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Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Saturday, March 29, 2014
I'm thinking we may need to change out welcome mat before the neighbors riot. :0)
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Friday, March 28, 2014
March 28, 2014
School ‘snow days’ bill receives final passage
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House gave final passage today to the so-called"snow days” bill that would give school districts until June 6 to make up instructional time lost due to this winter’s snow, ice, and cold.
House Bill 211 was the result of an agreement between the House and Senate. It passed the Senate by a vote of 36-1 on Thursday, and was given final passage in the House this afternoon by a vote of 97-1.
Under HB 211, school districts will have until June 6 to complete all 1,062 instructional hours required by the state per school year. Districts may choose to extend school instructional time for the remainder of the school year to make up the lost time, as long as instructional time does not exceed seven hours a day. Districts that are unable to meet all 1,062 hours before June 6 must request assistance from the Kentucky Commissioner of Education no later than May 1 for help to reach the requirement, per the bill.
If the school districts still cannot complete the 1,062 required hours by June 6 after consulting with the commissioner, HB 211 allows a waiver of any remaining instructional hours that are required.
Rep. John Will Stacy, D-West Liberty, who served on the House and Senate conference committee that reached agreement on the bill, said school districts will be required to make"a good faith effort to get in all hours.”
Some school districts in Kentucky, especially in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, have missed more than 30 days of school this school year due to winter weather.
The districts"will work with the department to get the maximum instruction time out of the calendar this year,” Stacy said.
The snow days provisions were attached to HB 211, which was filed and sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook as a reorganization bill. The legislation as passed would also confirm the governor’s order to reorganize offices within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
A news release from Gov. Steve Beshear’s office says the governor expects to sign HB 211 into law on Monday.
https://chumly.com/n/246e93d
School ‘snow days’ bill receives final passage
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky House gave final passage today to the so-called"snow days” bill that would give school districts until June 6 to make up instructional time lost due to this winter’s snow, ice, and cold.
House Bill 211 was the result of an agreement between the House and Senate. It passed the Senate by a vote of 36-1 on Thursday, and was given final passage in the House this afternoon by a vote of 97-1.
Under HB 211, school districts will have until June 6 to complete all 1,062 instructional hours required by the state per school year. Districts may choose to extend school instructional time for the remainder of the school year to make up the lost time, as long as instructional time does not exceed seven hours a day. Districts that are unable to meet all 1,062 hours before June 6 must request assistance from the Kentucky Commissioner of Education no later than May 1 for help to reach the requirement, per the bill.
If the school districts still cannot complete the 1,062 required hours by June 6 after consulting with the commissioner, HB 211 allows a waiver of any remaining instructional hours that are required.
Rep. John Will Stacy, D-West Liberty, who served on the House and Senate conference committee that reached agreement on the bill, said school districts will be required to make"a good faith effort to get in all hours.”
Some school districts in Kentucky, especially in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, have missed more than 30 days of school this school year due to winter weather.
The districts"will work with the department to get the maximum instruction time out of the calendar this year,” Stacy said.
The snow days provisions were attached to HB 211, which was filed and sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook as a reorganization bill. The legislation as passed would also confirm the governor’s order to reorganize offices within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
A news release from Gov. Steve Beshear’s office says the governor expects to sign HB 211 into law on Monday.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
This is not the only cat that will be tired tonight! :0)
Get some rest .
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Get some rest .
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
Lynn and I out doing door to door in Junction City
Go Lynn Harmon for Judge Exec
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Go Lynn Harmon for Judge Exec
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Friday, March 21, 2014
This is a book my younger brother and one of his friends wrote. Lynn read the beta version and loved. Look forward to reading.
Sheep Among Wolves
www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRTQ1FE/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_awdm_z...WG81K via @amazon
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Sheep Among Wolves
www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRTQ1FE/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_awdm_z...WG81K via @amazon
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=http://m...=cn|2s - Still looking at announcing his 2015 intentions this spring, Conway says Ky. should change candidate law&tw_p=tweetbutton&url=mycn2.com/politics/still-looking-at-announcing-his...e-law
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Democrats Ignore Transparency, Vote on Road Budget and Road Plan
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 18, 2014) – House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover today spoke against the process the House Democrat Leadership used to draft the proposed road budget and plan for the Commonwealth over the next two years.
