89.3 WFPL News

The News for Louisville and Southern Indiana.

Kentucky Lawmakers Urge Inclusion of Tobacco in Pacific Trade Agreement

by Kenny Colston February 7, 2012

Kentucky lawmakers are protesting a current trade agreement that they say would hurt tobacco. The U.S. is currently negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, which includes countries like New Zealand, Peru and Vietnam. But the lawmakers say the proposal excludes tobacco protections. At a news conference in Frankfort today, Democratic and Republican lawmakers urged President Barack [...]

Read the full article →

Bill to Reduce Costs of Uncontested Special Elections Clears Committee

by Kenny Colston February 7, 2012

Changes to Kentucky’s special elections procedures could be imminent. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is supporting a bill to reduce the number of polling places for uncontested special elections for legislative seats. Grimes says the change will save money for her office, county clerks and taxpayers. “This means that if an uncontested special election [...]

Read the full article →

NRCC Elevates Barr to ‘Young Guns’ Program

by Phillip M. Bailey February 7, 2012

The National Republican Congressional Committee has raised the profile of Kentucky 6th congressional district race by elevating GOP challenger Andy Barr, who is hoping to face Democratic incumbent Ben Chandler again this fall. Despite two other Republicans being in the GOP primary, the NRCC highlighted Barr’s benchmarks as their reason for elevating his candidacy. In [...]

Read the full article →

Congressional Redistricting in Limbo as Filing Deadline Passes

by Kenny Colston February 7, 2012

The deadline for Kentuckians to file to run for the U.S. House has passed…with no extension and no agreement on new district maps. The deadline was 4:00 pm today. And as it passed, state House leaders were still waiting on approval from the Senate on the latest compromise on what the districts should look like. [...]

Read the full article →

Ford Prepares for Production of 2013 Escape SUV

by Devin Katayama February 6, 2012

Ford Motor Company will soon begin filling spots at the Louisville Assembly Plant to maintain two full-time production shifts to build the new 2013 Escape. “We just finished with our preproduction builds. We’re right now doing all the work stations and everything else and probably most of the maintenance guys are going through orientations on [...]

Read the full article →

Congressional Filing Deadline Likely to Be Moved Again

by Kenny Colston February 6, 2012

Kentucky lawmakers are struggling to finalize new Congressional districts. Both chambers approved new maps of the districts last month and have been in a conference committee for weeks to work out the differences. Last week, legislative leaders thought they were close to an agreement that would leave the maps relatively unchanged, but no compromise was [...]

Read the full article →

Wicker Alleges Congressional Redistricting Favors Yarmuth, Democrats

by Phillip M. Bailey February 6, 2012

Frustrated with the redistricting process in Frankfort, Republican congressional candidate Brooks Wicker alleges the plan threatens the viability of the Jefferson County GOP and is calling on supporters to lobby state lawmakers. The Louisville accountant is challenging Democratic incumbent John Yarmuth, who is seeking his fourth term in office representing Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district, which [...]

Read the full article →

Judge Could Make Final Decision on Redistricting Tuesday

by Kenny Colston February 6, 2012

A Kentucky judge is taking more time to decide the future of the state’s new legislative district maps. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd heard four hours of testimony Monday on whether the plan that redraws state House and Senate districts are constitutional. Most of the arguments cited past redistricting lawsuits. One of the biggest [...]

Read the full article →

Stage Collapse Report To Be Released Wednesday

by Rick Howlett February 6, 2012

From the Associated Press: Indiana regulators will release a report Wednesday on their investigation into August’s deadly stage rigging collapse at the Indiana State Fair. The state Department of Labor said today that the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s findings will be released during a Wednesday morning briefing at the Statehouse. The briefing will [...]

Read the full article →

Council GOP Divided Over Parker Endorsement

by Phillip M. Bailey February 6, 2012

Louisville Metro Council members’ endorsement of candidate Marilyn Parker over incumbent Jon Ackerson, R-18, in this year’s primary has created a rift in the caucus, but GOP staffers are downplaying the division. Six of the eight remaining Republican members have publicly supported Parker, a former congressional candidate and Tea Party activist who has flirted with [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →