Politics in Kentucky

New OSHA chief cleared by Senate panel

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:32:00 GMT

David Michaels, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, was approved today by a Senate panel. The action by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee now sends Michaels to the full Senate for confirmation. Michaels...

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Sarah, you mean we have to read it all the way through?

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:09:00 GMT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book, Going Rogue: An American Life, is making it hard on Washington insiders looking for what she might be saying about them. The reason: her book has no index. Thus, the "Washington read," where the Inside-the-Beltway people flip to check names in the index...

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Not so bad for Bayh, according to Dems

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT

Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is one of the big question marks among Senate Democrats when it comes to the health care reform bill. The Hoosier has not said how he would vote, but has raised concerns about the costs of proposed changes in the health care system. Well, if he is looking over his...

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Senate OKs naming Louisville VA hospital after Robley Rex

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:46:00 GMT

The U.S Senate has just passed legislation that includes a provision allowing the naming of the current and future Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center after the late World War I veteran Robley Rex. The provisions was inserted into the spending bill for military construction and the...

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Beshear warns of budget pains, opposes broad tax increase

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:44:00 GMT

Gov. Steve Beshear this morning released a statement reiterating his mantra that writing the next two-year state budget will be a challenge. His statement was prompted by a report by the Pew Center on the States that found Kentucky was one of several states that are facing budget crises, although...

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Howard Dean taking questions from the public

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:39:00 GMT

Howard Dean is talking health care, foreign policy and is answering questions from you now at www.courier-journal.com

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Could commission control Indiana districts?

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:37:00 GMT

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Howard Dean is in the house (or the C-J)

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:00 GMT

Former Vermont Governor and chairman emeritus of the Demcratic National Committee Howard Dean is eating lunch with the Courier-Journal editorial board. We will bring you the board's interview with Gov. Dean around 1 p.m. You can watch it here.

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Obama thanks veterans for "the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice"

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:16:00 GMT

President Barack Obama on this Veterans Day visited Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington. The president spoke in the cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater on a drizzly, dreary day. Here is a White House transcript of Obama's remarks: THE PRESIDENT: Thank...

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McConnell: House health care bill a "disconnect"

rgates@courier-journal.com (The Courier-Journal) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:25:00 GMT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has just weighed in on the House vote passing a health care reform bill. Here is his statement: “Rarely has the disconnect between Congress and the American people been clearer than the vote tonight. Americans want lower costs, less government...

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