The bi-state authority overseeing the Ohio River Bridges Project has reinforced its dedication to the project as it’s planned.
The authority clarified its position in a meeting Thursday by passing what it calls its strategic objectives.
Friday is the first of six days state workers will have to take off through the end of the fiscal year. Some, such as corrections employees and mental hospital workers, are exempt from the furloughs.
Wilson is scheduled to die by lethal injection September 16 for the 1987 murder of restaurant worker Deborah Pooley in Covington.
Attorney John Frith Stewart, says the unpaid days off will cause state workers undue stress. But Personnel Cabinet Attorney Dan Egbers says the workers failed to meet the standard of proof required for a court injunction.
The survey of 618 likely voters gives Fischer 47 percent support, with Heiner receiving 45 percent. The polls margin of error is plus or minus four percent.
Regulations allowing Instant Racing were unanimously approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, but public hearings on the regulations are still pending. Instant Racing involves electronic wagering on historic horse races.
Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer accepted endorsements from 29 labor unions Monday. But Fischer’s Republican opponent Hal Heiner says the candidate is not being completely honest with those groups.
