Aug 16 Local News Hearing Today On Furlough Suit In a May special session, Kentucky lawmakers gave Gov. Beshear the green light to furlough state workers to help balance the budget. Soon thereafter, Beshear ordered both merit and non-merit employees to take six furlough days this fiscal year to save the state $24 million. By tcveigh Aug 16 Local News Hearing Today On Furlough Suit tcveigh
Aug 12 Local News Judge Blocks Raid On Mine Workers' Compensation Funds A Frankfort judge is blocking a legislative raid on workers’ compensation funds earmarked for injured Kentucky coal miners. Kentucky lawmakers this year transferred almost $2 million from the Workers' Compensation Fund for injured coal miners, to the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. By tcveigh Aug 12 Local News Judge Blocks Raid On Mine Workers' Compensation Funds tcveigh
Aug 11 Community Kentucky Speedway Lands Sprint Cup Race The track draws large crowds, but NASCAR rebuffed entreaties from its original owners to let the venue host a Sprint Cup Race. By tcveigh Aug 11 Community Kentucky Speedway Lands Sprint Cup Race tcveigh
Aug 11 Local News Pew Center To Study Kentucky Prison Issues Since 1980, the number of inmates in Kentucky prisons has risen from 3,700 to 20,000. Corrections’ spending has risen from $117 million in 1989 to $500 million last year. Concerned state leaders, anxious to find answers, are seeking assistance from the Pew Center on the States. By tcveigh Aug 11 Local News Pew Center To Study Kentucky Prison Issues tcveigh
Aug 11 Local News Proposed Death Penalty Legislation Debated In Frankfort A new push is underway to preclude the use of the death penalty for the severely mentally ill in Kentucky, but the legislation appears to have a steep, uphill climb. Similar bills introduced in previous legislative sessions have seen little action. By tcveigh Aug 11 Local News Proposed Death Penalty Legislation Debated In Frankfort tcveigh
Aug 10 Local News Kentucky Speedway Lands Sprint Cup Race The Sparta, Kentucky, track will become the 23rd motorsports facility on the 36-race Sprint Cup Series schedule. It's the first race added to the national tour since 2001. By tcveigh Aug 10 Local News Kentucky Speedway Lands Sprint Cup Race tcveigh
Aug 8 Local News In Depth: Picnicking And Politics At Fancy Farm Not far from the stage, waiting for the political speaking to begin, Ralph Warren of Beaver Dam was decked out in a Stetson hat, black Converse tennis shoes and an AARP T-shirt. He was wearing a Conway sticker but confided that he kind of likes Rand Paul. By tcveigh Aug 8 Local News In Depth: Picnicking And Politics At Fancy Farm tcveigh
Aug 8 Local News Williams Front And Center At Western Kentucky Speeches Williams is widely believed to be testing the waters for a gubernatorial bid next year against incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear. By tcveigh Aug 8 Local News Williams Front And Center At Western Kentucky Speeches tcveigh
Aug 8 Local News Paul, Conway Spar At Fancy Farm Conway won the coin toss and spoke first. He quickly went on the attack, accusing Republican Rand Paul of back-pedaling and waffling on the issues. Paul fired back, accusing Conway of running away from Democrats in Washington when it's expedient in Kentucky. By tcveigh Aug 8 Local News Paul, Conway Spar At Fancy Farm tcveigh
Aug 7 Local News Paul And Conway Prepare Fancy Farm Messages In separate locations in Marshall County Friday night, the two Kentuckians running for U.S. Senate were test-driving their Fancy Farm speeches. By tcveigh Aug 7 Local News Paul And Conway Prepare Fancy Farm Messages tcveigh
Aug 6 Local News 130th Fancy Farm Picnic This Weekend It began as a small, annual gathering to celebrate the fall harvest. Pretty soon politicians started showing up, giving stump speeches. Today, the Fancy Farm Picnic in rural Graves County annually draws up to 20,000 people. By tcveigh Aug 6 Local News 130th Fancy Farm Picnic This Weekend tcveigh
Aug 5 Local News Karem Elected State School Board Chairman Karem was the board’s unanimous choice to succeed former chairman Joe Brothers. He's a strong education advocate who helped steer the Kentucky Education Reform Act through the 1990 General Assembly. By tcveigh Aug 5 Local News Karem Elected State School Board Chairman tcveigh
Aug 4 Arts and Culture National Symphony Orchestra To Visit Kentucky The National Symphony Orchestra will spend an entire week in Kentucky early next year. During the mid-February residency, the 100-musician orchestra will perform concerts in Louisville, Florence, Owensboro, Paducah, Lexington and Somerset. By tcveigh Aug 4 Arts and Culture National Symphony Orchestra To Visit Kentucky tcveigh
Aug 4 Local News Mongiardo Endorses Conway Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has picked up a key endorsement in the U.S. Senate race. But the endorsement still leaves lingering questions. At issue was Mongiardo’s almost $80,000 campaign debt and whether or not the Conway camp had agreed to help retire the debt. Apparently that issue remains unresolved By tcveigh Aug 4 Local News Mongiardo Endorses Conway tcveigh
Aug 3 Local News Filing Deadline For Independents Nears Independent candidates seeking partisan offices, candidates for non-partisan offices with no primary, or those seeking to fill an office with a recent vacancy must have their filing papers in the hands of state or local elections officials by 4:00 pm, local time, August 10th. By tcveigh Aug 3 Local News Filing Deadline For Independents Nears tcveigh