By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 — Following the General Assembly’s constitutionally required recess during a 30-day session, lawmakers returned to Frankfort on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, to begin the second half of the 2021 Session. During the recess period, the governor vetoed six priority bills that the legislature sent him. […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 — Mayor Dick Heaton laid out the City of Bardstown’s priorities for the next two years at the end of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. One of the items on list of future projects isn’t a new one, but one whose “time has […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District House Representative Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 — The January portion of this year’s legislative session was extremely productive. We adjourned on Wednesday, January 13, after sending seven bills to the Governor and beginning work on the budget and other important legislation. Without a doubt, the budget is the biggest challenge we […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 — Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts made it crystal clear after winning his last election in 2018: This will be his last term at the head of county government. People who know Watts say he’s implied that me might not run for […]
By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 — As state senator, I take pride in staying engaged with the 14th Senate District community. As an elected official, this usually occurs by speaking face-to-face during meetings or community events. This past week I had the honor of speaking to constituents at several legislative […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 — I don’t think I’m the only Republican who feels a deep sense of betrayal following last Wednesday’s events when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Betrayal? Absolutely. The man I supported as president the past four years fell victim to his own set of exaggerations, […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 — This week’s column was supposed to analyze Gov. Andy Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth and Budget address. However, that speech was delayed by the chaos that erupted on Capitol Hill during Congress’ attempt to certify the Electoral College votes cast in the […]
To the editor, After watching this morning’s Nelson Fiscal Court meeting, I wanted to give you a few comments. The first question that doesn’t seem to be asked why haven’t the cities taken action to regulate storage containers. Hyper-regulatory Bardstown to my knowledge hasn’t banned them. The incorporated areas of Nelson County clearly have the […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 — The Bardstown City Council agreed Tuesday night to consider adding Fairness Ordinance language to the city’s existing human rights ordinance. The proposed additional language would extend discriminations protection to individuals on the basis of sexual orientation as well as gender identity. Mary […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Dec. 16, 2020 — State Sen. Jimmy Higdon of Lebanon, has been named the new chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation by the Senate Majority Caucus. “I am honored to be named Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee for the 2021 Regular Session,” Higdon said. “We […]
