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Kentucky’s general and road fund receipts for October were down 4% this year compared to 2008. It looks like the General Assembly will head into the next session facing a 1.3 billion dollar shortfall for the next biennium. Will the calls for expanded gaming (again) and higher cigarette taxes (again) will inspire the legislature to pick up the pace for the 60-day session?
Here’s what we reported on today:
- Poverty Task Force Begins Work In Frankfort
- Preservation Groups Work to Move Civil War Monument
- Louisville Receives Stimulus Grant For Firehouse
- Berman Reacts to District Accountability Scores
- Clark Co. Lawyer Joins Medicaid Fraud Unit
- Plans Announced For Botanical Garden
- Bank Executive Opposes Regulating Financial Industry
- Norton/Anthem Officials To Meet
Here’s what we reported on today:
A 25-member, cross-chamber task force has been created to fight poverty in Kentucky. The group of state Senators and Representatives will study anti-poverty programs and suggest ways to change them in the 2010 session of the General Assembly.
And the members are…
Rep. Linda Belcher, D-Shepherdsville
Rep. Dwight Butler, R-Harned
Rep. Leslie Combs, D-Pikeville
Rep. C.B. Embry, R-Morgantown
Rep. Kelly Flood, D-Lexington
Rep. Jim Glenn, D-Owensboro
Rep. Keith Hall, D-Phelps
Rep. Richard Henderson, D-Mt. Sterling
Rep. Melvin Henley, D-Murray
Rep. Martha Jane King, D-Lewisburg
Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, D-Louisville
Rep. Reginald Meeks, D-Louisville
Rep. Fred Nesler, D-Mayfield
Rep. Kevin Stinnette, D-Ashland
Rep. Kent Stevens, D-Lawrenceburg
Rep. Ken Upchurch, R-Monticello
Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington, R-Ft. Wright
Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Burlington
Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville
Sen. Dan Seum, R-Louisville
Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester
Sen. Elizabeth Tori, R-Elizabethtown
Sen. Johnny Ray Turner, D-Drift.
Here’s what we reported on today:
- Arguments Begin In Stinson Trial
- Many Schools To Offer Alternatives To Obama Address
- Rural Theater Evades Closure with Bold Move
- Kentucky Reports First H1N1 Death, Summit Meets in Frankfort
- Williams: Slots Would Be “Tax On The Poor”
- Investigators Rule Horse Barn Fire Was Intentionally Set
- Duke Offers Carbon Offsets, Leaves Clean Coal Coalition
Here’s the roundup, Yarmuth town hall included. It’s late, and we’ll be a little bit late with the posts tomorrow.
Here’s what we reported on today:
- Yarmuth Town Hall Draws Capacity Crowd
- In Depth: Lawmaker Wants To Remove “Dueling Clause” From Oath
- State Fair Attendance Up Six Percent
- Wllliams: Beshear Is “The Slot Machine Governor”
- Foul Play Possible In KEC Barn Fire
- Committee Passes Anti-Sagging Resolution
- Lexington Considering Garbage Fee Cuts
- Proposed KIPDA Move Draws Fire
State Rep Darryl Owens (D-Louisville) wants to revise Kentucky’s oath for elected officials and lawyers. Specifically, Owens wants to remove the language about dueling. Right now, the oath includes a pledge that the oath-taker has never participated in a duel.
The Herald-Leader has the story:
“Every member of the General Assembly, all officeholders and every member of the bar must take this oath,” said Owens. “And every time we get to that part of the ceremony, laughter erupts. I think that it is time we jump into the 21st century and delete this archaic language so the oath of office can be administered in a serious and respectful manner.”
Owens issued a statement that said the Kentucky Encyclopedia notes that 41 duels were fought by Kentuckians, beginning in 1790 and ending in 1867.
Remember when we covered the film incentives for Kentucky? Well…they’re being put to use.
From Business First:
The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority Tuesday approved $800,000 in tax credits for a Disney Films subsidiary planning a movie about the legendary racehorse Secretariat.
The credits were the first granted under legislation approved earlier this year during a special session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
No word if David Mamet is writing the Secretariat movie for Disney, too.
