Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY State News

It’s back to the drawing board for legislators

2012-02-09T07:30:00-06:00

Confusion reigns in the wake of a judge’s ruling that state redistricting maps passed by the General Assembly are unconstitutional. That ruling said until the legislature offers a plan that meets constitutional muster, 2012 candidates for the legislature must run in the districts drawn 10 years ago.

Pending redistricting ruling overshadows legislative business

2012-02-04T07:30:00-06:00

It has been hurry up and wait this week in Frankfort. With everyone waiting to learn if a Franklin Circuit Judge will throw out the legislature’s plan to re-draw legislative districts and a hold on the filing deadline for fall elections, lawmakers are watching the calendar and court docket more closely than that day’s orders.

ELLIS UPDATE: Lawmakers closer on new district mapping

2012-02-03T09:04:48-06:00

Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Thursday that lawmakers in the Republican Senate and Democratic House are close to an agreement on re-drawing the congressional district map.

UK, UL leaders: Cuts are hurting higher ed

2012-02-03T07:30:00-06:00

The presidents of the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville told a legislative panel that they will keep working to achieve the goals of higher education reform passed in 1997 in spite of on-going budget cuts. But they made it clear it won’t be easy.

Lawmakers closer on new district mapping

2012-02-03T07:29:00-06:00

Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Thursday that lawmakers in the Republican Senate and Democratic House are close to an agreement on re-drawing the congressional district map.

Stumbo files anti-pill mill bill

2012-02-03T07:28:00-06:00

Under provisions of a bill filed Thursday in the General Assembly, pain clinics would have to be owned by licensed health care practitioners and any health care professional who prescribes controlled substances would have to register with and utilize the state’s electronic tracking system.

Jill York files to run against Rocky Adkins

2012-02-01T07:30:00-06:00

The new legislative district maps prompted some tough decisions by some key lawmakers – even before the new map and Tuesday’s filing deadline were cast into doubt by a Franklin Circuit Court restraining order.

Filing deadline extended for congressional races

2012-01-31T07:30:00-06:00

While attorneys argued before a judge about the constitutionality of the state legislative redistricting plan, the General Assembly has extended the filing deadline for congressional races — because lawmakers can’t agree on a map for congressional districts.

GOP files suit over new state districts

2012-01-27T07:29:00-06:00

Three Republican lawmakers and two private citizens filed suit Thursday in Franklin Circuit Court to have the House legislative redistricting plan declared unconstitutional.

Committee reviews pill mill bill

2012-01-27T07:29:00-06:00

Just one day after state and federal law enforcement officials raided a Paintsville pain clinic for the second time in a year, a Senate committee Thursday began reviewing a bill to regulate such clinics.