Kentucky’s economic woes continue. The current state budget deficit could be larger than anticipated and there may be even more red ink ahead. Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh assesses the state’s grim financial picture.
From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh
Jay Blanton, spokesman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, is leaving the administration at the end of October to take a job in the private sector.
Jay Blanton is Gov. Beshear’s second communications director, after Dick Brown, who now works for Environmental and Public Protection. Blanton, who began work [...]
From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh
Kentucky Senate President David Williams says Gov. Steve Beshear’s attempts to win Democratic control of the Senate have “poisoned the political atmosphere” in Frankfort.
Williams told reporters at the State Capitol there’s only one issue on Beshear’s mind…slot machines…and the governor will stop at nothing to bring slots to the commonwealth. [...]
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced Thursday that many state agencies will face four percent budget cuts to make room for tax credit programs approved by the General Assembly.
Representatives from Kentucky state government are in Bethesda, Maryland today for a summit about the response to the rapid spread of so-called swine flu earlier this year. The H1N1 Preparedness Summit is for government leaders to critique the response to the outbreak and share ideas on how to improve it.
Jay Blanton with the governor’s office [...]
