Jan 12 Kentucky Politics Bill Changing Venue For Lawsuits Against Ky. Officials Advances Republican leaders of the Kentucky legislature want to change which judges hear lawsuits against state officials and agencies. By Ryland Barton Jan 12 Kentucky Politics Bill Changing Venue For Lawsuits Against Ky. Officials Advances Ryland Barton
Jul 27 Politics State Moving Forward With Capital Plaza Demolition Officials say the state needs about $194 million to fix or maintain its buildings and infrastructure in Franklin County alone. By Ryland Barton Jul 27 Politics State Moving Forward With Capital Plaza Demolition Ryland Barton
May 10 Politics Bevin Seeks To Demolish Frankfort’s Tallest Building, Convention Center The Finance and Administration Cabinet issued a request to demolish the 26-story Capital Plaza Tower and Frankfort Convention Center later this year. By Ryland Barton May 10 Politics Bevin Seeks To Demolish Frankfort's Tallest Building Ryland Barton
Feb 8 Local News Lawmakers Hold Ninth Annual Celebration of Black History Month Kentucky lawmakers held their annual celebration of Black History Month in Frankfort today, the ninth such celebration. The program included a presentation of the book Two Centuries of Black Louisville and three new inductions into the Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians—the late higher education advocate William Blakey, the late Urban League Director Arthur Walters and current […] By Kenny Colston Feb 8 Local News Lawmakers Hold Ninth Annual Celebration of Black History Month Kenny Colston
Nov 22 Local News Bill Requiring Prescriptions for Cold Medicines Would Only Apply to Certain Convicts by Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio A Kentucky state lawmaker has pre-filed legislation that would require a prescription for cold and allergy medicines, but it would only apply to convicted meth offenders. Many over-the-counter cold remedies contain pseudoephedrine, an ingredient used to make meth. Democratic Representative Brent Yonts wants to create a block list for […] By WFPL News Nov 22 Local News Bill Requiring Prescriptions for Cold Medicines Would Only Apply to Certain Convicts WFPL News
Jul 18 Local News State Lawmakers Discuss When to Begin Redistricting by Dan Conti, Kentucky Public Radio Members of the Kentucky General Assembly’s Task Force on Elections are at odds over when to begin redrawing legislative districts based on the 2010 Census. It could either be done during a special session this year or during the regular session which begins in January. “It can be done […] By WFPL News Jul 18 Local News State Lawmakers Discuss When to Begin Redistricting WFPL News
Jun 13 Local News In-Depth: Despite Investigations and Complaints, For-Profit Colleges Have Supporters in Frankfort Complaints about for-profit colleges in Kentucky continue to raise eyebrows in Frankfort. But the schools also have many legislative defenders. Currently there are 141 for-profit colleges in Kentucky, which are seeing significant growth. National enrollment in proprietary colleges is nearing two million students, compared to a half-million in 1998. The schools cater mostly to students […] By Tony McVeigh Jun 13 Local News In-Depth: Despite Investigations and Complaints, For-Profit Colleges Have Supporters in Frankfort Tony McVeigh
May 9 Local News Frankfort Prison to Become State Police Training Academy Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has decided to close a minimum security prison and make it a training academy for Kentucky State Police. Beshear says the state no longer needs the Frankfort Career Development Center, which houses 205 low-risk inmates. “Our inmate population has dropped, more than 1600 inmates, between February 15, 2008 and April 20 […] By Tony McVeigh May 9 Local News Frankfort Prison to Become State Police Training Academy Tony McVeigh
Apr 18 Local News Kentucky Receives Stimulus Funds to Help Struggling Homeowners Financial help is available for unemployed Kentuckians having difficulty meeting their mortgages. Kentucky is one of 18 states receiving federal stimulus money from the U.S. Treasury’s Hardest Hit Fund. Kentucky’s share is $149 million dollars. Richard McQuady of the Kentucky Housing Corporation says homeowners can receive up to $20,000 or 12 months of assistance, whichever occurs […] By Tony McVeigh Apr 18 Local News Kentucky Receives Stimulus Funds to Help Struggling Homeowners Tony McVeigh
Apr 6 Politics Senate Adjourns Special Session Kentucky’s special session on Medicaid officially ended Wednesday evening. Adjournment came after Senate Republicans approved resolutions symbolically overriding Governor Beshear’s line-item vetoes of the Medicaid bill. Eleven Democrats in the chamber, including Representative Robin Webb of Grayson, refused to support the resolutions. “My outrage is we had to come back for a special session. It […] By Tony McVeigh Apr 6 Politics Senate Adjourns Special Session Tony McVeigh
Apr 6 Politics State Senate Reconvenes As expected, the Kentucky Senate reconvened the special session on Medicaid. But not much has happened yet. Senate President David Williams gaveled the session to order, and 27 members recorded their presence. A couple of resolutions were read, and then Senate Republicans went behind closed doors to caucus, where they remain. Democratic Senatir Walter Blevins […] By Tony McVeigh Apr 6 Politics State Senate Reconvenes Tony McVeigh
Apr 4 Politics Reviewing The 2011 Legislative Session Despite the need for a special session, the General Assembly’s legislative pace this year more or less matches last year’s. By Tony McVeigh Apr 4 Politics Reviewing The 2011 Legislative Session Tony McVeigh
Mar 25 Politics Beshear Vetoes Portion of Medicaid Bill Across-the-board cuts to state agencies, including education are out. So is language preventing additional furloughs, face-to-face interviews of Medicaid applicants, debt restructuring, and legislative pay during the veto recess. By Tony McVeigh Mar 25 Politics Beshear Vetoes Portion of Medicaid Bill Tony McVeigh
Mar 24 Politics Senate Medicaid Plan Clears Committee Senate Republicans still want across-the-board cuts to state agencies, including education, to balance Medicaid. But most of the education cuts wouldn’t come until January 31, 2012. And if Governor Beshear attains 82 percent of his projected savings from Medicaid managed care before then, the legislature could rescind the cuts. By Tony McVeigh Mar 24 Politics Senate Medicaid Plan Clears Committee Tony McVeigh
Mar 23 Politics Senate Expected to Revise, Pass Medicaid Budget Bill Thursday After the Senate passes the bill, House and Senate leaders likely will need to sit down to negotiate a final agreement. Since lawmakers are paid for weekends during special sessions, this is day 11 of the session. By Tony McVeigh Mar 23 Politics Senate Expected to Revise, Pass Medicaid Budget Bill Thursday Tony McVeigh