A lobbying group for various drug manufacturers has set a record for money spent during a Kentucky legislative session. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association spent nearly half a million dollars between January and March lobbying against a bill aimed at curbing meth production by limiting pseudoephedrine purchases. According to the Legislative Branch Ethics Commission, that’s… Continue reading Drug Group Sets Record for Legislative Lobbying Expenses
Tag: Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo
Senate Committee Passes Prescription Pill Bill
A Kentucky Senate committee has approved a bill that aims to toughen laws against prescription pill abuse. House Bill 4 is a collaborative effort between House Speaker Greg Stumbo, Attorney General Jack Conway and Governor Steve Beshear. The bill puts the KASPER prescription tracking system under Conway’s command and requires clinics that distribute pain medications… Continue reading Senate Committee Passes Prescription Pill Bill
Stumbo Says Budget Compromise Should Be Easy
House Speaker Greg Stumbo says his chamber’s priorities for the next two-year budget are not that different from the senate’s. Both chambers have passed their own budget bills for each branch of state government. The two sides must now work out a compromise. Stumbo says he doesn’t have many concerns with the Senate’s changes and he… Continue reading Stumbo Says Budget Compromise Should Be Easy
Leaders Hopeful of Congressional Redistricting Compromise
After two weeks of no movement, legislative leaders are hopeful they’ll reach a compromise on Congressional redistricting soon. That hope is the reason they’re giving for extending the filing deadline until February 7th, as the General Assembly did last week. State Senator Damon Thayer says so far, the problem has been wildly different approaches to… Continue reading Leaders Hopeful of Congressional Redistricting Compromise
EKU Gaining Support to Host Presidential Debate
Several federal and state elected officials have joined together to support Eastern Kentucky University’s bid to host a debate during next year’s presidential campaign. A package sent by university officials to the Commission on Presidential Debates includes strong letters of support from Democratic and Republican leaders, namely U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Sen.… Continue reading EKU Gaining Support to Host Presidential Debate
Beshear Applauds Passage of Medicaid Bill
Promising to use his line-item veto power, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear praised lawmakers in the House for agreeing with a Senate plan to fix the state’s Medicaid budget.
Kentucky Senate Passes Budget Plan
From Stu Johnson, Kentucky Public Radio The Kentucky Senate has passed its version of a $17.3 billion state budget. It includes deeper cuts than those proposed in the House version of the budget approved earlier this month. The House plan called upon Kentucky’s businesses to pay more to the state by moving up the deadline… Continue reading Kentucky Senate Passes Budget Plan
Beshear Meets With Legislative Leaders
From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh The current legislative session was the topic as Kentucky House and Senate leaders met privately with Governor Steve Beshear in Frankfort Thursday. Beshear says the talks centered mostly on process, or how the session should proceed now that both chambers have elected new leaders. The governor still wants lawmakers… Continue reading Beshear Meets With Legislative Leaders