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CPR Training Bill Passes Kentucky House
Thursday, February 26, 2015 10:40 PM
Kentucky's public high schools would be expected to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation training to students under a bill that has passed the state House. The measure would require that the CPR training be included in health education curriculum. The bill cleared the House on a 94-1 vote Thursday and now goes to the Senate. Democratic Rep. Jeff Greer of Brandenburg says training more people ...
COLUMN: Single-Gender Bathrooms Now Controversial
Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:57 PM
Single-Gender Bathrooms Now Controversial - By Richard Nelson Fairness Campaign director Chris Hartman called passage of SB 76 which maintains single-gender restrooms in Kentucky public schools "prioritizing discrimination."  He's right. Requiring girls to use the girls room and boys to use the boys room is inherently discriminatory. What is now controversial is to maintain that ...
Coursey Among Sponsors of Ft. Campbell Resolution
Thursday, February 26, 2015 10:09 PM
The Kentucky House Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday, urging the U.S. Department of Defense to reconsider proposed cuts to Fort Knox and Fort Campbell under the Army 2020 Force Structure Realignment. Sponsored by State Representatives John Tilley of Hopkinsville, Dean Schamore of Hardinsburg, and Will Coursey of Benton, House ...
Coursey Among Sponsors of Ft. Campbell Resolution
Thursday, February 26, 2015 10:09 PM
The Kentucky House Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday, urging the U.S. Department of Defense to reconsider proposed cuts to Fort Knox and Fort Campbell under the Army 2020 Force Structure Realignment. Sponsored by State Representatives John Tilley of Hopkinsville, Dean Schamore of Hardinsburg, and Will Coursey of Benton, House ...
House OKs Workplace Bill for Pregnant Workers
Thursday, February 26, 2015 7:54 PM
The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for their pregnant workers.   Those accommodations for pregnant workers could include longer or more frequent breaks, modification of equipment, appropriate seating, modified work schedules and temporary transfer to less strenuous roles.   The measure passed the House on a 95-0 vote ...
FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules on Party-Line Vote
Thursday, February 26, 2015 4:03 PM
Internet activists are declaring victory today over the nation's big cable companies.   This, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose tough new rules on broadband providers like Comcast and Verizon, to keep them from creating Internet "fast lanes" for content providers that pay more.   The 3-to-2 party-line vote marks a new era of government oversight for an ...
GE Supports Local Option Sales Tax Bill
Thursday, February 26, 2015 12:04 PM
One of Louisville's largest companies says it supports a bill that would let local voters temporarily raise sales taxes to pay for public projects.   The bill has passed the House of Representatives but faced a hurdle in the state Senate after a group of 30 businesses sent a letter to lawmakers saying they oppose the bill because it could increases energy costs by $24 million each year. ...
Chris Jones Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sodomy
Thursday, February 26, 2015 10:01 AM
Former Louisville guard Chris Jones has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sodomy, days after being dismissed from the team. The 23-year-old Jones appeared Thursday in Jefferson District Court before Judge Sheila Collins. The Memphis native was dismissed from the team Sunday, days after he was reinstated following a one-game suspension Feb. 17 for violating an unspecified team rule. ...
Kentuckians Don't Like Talking With Docs Online
Thursday, February 26, 2015 9:40 AM
Poll data released Thursday by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Interact for Health reveal the majority of Kentucky adults (73%) have not communicated electronically with their physician during the past year.  Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) data also show most Kentuckians feel fairly confident that they could find information about what they would be charged for healthcare. ...
House Passes Ignition Interlock Bill
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 9:48 PM
The House has passed a bill aimed at toughening Kentucky's DUI laws by requiring convicted drunken drivers to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles. The bill cleared the House on a 96-0 vote Wednesday and now goes to the Senate. The measure would require convicted drunken drivers to install the interlock devices, which test the driver's breath for alcohol before allowing the ...
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