Governor Matt Bevin

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A wrap up of a session that came unwrapped

Apr 26, 2019 at 03:17 pm by admin

Hello...and yes, I know it's been a while since we last communicated. I did not send an end of session wrap-up...because I could not. There is no wrap-up because things just k.... Read More

Governor requests Presidential Disaster Declaration

Apr 09, 2019 at 11:28 am by admin

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 9, 2019) - Gov. Matt Bevin last week sent a letter to President Donald Trump, requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 58 Kentucky counties tha.... Read More

This is an election year and each vote will count mightily

Mar 28, 2019 at 02:59 pm by admin

Yes, Virginia, there is a governor's race in Kentucky this year. I know sightings of the Jolly Olde Elf are more common right now than candidates ( unless they have captured y.... Read More

Pension Reform - the knotty problem that never seems to go away

Jan 09, 2019 at 03:30 pm by admin

In December 2007, we published an article by Paul Glasser for the Frankfort State Journal. State Panel Calls for No Cuts in Pensions It was our first story on Kentucky's pensi.... Read More

Kentucky Governor's race begins in earnest

Nov 18, 2018 at 04:11 pm by admin

And the race is on. Last Wednesday, Rocky Adkins announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for governor. Adkins' ambition wasn't a well kept secret. For eyes t.... Read More

Governor Bevin tells Murray crowd that no worries on charter schools

Aug 02, 2018 at 03:25 pm by admin

Mayor Jack Rose marked the momentous occasion that Governor Matt Bevin is the first governor to visit the new Murray City Hall. The bank building turned municipal building on.... Read More

State Gov't spending record amount

Jul 31, 2018 at 11:49 am by admin

In the two-year budget period that ended last month, Kentucky state government spent a record $4.2 billion on personal service contracts, memoranda of agreement, and film tax.... Read More

2018 General Assembly - off to a rocky start

Jan 15, 2018 at 04:07 pm by admin

The Kentucky General Assembly got off to a slow start as leadership in the House began as a murky mess. At this writing, the post of House Speaker remains empty. Representati.... Read More

Will history repeat itself with a rush to fix pension crisis?

Oct 12, 2017 at 10:35 am by admin

It is becoming more and more apparent that a special session will be called by Governor Matt Bevin later this fall to deal with pension reform. Although we have a nearly four-.... Read More

Senate Bill 107 codifies removal of boards by governor

Jan 13, 2017 at 02:36 pm by admin

The uproar over U of L's Board of Trustees replacement by Governor Bevin resulted in the University of Louisville being placed on probation by accrediting agency SACS, the Sou.... Read More

Governor Bevin announces review of 4500 gov't regulations

Jul 06, 2016 at 09:01 am by admin

(Frankfort, KY)- Governor Matt Bevin is no fan of government regulation. The former hedge fund manager and heir to a Connecticut bell factory, Bevin has dealt with government.... Read More

No shortcut to prosperity, Ky. must seek a better road

Feb 19, 2016 at 04:32 pm by admin

Editor's Note: Candidate in 2019 Democratic primary for Governor, Adam Edelen submitted this editorial in February 2016. These campaign themes echo three years later. Kentucky.... Read More