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Special-session shenanigans devoid of honesty, substance
Journal columnistThey planned this. The Kentucky House of Representatives knowingly and willfully colluded with Gov. Steve Beshear to pass the Medicaid budget “compromise” with a plan of vetoing all of the “compromises” all along. The Democrats...Tags: Kentucky, Government, Steve Beshear, Regional Authority, Social Issues
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Senate attempts to resolve Medicaid budget shortfall
State senatorThe State Senate adjourned Thursday night having signed the Senate Committee Substitute to House Bill 1, legislation to resolve the Medicaid budget shortfall. Without even a need for a conference committee, the bill passed the House of Representatives...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Government, Education, Regional Authority, Tom Buford
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Special session focuses on Medicaid shortfall
State representativeIn spite of our best efforts, including more than 80 percent of the legislators and the governor in agreement, consensus on the Medicaid shortfall could not be reached with the Senate Republican leaders at the end of 2011 Regular Session, so the...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Government, Kentucky, Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority
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House ends its special session
State representativeThe House gave final passage in special session late last Thursday evening to a Medicaid funding bill that would fix Kentucky’s $139 million 2011 Medicaid shortfall without, according to a promise by the governor, that he kept on Friday afternoon,...Tags: Government, Kentucky, Steve Beshear, Education, Regional Authority
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Working out Medicaid: Beshear on target, Williams off-base
State representativeThe last full week of the 2011 legislative session of the Kentucky General Assembly was hectic but productive as major issues were resolved and important legislation passed. With only three days remaining in the 2011 session, a total of 99 bills and...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Regional Authority, Steve Beshear, Crime, Law and Justice
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Medicaid budget at the heart of special session
State representativeThe 2011 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly recently came to a close. Several important bills — 108 total — passed the session, including major reforms to the corrections system for drug offenders — House Bill 463 —...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Steve Beshear, Social Issues
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Mayfield: Session yields Medicaid compromise, setting the stage for budget recovery
As my colleagues and I began the second week of the 2011 special session, we were still uncertain whether we would be able to accomplish our foremost mission: addressing our $166 million Medicaid budget shortfall. With the House approving one version...Tags: Arts and Culture, Celebrities and Health Issues, Regional Authority, Health, Laws
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Conway: Special session bereft of leadership, substance
They planned this. The Kentucky House of Representatives knowingly and willfully colluded with Gov. Steve Beshear to pass the Medicaid budget “compromise” with a plan of vetoing all of the “compromises” all along.
The Democrats...Tags: Kentucky, Government, Regional Authority, Steve Beshear, Social Issues
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Beshear gets cranky, Medicaid session gets nowhere
Contributing columnistKentucky politics never lacks a rough-and-tumble side. In one sense, that’s good. I want policymakers to argue from the strength of their convictions, not just apply rubber stamps. But they must keep the heated debate centered on the issues....Tags: Kentucky, Government, Regional Authority, Steve Beshear, Entertainment
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Waters: What Beshear meant to say
Kentucky politics never lacks a rough-and-tumble side.
In one sense, that’s good. I want policy makers to argue from the strength of their convictions, not just apply rubber stamps. But they must keep the heated debate centered on the issues....Tags: Kentucky, Government, Regional Authority, Steve Beshear, Entertainment
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McConnell: What health reform means
One year ago, over the objections of the American people, Washington Democrats rammed through a disastrous health spending law in a partisan vote. At the time, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find...Tags: Justice System, Health, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Maine
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Mayfield: Medicaid shortfall brings legislators back to capital
Less than a week after the 2011 regular session concluded, my colleagues and I once again found ourselves at the State Capitol to address the inevitable — a compounded Medicaid budgetary shortfall.
With the projected shortfall for the upcoming...Tags: Arts and Culture, Kentucky, Government, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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