April 2008

3rd District GOP Congressional Candidates Debate On KET

by Rick Howlett April 28, 2008

The four Republicans who want to unseat Democratic Congressman John Yarmuth in the November election debated last Monday night on Kentucky Educational Television. The candidates include Anne Northup, who held the 3rd District seat for ten years before losing to Yarmuth in 2006, developer Chris Thieneman and Louisville residents Bob DeVore, Junior and Corley Everett. [...]

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JCPS Board of Education Postpones Assignment Plan Vote

by scrosby April 28, 2008

The student assignment committee of Jefferson County Public Schools has made more changes to the two proposed student assignment plans under consideration by the board of education. Student Assignment Director Pat Todd said at a Monday night board meeting that all the changes were in response to parent complaints about various elements of the two [...]

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800-900 LMPD Officers To Manage Derby Weekend Traffic, Security

by Rick Howlett April 28, 2008

Louisville Metro Police say they’re ready to set up their Derby weekend traffic detail around Churchill Downs.Chief Robert White says no major changes to the traffic plan have been made. “We will probably have anywhere from eight to nine hundred officers working on Oaks and Derby, just focusing on Oaks and Derby, that’s internal as well [...]

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Rokita Calls Supreme Court Ruling 'Victory'

by scrosby April 28, 2008

Voters in Indiana’s upcoming primary will have to present a government-issued photo ID in order to cast a ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state law, after it was challenged by Indiana Democrats. They claimed the law was a Republican effort to suppress voting by minorities and the poor, who are less likely to [...]

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Kentucky Horse Racing Authority

by Laura Ellis April 28, 2008

As in any other sport, horse racing with all its excitement needs to be regulated. This is where the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority comes in. From changing a horse’s name to overseeing regulations on medications or the development of race tracks, the KHRA is involved in every aspect of the horse racing industry.

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Designer Of Barbaro Memorial To Be Announced

by Rick Howlett April 28, 2008

The owners of Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro will announce this week which artist has been chosen to design a memorial at the horse’s Louisville burial site. Owners Gretchen and Roy Jackson announced in January that Barbaro’s ashes would be interred at Churchill Downs, where the throroughbred captured the 2006 Derby. Barbaro was euthanized about eight [...]

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Ruling Pending In Church/Gay Marriage Appeal

by Rick Howlett April 28, 2008

The top judicial body in the Louisville-based Presbyterian Church USA will issue a ruling Tuesday on whether a California-based minister should be disciplined for performing same-gender marriage ceremonies. The church’s General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission heard the final appeal of Reverend Janie Spahr Friday in Louisville. The church contends Spahr is in violation of its constitution, [...]

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