Senator Kathy Stein, Other Senate Democrats Considering Redistricting Lawsuits

by Kenny Colston on January 26, 2012

House Republicans aren’t the only members of the General Assembly looking to sue over new redistricting lines.

Democratic state Senator Kathy Stein says she and many of her Lexington supporters are strongly considering getting involved as well. A handful of House Republicans filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Circuit Court today challenging the House redistricting map. Stein says she is likely to join those Republicans.

“Well I’m certainly very intensely studying the pleadings that they have and I believe that chances are very good that we will attempt to intervene in some manner,” she says.

Stein adds that many Lexington residents have also expressed a desire to file a lawsuit over the new map, which draws her out of her district. [click to continue…]

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Redistricting, Right to Work, Debate Audiences, Google’s Privacy Policy: Today on State of the News

by Laura Ellis January 27, 2012

Segment A: Metro news with the WFPL news staff. Segment B: KPR Capital Bureau Chief Kenny Colston with statehouse news, IPBS statehouse reporter Brandon Smith on Indiana’s right to work legislation, and Shelly Baskin from WKMS in Murray, on the murder of Hickman, KY Mayor Charles Murphy. Segment C: Rick Edmonds from the Poynter Institute [...]

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Jensen Reduces Role on Psuedoephedrine Bill After Personal Attacks,

by Kenny Colston January 27, 2012

The primary sponsor of legislation attempting to make pseudoephedrine available by prescription only is taking a smaller role. State Senator Tom Jensen announced today that he will no longer be the main sponsor of Senate Bill 50. Jensen said opponents of the legislation were quickly attaching him personally to the controversial bill, something he wanted to [...]

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General Assembly Agrees to Push Congressional Filing Deadline to Feb. 7

by Kenny Colston January 27, 2012

Legislative leaders still disagree over new Congressional districts, but they have agreed on one thing: to extend the filing deadline. Instead of passing a new bill for the extension, state Senator Damon Thayer said the two sides agreed to gut House Bill 2. “We’re going to use the House Bill 2 conference committee report to [...]

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New York Chef Gabrielle Hamilton to Appear in Louisville

by Brad Yost January 27, 2012

Gabrielle Hamilton is the owner and chef of Prune, a small but popular restaurant in New York City’s East Village. Her memoir “Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef” chronicles her career, from her early years in rural Pennsylvania—to nearly being charged with grand larceny while working in New York’s bar [...]

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Barge Strike Causes Partial Collapse of Western Kentucky Bridge

by admin January 27, 2012

by Chad Lampe, Kentucky Public Radio The Kentucky Highway Department reports that a barge hit the US 68/KY 80 Eggner’s Ferry Bridge at the western entrance to Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The bridge is partially collapsed. KDOT Spokesman Keith Todd says no vehicles were on the bridge at the time. The Coast [...]

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CPE President Says Higher Tuition Won’t Make Up for Budget Cuts

by Kenny Colston January 26, 2012

The head of Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education foresees a dire future for higher education if the state can’t correct its budget woes soon. CPE President Robert King told a budget subcommittee today that Governor Steve Beshear’s 6.4 percent budget cut on higher education will definitely mean higher tuition for college students. But another increase won’t [...]

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Jeffersonville Mayor Answers EPA Sewage Mandate

by Devin Katayama January 26, 2012

Jeffersonville, Indiana Mayor Mike Moore has proposed a $30 million project, responding to the Environmental Protection Agency mandate to control the city’s sewage from flowing into the Ohio River. “The mandate is something the previous administration had put off until another phase. We’re doing that now,” Moore said. The project includes the development of a [...]

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Raque Adams Files for State Senate

by Phillip M. Bailey January 26, 2012

Former Louisville Metro Councilwoman and current state Rep. Julie Raque, R-Louisville, has filed to run for the state Senate in a newly-drawn district. The seat is currently held by retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Shaughnessy, D-Louisville, but the controversial redistricting map approved by the General Assembly would have moved him out of the area by year’s [...]

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U of L Officials Welcome Indigent Care Fund Audit

by Gabe Bullard January 26, 2012

The trust that funds a portion of indigent care at University of Louisville Hospital will be audited. U of L President James Ramsey asked for an audit of the Quality and Charity Care Trust earlier this month. The request came after the Jefferson County Attorney revealed that the trust’s board hasn’t met in over two [...]

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