Nov 18 Local News Kentucky Senators Back White House Plan For Automakers U.S. Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky is among the Capitol Hill lawmakers opposed to a government bailout of the automotive industry. Bunning says the Big Three automakers need to prove they can become financially viable or else they’ll soon be back in Washington asking for more money. “Alternatively, I don’t want to see people losing […] By Rick Howlett Nov 18 Local News Kentucky Senators Back White House Plan For Automakers Rick Howlett
Sep 23 Local News Bunning Calls Bailout Plan "Un-American" The proposal by the U.S. Treasury Department to rescue the country’s financial industry is drawing sharp criticism from Kentucky’s junior U.S. Senator. Senator Jim Bunning calls the $700 billion bailout plan “un-American” and says it would replace the free market system with socialism. The Republican says he doesn’t buy the argument that the country would […] By Rick Howlett Sep 23 Local News Bunning Calls Bailout Plan "Un-American" Rick Howlett
Aug 21 State of Affairs Energy Costs Discussed At Farm Gathering The high cost of energy was a common theme in remarks from the state’s top elected officials during the annual Kentucky Farm Bureau country ham breakfast today. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear told farm leaders gathered at the fairgrounds that the state’s agriculture industry will play a larger role in helping the country become energy independent, as […] By Rick Howlett Aug 21 State of Affairs Energy Costs Discussed At Farm Gathering Rick Howlett
Aug 4 Local News Kentucky Politics Front and Center At Fancy Farm Listen Now More than a century ago, farm families in a small Catholic parish in far western Kentucky began holding a fall harvest picnic. When politicians started showing up and giving stump speeches, attendance grew. Now, as Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh reports, the annual Fancy Farm Picnic draws thousands. Tiny St. Jerome parish in […] By Rick Howlett Aug 4 Local News Kentucky Politics Front and Center At Fancy Farm Rick Howlett