"It should be troubling to the people of Kentucky when House Democrats keep their plan hidden from lawmakers and the press until literally minutes before moving for a vote,” said Rep. Hoover. "The Commonwealth deserves better than the partisan tactics used by House Democrat Leadership.”
"The House Democrats removed road projects of $2.7 billion in the original six-year road plan in areas represented by House Republicans. This is nothing more than political retribution because House Republicans stood up against increasing the gas tax,” Rep. Hoover added. "To ask our citizens to pay more at the pump, while at the same time picking and choosing where the money goes, is reprehensible and all Kentuckians should be outraged.”
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/2411f9b
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Democrats Ignore Transparency, Vote on Road Budget and Road Plan
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 18, 2014) – House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover today spoke against the process the House Democrat Leadership used to draft the proposed road budget and plan for the Commonwealth over the next two years.
"It should be troubling to the people of Kentucky when House Democrats keep their plan hidden from lawmakers and the press until literally minutes before moving for a vote,” said Rep. Hoover. "The Commonwealth deserves better than the partisan tactics used by House Democrat Leadership.”
"The House Democrats removed road projects of $2.7 billion in the original six-year road plan in areas represented by House Republicans. This is nothing more than political retribution because House Republicans stood up against increasing the gas tax,” Rep. Hoover added. "To ask our citizens to pay more at the pump, while at the same time picking and choosing where the money goes, is reprehensible and all Kentuckians should be outraged.”
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/2411f9b
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-PHOTO RELEASE
Representative Harmon Speaks on Budget Bill in House
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 18, 2014) – Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville makes a point during debate on the budget bill on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives. (Photo: LRC Public Information)
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/2411f9f
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-PHOTO RELEASE
Representative Harmon Speaks on Budget Bill in House
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 18, 2014) – Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville makes a point during debate on the budget bill on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives. (Photo: LRC Public Information)
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/2411f9f
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Special Edition of This Week in the House Republican Caucus Focuses on Budget Bill, Obamacare Debate
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 18, 2014) – On a special edition of This Week in the House Republican Caucus we focus solely on the record setting debt and tax increases proposed as part of the House version of the budget bill, and the concern expressed by House Republicans on that and the allocation of money toward expansion of Obamacare in Kentucky.
You can watch this special edition of This Week in the House Republican Caucus at the following link through our YouTube channel at the following link:
. You can also view the video on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KentuckyHouseRepublicans, on Twitter at twitter.com/kyhousegop, and on our Pinterest board for the 2014 Regular Session at www.pinterest.com/kyhousegop.
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/240ca31
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Special Edition of This Week in the House Republican Caucus Focuses on Budget Bill, Obamacare Debate
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 18, 2014) – On a special edition of This Week in the House Republican Caucus we focus solely on the record setting debt and tax increases proposed as part of the House version of the budget bill, and the concern expressed by House Republicans on that and the allocation of money toward expansion of Obamacare in Kentucky.
You can watch this special edition of This Week in the House Republican Caucus at the following link through our YouTube channel at the following link:
. You can also view the video on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KentuckyHouseRepublicans, on Twitter at twitter.com/kyhousegop, and on our Pinterest board for the 2014 Regular Session at www.pinterest.com/kyhousegop.
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/240ca31
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Happy Birthday to my wonderful daughter, Lizzie. 20 years ago today I held her in my arms for the first time. Time does fly.
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement from House Republican Floor Leader on Failure to Pass Right to Work Vote
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 13, 2014) – House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover today joined a group of leaders from across the Commonwealth in presenting testimony before the House Labor and Industry Committee in an effort to secure passage of House Bill 496, Kentucky’s Right to Work Act."I’m not surprised that the Democratic controlled House Labor and Industry Committee voted down the right to work bill, placing us once again at a disadvantage to other states when it comes to recruiting new business and industry,” said Leader Hoover.
"As I’ve stated previously, our right to work bill simply gave workers a choice to join or not join a union. As we face the prospects of voting on a budget bill that adds an additional $2 billion dollars in new borrowing, and the House Democrats pushed through the revenue bill yesterday that raises Kentucky’s gas tax, then why in the world would a bill that would help the Commonwealth be on a level economic playing field with Indiana, Tennessee, and 22 other states get voted down?
According to Kiplinger, in 2013 eight of the ten states with the highest job growth have Right to Work statutes in place. Kentucky has the quality workforce and the time has come to give that workforce the opportunity to be more competitive in the global economy.
