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Lawmakers OK pension funding plan
FRANKFORT — A pension system that had become so financially troubled that it weakened Kentucky’s credit rating would be shored up under legislation approved by the Legislature on Tuesday. The pr...
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Report: Under ACA, Kentucky claims to go up 34 percent
LOUISVILLE — A new study says costs of medical claims would rise an average of 34 percent for individuals in Kentucky next year under the Affordable Care Act. The study was released recently by ...
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Condemned inmate rejected for hip surgery
LOUISVILLE — Six Kentucky hospitals have refused to perform a $56,000 hip replacement surgery on a death row inmate whose execution date could come this year. Their refusal pits the hospitals’ s...
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House overrides Beshear’s religious freedom veto
FRANKFORT — The General Assembly voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill intended to better protect legal claims of religious freedom. The House vote was 79-15. The Senate voted 32-6. ...
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Watchdog has never requested reviews
FRANKFORT — Rep. Dennis Horlander is supposed to act as a watchdog over state government contracts, but a records review by The Courier-Journal found that he has never asked for a review of a singl...
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Associated Press Lobbyist Amy Wickliffe (right) speaks with Rep. Addia Wuchner of Burlington at the Capitol in Frankfort on Feb. 26. Lawmakers are in the final days of a legislation session that has been largely devoted to finding a way to shore up the state's pension system for government retirees.
Kentucky lawmakers gird for busy 2 days
FRANKFORT — Lawmakers return to the Capitol today with two days remaining to pass legislation intended to shore up Kentucky’s pension plans for state and local government retirees. Restoring sol...
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Kayak fishing club prepares for first meet
LEXINGTON — A Central Kentucky kayak fishing club is preparing to hold its first open tournament. The Bluegrass YakMasters hope to use the April 6 tournament to grow enthusiasm for the sport tha...
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Associated Press Jerry Roark of Bowling Green preps the surface of the F-111 "War Horse" for painting in a hangar at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on March 8 in Bowling Green. Once restored, the plane will be the newest addition to Aviation Heritage Park.
Veteran, aviation park rescue Gulf War plane from boneyard
BOWLING GREEN — Arnie Franklin sat under the long wing of an F-111 Aardvark using a mechanical grinder to remove paint from the underside of the wing. He was readying the plane he has nicknamed “Wa...
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Underground fire causes minor explosions
LOUISVILLE — Emergency officials said an underground fire in downtown Louisville is to blame for minor explosions that blew off manhole covers and led to some partial street closures. No one was h...
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Fundraiser features mix of handbags
COVINGTON — Gucci and Coach handbags will sit next to purses created out of recycled military boots and seatbelts during a northern Kentucky fundraiser next month to benefit people with special nee...
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