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Special Session 2018 - HBs 1 & 2 as of first night

Dec 18, 2018 at 10:10 am by admin

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18SS/HB1.htm "Except as otherwise provided, repeal, reenact, and amend the following sections: amend KRS 6.505 to provide that the "inviolable c.... Read More

Budge or Not to Budge - The Ky Budget Debate

Mar 03, 2016 at 03:17 pm by admin

Watching the Kentucky General Assembly in any budget session is a nail biting activity. No matter what party the participants belong to, crafting a budget is, even in best of.... Read More

Harmon Releases Audit of Ballard County Fiscal Court

Feb 19, 2016 at 04:32 pm by admin

FRANKFORT, Ky. - State Auditor Mike Harmon has released the audit of the financial statements of the Ballard County Fiscal Court for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. State.... Read More

Can Kentucky's merit system survive Matt Bevin?

Feb 10, 2016 at 02:43 pm by admin

"To the victor go the spoils" once ruled the day in government employment. President Andrew Jackson is credited/blamed for instituting the spoils system of employment. Jobs we.... Read More

Governor appoints Dunahoo Commissioner of Local Government

Jan 05, 2016 at 12:24 pm by admin

Editor's Note: One of the government offices of great interest to Western Kentucky has a new commissioner. Newly elected Governor Matt Bevin has appointed Sandra Dunahoo to b.... Read More

Budget Preview Shows Big Funding Gap and Need for More Investment

Jan 04, 2016 at 09:30 am by admin

Jan. 4, 2016 - A comprehensive preview of the upcoming two-year Kentucky state budget confirms both a massive funding gap facing the state for the next two years and a need fo.... Read More

Bevin filling leadership positions

Jan 03, 2016 at 04:12 pm by admin

(January 3, 2016) - An incomplete list of Governor Bevin's appointments with biographical information. Hal Heiner - Secretary of Education Cabinet. According to Jack Brammer ".... Read More

Ford's legacy - building a modern 20th century gov't

Jan 29, 2015 at 02:46 pm by admin

There was a time when Kentucky State government was total chaos. The years of 1968 through 1972, federal funds from Washington DC flowed into Kentucky without rhyme or reason..... Read More

Witnessing history: 2nd woman to become KY Lt. Gov

Nov 21, 2014 at 11:28 am by admin

(Frankfort KY) - Crit Luallen was sworn in on Friday, November 14th to become the second woman to serve as Kentucky's Lieutenant Governor. She took the oath before a crowd of.... Read More

Edelen does an exit interview with Ballard County Weekly

Sep 21, 2010 at 03:43 pm by admin

   Adam Edelen visited Ballard County on September 14th to attend the Ballard County Chamber breakfast meeting.  It wasn’t Adam’s first visit to Bal.... Read More

Miller's Daughter Bat Mitzvah Generates Ethics Opinion

May 13, 2009 at 03:33 pm by admin

The Executive Ethics Commission said Finance and Administration Cabinet Secretary Jonathan Miller's daughter can't get gifts valued at over $25 from those “doing busines.... Read More