Simply put, those who oppose it are placing their own partisan political needs above good public policy that will benefit Kentucky much like it has benefited other states where right to work has been enacted. Because of that, we will remain less competitive until such time Frankfort and the House of Representatives changes direction.”
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/23df6b7
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement from House Republican Floor Leader on Failure to Pass Right to Work Vote
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 13, 2014) – House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover today joined a group of leaders from across the Commonwealth in presenting testimony before the House Labor and Industry Committee in an effort to secure passage of House Bill 496, Kentucky’s Right to Work Act."I’m not surprised that the Democratic controlled House Labor and Industry Committee voted down the right to work bill, placing us once again at a disadvantage to other states when it comes to recruiting new business and industry,” said Leader Hoover.
"As I’ve stated previously, our right to work bill simply gave workers a choice to join or not join a union. As we face the prospects of voting on a budget bill that adds an additional $2 billion dollars in new borrowing, and the House Democrats pushed through the revenue bill yesterday that raises Kentucky’s gas tax, then why in the world would a bill that would help the Commonwealth be on a level economic playing field with Indiana, Tennessee, and 22 other states get voted down?
According to Kiplinger, in 2013 eight of the ten states with the highest job growth have Right to Work statutes in place. Kentucky has the quality workforce and the time has come to give that workforce the opportunity to be more competitive in the global economy.
Simply put, those who oppose it are placing their own partisan political needs above good public policy that will benefit Kentucky much like it has benefited other states where right to work has been enacted. Because of that, we will remain less competitive until such time Frankfort and the House of Representatives changes direction.”
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/23df6b7
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement from House Republican Floor Leader on Gas Tax Hike
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 12, 2014) – House Republicans joined forces today in opposing a Democratic revenue plan in large part based on the proposed 1.5 cent per gallon increase in the state’s gas tax.
Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover said,"Today 44 Republicans and four Democrats voted in favor of my floor amendment to delete language from the revenue bill which proposes to raise the gas tax retroactively to the highest rate per gallon in the history of the Commonwealth.”
Leader Hoover added,"In 2009, when we last voted to establish a new floor for the gas tax, we made a commitment to the people of this Commonwealth that as the price of gas fell, the tax would fall as well. This measure is not in keeping faith with the pledge we made at that time. House Democrats took the position they wanted to raise the tax to maintain their unrestrained spending frenzy, that logic is simply short sided and unfair. While we were not successful in our efforts, we stood up for the people of Kentucky.”
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/23da1d4
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement from House Republican Floor Leader on Gas Tax Hike
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 12, 2014) – House Republicans joined forces today in opposing a Democratic revenue plan in large part based on the proposed 1.5 cent per gallon increase in the state’s gas tax.
Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover said,"Today 44 Republicans and four Democrats voted in favor of my floor amendment to delete language from the revenue bill which proposes to raise the gas tax retroactively to the highest rate per gallon in the history of the Commonwealth.”
Leader Hoover added,"In 2009, when we last voted to establish a new floor for the gas tax, we made a commitment to the people of this Commonwealth that as the price of gas fell, the tax would fall as well. This measure is not in keeping faith with the pledge we made at that time. House Democrats took the position they wanted to raise the tax to maintain their unrestrained spending frenzy, that logic is simply short sided and unfair. While we were not successful in our efforts, we stood up for the people of Kentucky.”
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/23da1d4
KENTUCKY HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-PHOTO RELEASE
Representative Harmon in House Committee
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 12, 2014) – Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville asks a question during a meeting of the House Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs in Frankfort. (Photo: LRC Public Information)
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/23d479f
Contact:
Michael Goins
Director of Communications
House Republican Leadership
(502) 564-4334
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-PHOTO RELEASE
Representative Harmon in House Committee
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 12, 2014) – Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville asks a question during a meeting of the House Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs in Frankfort. (Photo: LRC Public Information)
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Michael Goins
Director of Communications
Leadership Office
Kentucky House Republican Caucus
(502) 564-4334
(502) 564-7690 Fax
michael.goins@lrc.ky.gov
https://chumly.com/n/23d479f
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Had a busy meeting of the Election's Committee this morning. Will go into session at 3 pm
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Saturday, March 8, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Should be on Charlie Perry show on WHIR 1230 this morning around 7:40 to 7:45 and on WKDO FM 98.7 around 8:20
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
Saturday, March 1, 2014
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