From KFTC: The House Committee on Tourism Development and Energy is expected to consider two clean energy bills when it meets on Thursday, March 22 at 10 am in room 131 of the Capitol Annex in Frankfort. The committee will take testimony on HB 167, The Clean Energy Opportunity Act, a bill that would gradually increase the share of electricity in Kentucky that comes from energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. Testimony will also be heard on HB 187, a bill that would encourage...
Read moreThe State Senate is chomping at the bit to get back into the redistricting process they just got done screwing up. The State House… not so much. While the Republican-controlled Senate wants to git ‘er done by the close of session in April (because apparently they have nothing better to do), Stumbo and the House appear ready to wait til next year. Musgrave & Brammer: Read more
Read moreSince Thursday’s failed vote on Beshear’s gambling amendment, many around the Bluegrass and the Commonwealth have noted the sacrifice Damon Thayer made. They have lauded him for taking a stand, for crossing party lines, putting his reputation at risk, to co-sponsor the bill that could — as the argument goes — save the thoroughbred industry. But is Damon Thayer deserving of this praise? Or did Damon Thayer outplay everyone, working both sides to achieve his own ends? ...
Read moreBelieve It Or Not by Joey Scarbury on Grooveshark Go big AND go home: The Kentucky Supreme Court has blocked implementation of the newly-drawn boundaries for state legislative districts. In a two-page order issued a few hours after hearing oral arguments in the case Friday morning, the state’s highest court upheld Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd’s ruling that this year’s redistricting was unconstitutional. “Until the General Assembly passes redistricting legislation...
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