House approves road budget, pain pill bill
UPDATED AT 1:25 P.M. By Beth Musgrave bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT -- The two major bills of the special legislative session cleared the Democratic-led House on Wednesday and now head to the...
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Beshear vetoes $50 million of road projects in or near Williams’ district
By Beth Musgrave and Jack Brammer bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Senate will approve a $4.5 billion operating budget for the Transportation Cabinet on Friday and end a special...
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Money for roads in Williams’ district pales in comparison to House leaders
By John Cheves jcheves@herald-leader.com Gov. Steve Beshear blamed Senate President David Williams' "greed" last week after Williams added tens of millions of dollars in spending for his district to...
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Senate committee puts Williams’ vetoed projects into road budget
By Beth Musgrave and Jack Brammer bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — The $50 million in road projects that Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed in or near the Southern Kentucky district of Senate President...
View ArticleSpecial session ends after pain pill bill, transportation budget win approval
UPDATED AT 7:20 P.M. By Jack Brammer and Beth Musgrave jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — A five-day special legislative session that cost taxpayers more than $300,000 ended late Friday afternoon...
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Stumbo, Williams approve $19,758 payment for redistricting legal bill
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – The legislature’s top two leaders have decided the General Assembly will pay a $19,758.94 legal bill for its representation in a lawsuit over the...
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Beshear creates health benefit exchange; legislative panel rejects rental...
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear signed an executive order Tuesday to create an online marketplace offering health insurance plans for Kentuckians, as called...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly must pay legal bills of plaintiffs in redistricting lawsuit
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — The Legislative Research Commission must pay the legal fees of House Republicans and Democratic state Sen. Kathy Stein, who successfully...
View Article‘Comment’ features 3 veteran journalists; ‘KY Tonight’ will discuss 2012...
Three veteran journalists will join host Ferrell Wellman on this weekend's "Comment on Kentucky," a public affairs show of the Kentucky Educational Television network. They are Al Cross, director of...
View ArticleStatement says Senate President Williams and wife, Robyn Williams, will file...
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – Senate President David Williams and his wife, Robyn Williams, will be filing for divorce. Both released a statement Monday about their marriage...
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Richie Farmer and former wife testify at child-support hearing; no immediate...
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — A judge did not make an immediate decision Thursday morning in former state Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer’s request to lower child...
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Grimes proposes email voting for overseas soldiers, gets support from...
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes proposed Wednesday to let Kentucky soldiers who are overseas vote by email. Her plan was endorsed...
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Beshear does not rule out possibility of appointing Williams to judicial seat
By Beth Musgrave bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday he’s willing to consider Senate President David Williams, a longtime political foe, as a candidate for an open...
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Williams willing to consider judicial appointment; Beshear appoints...
UPDATED AT 4:46 P.M. By Beth Musgrave and Jack Brammer bmusgrave@herald-leader.com jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT -- Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear made appointments Thursday to the nominating...
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David Williams nominated for judgeship; says he will accept if appointed
By Beth Musgrave bmusgrave@herald-leader.com By Beth Musgrave bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — Kentucky Senate President David Williams, who has bedeviled Democrats in the Capitol for more than...
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Senate President David Williams appointed to judgeship in Southern Ky.
By Beth Musgrave and Jack Brammer — bmusgrave@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — Kentucky Senate President David Williams, a Republican reviled by the Democrats he has stymied for nearly 13 years, will...
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Senate budget chairman Leeper seeks Senate presidency
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – Another state senator has entered the race for president of the Kentucky Senate. Senate Appropriations and Revenue Chairman Bob Leeper, an...
View ArticleSara Beth Gregory wins election to fill David Williams’ state Senate seat
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT – State Rep. Sara Beth Gregory of Monticello won a special election Tuesday to fill the state Senate seat in south-central Kentucky left vacant by...
View ArticleBeshear sets special election for state House seat
FRANKFORT –Gov. Steve Beshear has set a special election for Feb. 12 to fill the unexpired state House term of Republican Sara Beth Gregory, who won a special election last month for a state Senate...
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