McCoy, legislators, working to craft the House version of Kentucky’s next budget
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House continues work on legislation, committees working on state budget
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 — The first full week of February saw several key pieces of legislation deliberated in committee and on the House Floor. At the same time, members of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee and budget review subcommittees continue to work on the House version of the […]
Senate passing legislation related to education, immigration, child health
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 — It was a busy but productive fifth week of the 2020 Regular Session as we passed a wide array of bills through the Senate and continued biennial budget discussions. Spending bills must originate in the House of Representatives. So with the governor’s proposal having […]
Fiscal Court approves request to add two full-time positions at the county jail
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 — Following a jail committee meeting Tuesday morning, Nelson Fiscal Court agreed to fund two new full-time positions at the Nelson County Jail. According to Nelson County Jailer Buck Snellen, the jail currently has 12 fulltime employees that deal with inmates, a number […]
Higdon: School safety, immigration, pro-life bills move from Senate to House
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 — Discussions of bills, budgets, and the voices of a barbershop choir echoed in the Capitol as we concluded the fourth week of the 2020 Regular Session. While legislation continued to move steadily through the Senate over the course of the week, we were welcomed […]
Legislative update: Budget process begins, first bill heads to Governor’s desk
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 — On Tuesday, Governor Andy Beshear presented his much-awaited budget proposal to members of the House and Senate. This is the first step in a process that will take the better part of this session. It will involve many late nights, conversations with stakeholders, and […]
Bluegrass Beacon: Frankfort buzzing with bipartisan talk of tax hikes on taxpayers
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 — Considering Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s newly released big-spending budget proposal for the upcoming biennium, perhaps Hodgenville Republican Rep. Brandon Reed, who recently filed a resolution designating October as “National Pork Month in Kentucky,” should include a companion declaration recognizing 2021-2022 as “Milk […]
Rep. Chad McCoy named ‘Legislator of the Year’ by Kentucky Motorcycle Association
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 — House Majority Whip Chad McCoy is the recipient of this year’s Legislator of the Year Award from the Kentucky Motorcycle Association. The group gave McCoy the award at its Annual Freedom Fighters Forum on January 17. “It is an honor to be recognized for […]
McCoy: Farming, veteran’s issues are focus of legislation in session’s third week
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, Jan. 24, 20202 — The pace really picked up during week three of the 2019 General Assembly, with legislation on its way to the Senate for consideration after clearing both House committees and the full House. Already almost 600 bills and resolutions have been filed for consideration in […]
MLK Jr. speaker calls for more minority representation in state, local politics
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 — The local Martin Luther King Jr. observance in Bardstown Monday featured messages from two dynamic women — state Rep. Attica Scott and the Rev. Monica Mitchell. Scott has represented state district 41 in Louisville since 2017. On Monday’s observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]
