Jun 7 Politics Kentucky Governor Says House Is Worth $1.6 Million If it succeeds, the appeal could quash the ethics complaints and arm Bevin with a defense against charges of corruption. By Adam Beam, Associated Press Jun 7 Politics Kentucky Governor Says House Is Worth $1.6 Million Adam Beam, Associated Press
Jun 5 Politics Gov. Bevin Faces Second Ethics Complaint Over Home Rep. Darryl Owens filed the complaint against the governor. Attorney General Beshear has also called for an investigation into the matter. By Associated Press Jun 5 Politics Gov. Bevin Faces Second Ethics Complaint Over Home Associated Press
Mar 18 Politics Merger Critic Joins Fischer’s Task Force The task force is meant to find the problems and successes of the consolidation and recommend changes. Owen says it's too early to say what exactly the task force will do, but there are several issues he hopes it will take on. "There are some areas we could look at," he says. "I think we need to look at the economic development area, we may need to look at the structure of the government. I don't know if that's going to be part of the charge to this group. What I would like to look at and what we will look at might be two very different things." By Gabe Bullard Mar 18 Politics Merger Critic Joins Fischer’s Task Force Gabe Bullard
Mar 18 Politics Merger 2.0 Task Force Named Mayor Fischer's appointees include the Mayor of Prospect, the Anchorage and Jeffersontown Fire Chiefs and members of the mayor's administration. The panel also includes critics of merger, including State Representative Darryl Owens. By Gabe Bullard Mar 18 Politics Merger 2.0 Task Force Named Gabe Bullard
Feb 17 Local News In Depth: Lawmakers Again Reject Payday Loan Interest Cap For three years, Louisville Representative Darryl Owens has been trying to convince his colleagues to place a 36 percent annual cap on payday loans. But his bill never went anywhere. It never even got a committee hearing, until now. By Tony McVeigh Feb 17 Local News In Depth: Lawmakers Again Reject Payday Loan Interest Cap Tony McVeigh
Feb 16 Local News Bill Capping Payday Loan Interest Fails To Pass For three years now, Louisville Representative Darryl Owens has been trying to cap the APR on payday loans in Kentucky at 36%. But his bill never went anywhere. It didn’t even get a committee hearing, until now. But after hearing payday lenders argue they provide a valuable service to Kentuckians with nowhere else to turn for small, short-term loans, the House Banking and Insurance Committee voted 13-10 against the bill. By Tony McVeigh Feb 16 Local News Bill Capping Payday Loan Interest Fails To Pass Tony McVeigh
Feb 7 Local News Owens Continues Attempts To Cap Payday Loan Interest At 36 Percent A Louisville lawmaker is again trying to put a 36 percent annual cap on payday loans in Kentucky. The bill, sponsored by Representative Darryl Owens, went nowhere in two previous legislative sessions. Owens expects to at least get a House committee hearing this year. By Tony McVeigh Feb 7 Local News Owens Continues Attempts To Cap Payday Loan Interest At 36 Percent Tony McVeigh