CNHI News Service Originals

CNHI News Service Originals

LIttle Axe Defeats Washington in State Semifinals It took 11 innings but Little Axe finally put away a determined Washington team in the Class 3A semifinals fastpitch tournament at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
October 10, 2011
Beshear finds funds for public defenders Ed Monahan is “extremely pleased,” but the state’s top public defender may also feel a bit like some of his agency’s clients – it may be more reprieve than pardon.
April 17, 2009
Bunning raises less than $300,000 in first quarter Embattled Kentucky U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning raised $262,843 during the first quarter, much smaller than other incumbent senators and less than one of the Democrats who wants his job.
April 17, 2009
March state receipts even with last year's Despite a crippled economy and predictions of another state budget shortfall, Kentucky’s general fund receipts are coming in at a higher clip than expected.
April 11, 2009
His faith ain't based on the blues He’s “The Preaching Bluesman,” a pastor whose career to put it mildly “is kind of diversified.”
April 11, 2009 1 Photo
Governor may have power to remove jailer Kentucky is accustomed to elected officials who run afoul of the law – some who plead guilty or are convicted but continue to serve and draw their pay.
March 28, 2009
Short session not short on success, Williams says Some major bills which didn’t pass got all the attention at the end of the 2009 General Assembly, mostly because the House surprised Gov. Steve Beshear and the Senate by refusing to take them up in the last couple of days.
March 28, 2009
Bunning says McConnell hurting fundraising U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky had a lot to say Tuesday — and as usual it was candid and controversial.
March 25, 2009
Governor wants House to suspend rules Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday he’s asked leaders of the state House of Representatives to suspend their rules to consider “three or four key pieces of legislation” when they return to town Thursday to consider any Beshear vetoes.
March 25, 2009
House won’t take up more bills The 2009 General Assembly may have finished its work although several pieces of legislation, including a major economic incentive bill sought by Gov. Steve Beshear, hang in the balance.
March 24, 2009
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