October 2009

GE CEO Discusses Appliance Division

by Gabe Bullard October 29, 2009

General Electric’s Consumer and Industrial CEO says the company remains dedicated to its Louisville-based appliance and lighting division, a year after announcing a possible spin-off.

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City Adds 315 Miles to Snow Clearing Effort

by scrosby October 29, 2009

When snow starts falling on Louisville this winter, city road crews will have an additional 315 miles of road to clear from last year. Public Works Director Ted Pullen says Louisville will clear most state roads in the city starting this year, including roads like Breckinridge Lane and Beulah Church Road. “These are major, major [...]

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Demonstrators Sit In At Humana

by Gabe Bullard October 29, 2009

A group of single-payer healthcare advocates is camped out in the lobby of the Humana building in Louisville.

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KACo Audit Finds "Self Serving Culture"

by Rick Howlett October 29, 2009

From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh Extravagant spending has been revealed in a State Auditor’s examination of the finances of the Kentucky Association of Counties. For five years, beginning in 2003, revenues at the Kentucky Association of Counties rose 75-percent, boosting the annual budget to almost six million dollars. And from 2006 to 2009, more [...]

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Neustar to Open Support Services Center in Louisville

by scrosby October 29, 2009

Sixty-eight new jobs are coming to Louisville, with the potential for more growth, when Neustar, Incorporated opens a support services center. The Virginia-based company has accepted over two-and-a-half million dollars in state tax incentives to locate in Kentucky. GLI President Joe Reagan says Louisville competed with other cities to host the company. “It is clear [...]

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Indiana OCC Suggests Lower Water Rate Increase

by Gabe Bullard October 28, 2009

The Indiana Office of the Consumer Counselor has recommended slashing a rate increase proposed by the Indiana American Water Company.

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Capitol Dome Project Continues

by scrosby October 28, 2009

From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh The rotunda of Kentucky’s historic State Capitol is now officially closed, and will remain off-limits for at least three months. The closure is necessary so the rotunda’s interior dome can get a fresh coat of paint and some new lighting. David Buchta of Historic Properties is closely monitoring the [...]

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Students To Protest IUS Smoking Ban

by Gabe Bullard October 28, 2009

Thursday afternoon, students at Indiana University Southeast will protest the possibility of fines for violating the school’s smoking ban.

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McCain To Speak At U Of L

by Rick Howlett October 28, 2009

UPDATE 10/30/09:  All the tickets for this event have been distributed. U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona will speak at the University of Louisville next month. Dr. Gary Gregg, the director of U of L’s McConnell Center, says the former G-O-P presidential nominee will deliver a public talk on the morning of November 11.   [...]

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Ask the Mayor

by Laura Ellis October 28, 2009

When Mayor Abramson last visited State of Affairs, he declined to share with us his future political plans. Well now the cat’s out of the bag, and he is running as Lieutenant Governor with current Governor Steve Beshear. But enough about elections, what’s been going on in Louisville since his last visit? Listen to the Show

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