Apr 6 Politics Kentucky Teachers Vow To Flex Their Political Muscle Bruised by their fight over pensions, Kentucky teachers are mobilizing like never before to support legislative candidates who pass a key political test: support for public education. By Bruce Schreiner, AP Apr 6 Politics Kentucky Teachers Vow To Flex Their Political Muscle Bruce Schreiner, AP
Mar 30 Politics Kentucky Teachers Storm Capitol To Protest Passage Of Pension Bill At least 500 people — most of them teachers — crowded the state Capitol building after about two dozen school districts closed for the day. By Ryland Barton Mar 30 Politics Kentucky Teachers Storm Capitol To Protest Passage Of Pension Bill Ryland Barton
Mar 16 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Protests And Pensions Students marched on the state Capitol to call for lawmakers to find solutions to school shootings, while teachers and state workers continued to protest the pension bill. By Ryland Barton Mar 16 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Protests And Pensions Ryland Barton
Mar 14 Politics Bevin Calls Teachers ‘Selfish’ And ‘Ignorant’ For Pension Protests During an interview on WVLC radio in Campbellsville on Tuesday, Bevin compared protesting teachers to people who hoarded rationed goods during World War II. By Ryland Barton Mar 14 Politics Bevin Calls Teachers 'Selfish' And 'Ignorant' For Pension Protests Ryland Barton
Mar 14 Politics Kentucky Senate Leader Says Pension Bill Unlikely To Pass This Session Senate President Robert Stivers says the Republican plan to overhaul the state’s pension systems doesn't have enough support from lawmakers. By Ryland Barton Mar 14 Politics Kentucky Senate Leader: Pension Bill Unlikely To Pass This Session Ryland Barton
Mar 13 Politics Accusations Fly, Tensions Rise As State Lawmakers Tweak Pension Bill Tensions continue to rise over the bill after last week's no-vote. And teachers and state workers are continuing protests over proposed reductions to benefits. By Ryland Barton Mar 13 Politics Accusations Fly, Tensions Rise As State Lawmakers Tweak Pension Bill Ryland Barton
Mar 9 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Pension Bill Derails The state Senate decided to not vote on a controversial pension bill as teachers and other state workers protested at the state Capitol. By Ryland Barton Mar 9 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Pension Bill Derails Ryland Barton
Mar 9 Politics No Vote On Pension Bill As Teachers, State Workers Protest Senate Minority Leader Ray Jones, a Democrat from Pikeville, gave credit for the bill’s postponement to the protesters who rallied outside of the Senate all day. By Ryland Barton Mar 9 Politics No Vote On Pension Bill As Teachers, State Workers Protest Ryland Barton
Dec 6 Politics Special Session To Fix Kentucky Pensions Unlikely, State Lawmakers Say During a WFPL News Special Tuesday evening, Democratic State Senator Morgan McGarvey said a special session now would waste taxpayer dollars. By Kyeland Jackson Dec 6 Politics Special Session To Fix Ky. Pensions Unlikely, State Lawmakers Say Kyeland Jackson
Oct 18 Politics Bevin Proposes Massive Changes To State Worker Pensions The proposal would phase out the state’s use of a defined-benefit pension system, which guarantees payments to state employees throughout their retirements. By Ryland Barton Oct 18 Politics Bevin Proposes Massive Changes To State Worker Pensions Ryland Barton
Sep 4 Politics Proposed Pension Changes Bring Fears Of State Worker Exodus More state workers retired last month than the year before amid concerns that the legislature and Gov. Matt Bevin will make changes to state retirement plans. By Ryland Barton Sep 4 Politics Proposed Pension Changes Bring Fears Of State Worker Exodus Ryland Barton