With the lowest amount of borrowing since 1996, a budget was passed by the General Assembly in Special Session in May after much debate and compromise. Much of state government will see a 3.5% cut in the first year and a 1% cut in the second year. Our colleges and universities will see a 1.4% cut in…
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Legislative Update March 26, 2010
With the last full working week of the 2010 legislative session of the Kentucky General Assembly behind us, much was accomplished as we closed in on final details of the state’s budget, road plan and passage of bills. The House and Senate Conference Committee continue to meet over the weekend working to find common ground…
Legislative Update March 12, 2010
FRANKFORT – The oft-times sticky job of late-session policymaking has produced a $17.5 billion House budget plan that would free up billions of dollars for infrastructure and critical needs while erasing a looming $1 billion-plus budget shortfall facing the Commonwealth over the next two years. Supporters of House Bill 290, which passed the House by a…
Legislative Update for February 26, 2010
Kentucky legislators focused on protecting and educating children this week as two important bills passed out of the House Judiciary Committee and one cleared the Senate and is on its way to becoming law. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Kentuckians 15-34 years of age. In addition, in 2003 self-inflicted injuries accounted…
Frankfort Update February 12, 2010
A sizable snowstorm this week shut down schools and businesses across Kentucky but my colleagues and I plowed through committee meetings, constituent work and debate on the floor of the House of Representatives as we near the midpoint of the 2010 legislative session. House Bill 349 passed out of the House with a vote of…
Frankfort Update February 5, 2010
Grappling with budget options, attending committee meetings and working with constituent groups kept the Kentucky House of Representatives busy this fifth week of the legislative session. Bills are starting to move out of the House with some speed as more are passing out of committees. There was much discussion on the House floor as a…
Week In Review Jan 15, 2010
The focus of the second week in the Kentucky House of Representatives was protecting victims of domestic abuse and promoting education at all levels. By a vote of 97-0, House Bill 1 was passed which would allow judges to authorize electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases as a way to give real-time information to victims…
Week In Review Jan 8, 2010
FRANKFORT – Legislative sessions are much like snowflakes. They appear the same from a distance, but look closely and you’ ll see each has a pattern all its own. Right now, the 2010 Regular Session that began in Frankfort Tuesday looks to the casual observer like most legislative sessions held in even-numbered years. It will…