January 2010

Transparency Bill Clears Senate Panel

by Rick Howlett January 27, 2010

(Thanks to Stu Johnson, Kentucky Public Radio/WEKU, Richmond) The full Kentucky Senate will consider legislation that would require that most state government spending information and other financial data be posted online. The measure, approved Wednesday by a Senate committee, was sparked by recent scandals involving the Kentucky Assocation of Counties and the Kentucky League of [...]

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Resolution Takes Step Toward Merged Fire Districts

by Gabe Bullard January 27, 2010

Louisville Metro Councilman Dan Johnson has authored a resolution that would take the first steps toward a unified fire department in Louisville.

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Ice Storm Anniversary Marked

by Rick Howlett January 27, 2010

(Thanks to Lisa Autry, Kentucky Public Radio/WKYU, Bowling Green) This week marks the one year anniversary of one of Kentucky’s worst weather disasters. An ice storm that moved through the commonwealth January 27 and 28, 2009 left more than 750,000 homes and businesses without electricity. Tens of thousands more were without service in southern Indiana. [...]

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Crossings: Historic Journeys Near Louisville's Merton Square

by Laura Ellis January 27, 2010

SoA 1/27/10: Crossings: Historic Journeys Near Louisville’s Merton Square Listen to the Show

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Environment And Energy Committee To Begin Meeting

by Gabe Bullard January 27, 2010

The Louisville Metro Council’s new Energy and Environment Committee will meet for the first time Thursday.

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Area Toyota Plants See Production Suspensions

by scrosby January 27, 2010

Toyota employees in Kentucky and Indiana will still report to work next week, though many of them won’t make cars. The automaker announced yesterday it’s halting sales of eight models that were included in a recall last week because of a possible sticky accelerator pedal. That has resulted in a production suspension on those models [...]

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More Women Asking for Early Labor

by scrosby January 27, 2010

When the March of Dimes released its annual report card on the frequency and causes of premature births in November, Kentucky got an ‘F’. The country as whole got a ‘D’. It cited factors such as smoking during pregnancy and a lack of prenatal care, but as WFPL’s Stephanie Crosby reports, something else has been [...]

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Texting Bill Clears Hurdle In Frankfort

by Rick Howlett January 27, 2010

Texting while driving may soon be illegal in Kentucky, if legislation moving in the 2010 General Assembly becomes law. Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh watched the bill clear its first major hurdle.

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Filing Deadline Passes

by Gabe Bullard January 26, 2010

The filing deadline to run for elected office in Kentucky this year has passed. Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh was there when Secretary of State Trey Grayson shut the door.

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