lawmakers debated the tax reform proposal.
Sen. McConnell stepped in to help students in eastern Ky.
Throughout Kentucky, we're facing a skills gap in the workforce, leaving more than 100,000 jobs unfilled. The mission of the 16 colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System is to educate students from all walks of life.
The Health 202: States are going after opioid makers
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Erika Marble visits the gravesite of Edward Martin III, her fiance and father of her two children, who died in 2014 from an overdose of the opioid fentanyl. To understand how states are going on the offensive against opioid makers and distributors for the devastation their pills have caused, look no further than Kentucky, where about as many people die of overdoses every year as from car accidents and gunshots combined.
DC News Junkie | Second Shutdown in Three Weeks
Congressman John Larson, D-1st District, released a statement shortly after midnight, placing the blame for last night's federal government shutdown on Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, and suggesting it was motivated by a "personal, ideological agenda." "This shutdown falls squarely on the shoulders of egotists like Senator Rand Paul.
2 dead, 18 wounded in shooting at Kentucky high school; suspect in custody
A 15-year-old girl, later identified as Bailey Nicole Holt, died at the scene and a 15-year-old boy, later identified as Preston Ryan Cope, died at the hospital, Bevin said. The shooting took place just before 8 a.m. local time at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, about 120 miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee.
College president is setting the pace
President Lyle Roelofs likes to buy running shoes for his students at Berea College-as long as they get some exercise with him twice weekly before class. Starting at 7 a.m., students-along with faculty, staff and community members-can run four miles with him or walk two with his wife.
Kentucky first to win federal approval to roll back Medicaid expansion under Obamacare
Calling it an "exciting day," Gov. Matt Bevin on Friday said federal authorities have given Kentucky broad power to reshape its Medicaid program, making it the first state in the nation to win such approval under rules that allow states to include work requirements for some recipients. "I am excited by the fact that Kentucky will now lead the nation," Bevin said at a news conference at the Capitol Rotunda.
The Latest: New Disciplinary Charges Target Ky. Speaker Hoover
Eight Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have asked for GOP House Speaker Jeff Hoover to be removed from office after he settled a sexual harassment complaint with a woman in his office. The lawmakers filed the disciplinary charges Wednesday.
5 questions about Kentuckya s 2018 legislative session
The second year of Republican rule in Kentucky begins this week as lawmakers return to Frankfort for a 60-day legislative session. Republicans used their first year in power to pass dozens of laws that had been blocked for decades by Democrats.