By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, April 23, 2021 — It was a privilege to serve you and our district at the Capitol during the 2021 Regular Session. At this same time last year, no one could have predicted just how drastically our lives would change amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the 30-day session […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 20, 2021 — Nelson Fiscal Court voted Tuesday to help fund a study that will evaluate the cost to build and operate a multi-purpose recreation facility to serve the residents of Bardstown and Nelson County. The county will join the City of Bardstown and the […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, April 15, 2021 — “Give me liberty or give me death,” Patrick Henry thundered. Not much gray area there. No modifier, either. Nothing like “give me liberty as long as it’s convenient, there’s no pandemic or emergency and the politicians and health nannies agree it’s a […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, April 8, 2021 — Since COVID-19 arrived, measures to expand educational freedom and opportunity have been introduced in more than half the states in America – many of which already had some form of choice, including neighboring Indiana, where lawmakers expanded eligibility for an existing school […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Thursday, April 8, 2021 (UPDATED 10 p.m.) — The General Assembly successfully passed nearly 200 pieces of legislation during the 30-day 2021 Session. Bills covered a wide variety of topics, but the impacts of COVID-19 continue to loom over the legislature, our state, and the nation. This is certainly […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, April 5, 2021 (Revised Wednesday, April 6, 2021) — While Nelson County’s bulky item pickup is in its final phase, progress is slow because the amount of items picked up has increased. John Greenwell, the county’s solid waste coordinator, told Nelson Fiscal Court in its meeting […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, April 2, 2021 — The final two days of this year’s 30-day legislative session required the burning of the midnight oil. Before adjourning sine die, the legislative process also required a lot of “hurry up and wait.” However, I did enjoy the brief windows of opportunity to enjoy […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Monday, March 29, 2021 — As we return to Frankfort to complete the final two days of this year’s regular session, we already know our agenda will be full. The Governor used the ten day veto period to issue 27 vetoes, bringing the total vetoes for this session to […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, March 25, 2021 — Since special-interest groups pressuring legislators to raise Kentuckians’ taxes wouldn’t dare take a credible poll to find out what the average taxpayer thinks, let’s do one here using this question: How do you, as a hardworking Kentuckian, feel about the possibility of […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, March 23, 2021 (Corrected Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 1 p.m.) — The Bardstown Cemetery’s historic gazebo will remain untouched by plans to install a columbarium to house cremated remains. Due to a misunderstanding, the Nelson County Gazette’s original story about Tuesday’s night’s Bardstown City Council meeting […]
