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Danville may have to pay $177,000 for firefighter overtime
dbrock@amnews.comDanville is still deciding whether to dole out about $177,000 in back pay the Kentucky Labor Cabinet says it owes firefighters following a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling last week. The case heard by the Supreme Court was based on a lawsuit filed in...Tags: Politics, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Kentucky, Local Government
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Kentucky Supreme Court rules Winchester must pay firefighters overtime
The Winchester SunA Kentucky Supreme Court ruling Thursday left Winchester and several other city and county governments responsible for paying back overtime pay to firefighters. The court ruled Thursday that municipal governments are subject to Kentucky wage and hour laws...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Politics, Employment, File Sharing, Labor Legislation
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Nicholasville loses Ky. Supreme Court case on firefighter pay
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comThe city of Nicholasville could be looking for loose change in its pockets after the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that the municipality is responsible for paying years of lost overtime to its firefighters. An Aug. 25 court decision ruled...Tags: Politics, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Kentucky
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Clark Fiscal Court members discuss state roadblocks to revenue sources
The Winchester SunState laws are standing in the way of changes that could bring the county additional revenue from three different sources. During a Clark County Fiscal Court budget meeting Wednesday, commissioners addressed the county’s grim financial situation and...Tags: Cell Phones, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Kentucky, Budgets and Budgeting
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Letters to the Editor: Sept. 2, 2011
Don’t wait to complain about taxes
Dear Editor,
After reading the newspaper article regarding the firefighters’ overtime and knowing how the county government settled their end a few years ago with the county firefighters, I find it amazing...Tags: Georgetown, File Sharing, Budgets and Budgeting, Prices, Career and Workplace
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Letters to the editor: July 21, 2011
Show respect for the dead
To the Sun:
We buried our loved one, Jeff Rayburn, on Tuesday, July 19.
With flowing tears and aching hearts, we started leaving the Scobee Funeral Home parking lot onto Lexington Avenue to take Jeff to his final resting place...Tags: Kentucky, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Clark residents tell county budget panel to make cuts, not raise taxes
The Winchester SunThe highest number of people in a while to show up for public comment at Clark County Fiscal Court all issued comments related to county expenses, with most addressing the focus of the last budget workshop:¿increasing revenue. Five people addressed the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Career and Workplace
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Letters to the editor: Sept. 19, 2011
Remembers explosion well
Dear Editor,
The article about the Willoughby family and the gas line explosion 50 years ago brought back some terrifying memories.
I was 8 years old, lived a couple of miles away on Cunningham Lane, and was sure we were under...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Insurance, Employees, Social Security, Mitch McConnell
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Mandates a hard hit to taxpayer wallets
Guest Columnist, Nicholasville MayorTimes are tough at city hall. In late August, the Kentucky Supreme Court handed city taxpayers a huge bill with their ruling regarding overtime on a state supplement intended to incentivize firefighter training. The ruling found that several city...Tags: Labor Legislation, Finance, Employees, Career and Workplace, Retirement
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Letters to the editor: Sept. 21, 2011
Setting the record straight
Dear Editor,
I did not attack Debbie Rose in the letter to the editor. I stated the reason other cities might have lower payroll taxes — because they get the payroll taxes county-wide, not just city-wide. And the...Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Employees, Taxation
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Letters to the editor: Sept. 22, 2011
Hands off of Social Security
Dear Editor,
Every voter should demand the government pay back the money they owe to the Social Security Fund.
This reveals why Washington says Social Security is in trouble. If it is not paid back, it would mean a default by...Tags: Social Security, Career and Workplace
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Local gas station sells $1 million lottery ticket
news@jessaminejournal.comMost people expect payday to come on Friday, but for one lucky person in the Nicholasville area, payday came after Wednesday night’s lottery drawings. No one won the $25 million Powerball jackpot, but according to a news release from the Kentucky...Tags: Powerball Lottery, Lotteries, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Career and Workplace
Aug 30, 2011
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Aug 29, 2011
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Aug 30, 2011
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Aug 31, 2011
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Sep 2, 2011
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Jul 21, 2011
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Sep 14, 2011
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Sep 19, 2011
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Sep 20, 2011
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Sep 21, 2011
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Sep 22, 2011
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Sep 22, 2011
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