By JIM WATERSPresident, Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Saturday, July 27, 2019 — The recent special legislative session resulting in temporary relief from soaring pension payments faced by regional universities, local health departments, rape crisis centers and other groups known as quasi-government agencies gave Republican Gov. Matt Bevin a political victory in this year’s […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, July 26, 2019 — The anticipated special session to tackle public pensions has come to a close, and the General Assembly has passed a new plan to provide relief for over 100 quasi-governmental agencies—including local health departments, regional universities, domestic violence shelters, mental health providers, and others. Everyone […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, July 18, 2019 — Nelson County residents heading to the Nelson County Fair tonight and the rest of this week won’t have to deal with extra traffic from the Bluegrass Parkway detour. According to a Thusday afternoon text message from Judge Executive Dean Watts, the Department of Transportation […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, July 16, 2019 — Judge Executive Dean Watts publicly thanks the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office and the Bardstown Police Department for their help with traffic control in the wake of the Transportation Cabinet’s decision to shut down the eastbound bridge over the Beechfork River between Exit […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Saturday, July 6, 2019 — I know that everyone has heard significant discussion about the pensions systems of our state employees, teachers, state workers, and other public servants. These systems affect taxpayers and public employees alike. Thousands of Kentuckians receive or will receive retirement through the funds and Kentucky […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Sunday, June 30, 2019 — This time of year our thoughts always turn to the Fourth of July and all the pomp and circumstance that comes with Independence Day. Though my heart belongs here in Kentucky and my focus is on our state, I am also thinking of the […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Sunday, June 30, 2019 — Since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the Fourth of July has been observed as a day for patriotism and unity. It is on this day that patriots dared to create a new form of government for a new people — a country […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Monday, June 24, 2019 — Dr. Tammy Potter, the state’s apiarist, will be the guest speaker at the Monday, July 1, 2019, monthly meeting of the Washington County Beekeepers Association. Potter will explain varroa mite treatments, and review online tools available to beekeepers from the Honey Bee Health Coalitions. […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Saturday, June 22, 2019 — President Trump could not have chosen a more worthy recipient for the Presidential Medal of Freedom than Art Laffer – arguably America’s greatest champion ever of low taxes and tax rates. Neither could he have chosen a better time to hang the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Friday, June 21, 2019 (Updated 7:25 p.m.) — State Rep. Chad McCoy submitted his resignation as a member of the Nelson County Economic Development Agency (NCEDA) on Thursday following a complaint lodged by Nelson County GOP chairman Don Thrasher. At the end of Tuesday’s Nelson Fiscal Court […]
