May 21 Local News Yarmuth Applauds Conway for Joining Brief Against Citizens United Decision U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., is commending Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway for backing the state of Montana in a case that revisits the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling. Two years ago, justices in a 5-to-4 majority rejected spending limits for corporations and labor unions within federal election law. However, the Montana Supreme […] By WFPL News May 21 Local News Yarmuth Applauds Conway for Joining Brief Against Citizens United Decision WFPL News
May 8 Local News Conway, Grimes Team Up to Prevent Voter Fraud Kentucky officials are once again planning to crack down on voter fraud in the May 22 primary. Attorney General Jack Conway and Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced their partnership on the issue Tuesday, giving details of this year’s Election Integrity Task Force. The task force investigates allegations of fraud. Some allegations come from […] By Kenny Colston May 8 Local News Conway, Grimes Team Up to Prevent Voter Fraud Kenny Colston
Apr 13 Local News Conway Disappointed Over Prescription Drug Bill Failure In a statement, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway expressed disappointment with state lawmakers for failing to pass legislation to combat prescription drug abuse. The initial proposal required doctors to use KASPER, which is the state’s prescription monitoring system set up to crack down on “pill mill” operators. It also required that pain management clinics be […] By WFPL News Apr 13 Local News Conway Disappointed Over Prescription Drug Bill Failure WFPL News
Apr 11 Local News Beshear Predicts Prescription Pill Bill Will Pass in Strong Form Supporters of a bill that would put more restrictions on prescription pills say they believe the measure will pass soon, despite increased lobbying efforts by doctors to weaken the bill. The bill would move the KASPER prescription tracking system to the Attorney General’s office and strengthen restrictions on pain clinics. Kentucky lawmakers were unable to […] By Kenny Colston Apr 11 Local News Beshear Predicts Prescription Pill Bill Will Pass in Strong Form Kenny Colston
Feb 29 Local News House Judiciary Committee Passes Two Bills That Would Overhaul Drug Enforcement The Kentucky House Judiciary Committee has overwhelmingly passed two bills to overhaul the state’s fight against drugs. One bill deals with synthetic drugs. It would ban the manufacture of any drug that simulates an illegal substance or that contains certain chemical compounds. The second bill is an overhaul of the KASPER system, which monitors prescription […] By Kenny Colston Feb 29 Local News House Judiciary Committee Passes Two Bills That Would Overhaul Drug Enforcement Kenny Colston
Dec 30 Local News Conway Explains Hospital Merger Recommendation Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has released a statement explaining his recommendation to Governor Steve Beshear against the controversial Louisville hospital merger. From the attorney general’s office: “My staff and I conducted a thorough and comprehensive review of the proposed hospital merger. This presented an unprecedented combination of entities and a myriad of legal and […] By WFPL News Dec 30 Local News Conway Explains Hospital Merger Recommendation WFPL News
Nov 4 Local News Palin Backs P’Pool for Kentucky Attorney General (AUDIO) Less than a week until Election Day, former Alaska Governor and vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has endorsed Republican Todd P’Pool for Kentucky attorney general. The Hopkins County Attorney is challenging Democratic incumbent Jack Conway and has sought to nationalize the race by promising to challenge federal environmental regulations and President Obama’s health care overhaul. P’Pool […] By WFPL News Nov 4 Local News Palin Backs P’Pool for Kentucky Attorney General (AUDIO) WFPL News
Nov 2 Local News Conway Responds to P’Pool Attack Ad Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway released an ad Wednesday responding to an attack from Republican challenge Todd P’Pool, which alleges the incumbent tried to cover up a drug investigation involving his brother. The 30-second spot features Conway addressing voters about the allegation, which he has vehemently denied for over a year. The attorney general repeats […] By WFPL News Nov 2 Local News Conway Responds to P’Pool Attack Ad WFPL News
Nov 1 Local News P’Pool Attacks Conway Over Brother’s Drug Investigation in New Ad In two new television ads, Republican attorney general candidate Todd P’Pool is attacking Democratic incumbent Jack Conway over a one-year-old drug investigation that focused on the attorney general’s brother. The spots claim Conway had a role in the probe and insinuates the attorney general was at the center of a cover-up, but neither go into […] By WFPL News Nov 1 Local News P’Pool Attacks Conway Over Brother’s Drug Investigation in New Ad WFPL News
Oct 26 Local News Giuliani Campaigns for P’Pool, Rails Against Obama and Conway Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told supporters of Republican Todd P’Pool that Kentucky’s attorney general race has national implications for health care and energy policy. Giuliani visited Louisville on Wednesday to back P’Pool, who is running against Democratic incumbent Jack Conway. The former Republican presidential candidate highlighted key parts of P’Pool’s platform, which […] By WFPL News Oct 26 Local News Giuliani Campaigns for P’Pool, Rails Against Obama and Conway WFPL News
Oct 25 Local News Judge Rejects Conway Request to Join For-Profit College Lawsuit Kentucky cannot join a federal lawsuit against Education Management Corp., the second-largest for-profit college company in the country, a judge ruled Monday. In August, Attorney General Jack Conway announced the commonwealth had filed to intervene in the whistleblower case as part of a larger effort to crackdown on the business practices of for-profit colleges. The […] By WFPL News Oct 25 Local News Judge Rejects Conway Request to Join For-Profit College Lawsuit WFPL News
Oct 20 Local News Giuliani Making Louisville Appearance to Campaign for P’Pool The campaign for Republican attorney general candidate Todd P’Pool announced Thursday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be in Louisville to back the GOP challenger. Giuliani will join the Hopkins County Attorney at a rally on October 26 that will include supporters and public safety officials. P’Pool says the former Republican presidential […] By WFPL News Oct 20 Local News Giuliani Making Louisville Appearance to Campaign for P’Pool WFPL News
Oct 18 Local News Attorney General Debate Follows Campaign Pattern The first debate between the candidates for Kentucky attorney general repeated many themes of the campaign. Democratic incumbent Jack Conway and Republican challenger Todd P’Pool squared off on KET last night. Conway continued touting his accomplishments as the state’s chief prosecutor fighting cyber crime, child pornography and prescription drug abuse. P’Pool, meanwhile, continued his efforts […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 18 Local News Attorney General Debate Follows Campaign Pattern Gabe Bullard
Oct 12 Local News P’Pool: Conway Has Conflict of Interest on Hospital Merger During an appearance on WFPL News Tuesday, Republican attorney general candidate Todd P’Pool said he believes Democratic incumbent Jack Conway has a conflict of interest regarding the pending hospital merger. Conway has asked for more information about the proposed merger of University of Louisville Hospital, Jewish Hospital and Catholic Health Initiatives. The merged medical facilities […] By WFPL News Oct 12 Local News P’Pool: Conway Has Conflict of Interest on Hospital Merger WFPL News
Oct 6 Local News State Leaders Call For Better Tracking Of Prescription Drugs From Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio As Kentucky works with neighboring states and federal authorities to tackle prescription drug abuse, three state government leaders say there are improvements that also need to be made within the Commonwealth. At a press conference in Lexington this morning, Governor Steve Beshear, Attorney General Jack Conway, and House Speaker […] By Rick Howlett Oct 6 Local News State Leaders Call For Better Tracking Of Prescription Drugs Rick Howlett