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House Passes Amendment Relating to Legislative Ethics
The House of Representatives has passed legislation addressing a matter of significant importance to the legislature as an institution and to our dedicated staff as well. Last week, after a half-day hearing attended by only five of eight members of the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission, the attending members could not reach a sufficient number of…
Read More402,000 Now Enrolled in kynect; More than 30,000 in Last 7 Days
Kentuckians who encountered problems have until midnight Friday to enroll FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 10, 2014) – More than 30,000 individuals signed up for healthcare coverage during the April 4-11 kynect special enrollment period, bringing total kynect enrollment to over 402,000. The deadline to apply for subsidies and purchase new affordable health coverage ends at midnight…
Read MoreKentucky General Assembly Passes Budget
A conference committee of House and Senate members in the General Assembly, passed budget bills for all three branches of state government—including a massive $20.3 billion Executive Branch spending plan for the next two years—were passed by the Kentucky General Assembly on Monday and sent to the governor just in time for the 10-day session…
Read MoreRep. Larry Clark’s Economic Incentive Bill for GE Appliance Park in Louisville Clears the Senate
GE Evaluating $325 million investment to strengthen Appliance Park Frankfort, KY—HB 396, sponsored by Representative Larry Clark (D-Louisville), legislation to promote advanced manufacturing expansion at GE’s Appliance Research Park, passed the Senate unanimously late yesterday. GE’s investment is expected to exceed $325 million for research and development and appliance production. This important legislation recognizes the…
Read MoreTransparency in Government: Rep. Larry Clark’s Bill Passes Senate Committee
One Step Closer to Becoming Law House Bill 17 cleared the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Labor with a vote of 9-0 this morning. HB 17 now goes to the Senate for their consideration. This is legislation that would increase accountability and transparency for economic development incentive programs in Kentucky. HB 17 is…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Representative and Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark
Last week’s highlights in the General Assembly included the House of Representatives passing a budget and $20 billion spending plan for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Much of the budget includes the proposal set forth by Governor Steve Beshear, however, the House made significant changes in the budgets for education, economic development and health & human…
Read MoreMore Than 300,000 Now Enrolled in Health Coverage Through kynect
There’s still time to get signed up before 2014 open enrollment ends March 31 FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 14, 2014) – More than 300,000 Kentuckians are now enrolled in new healthcare coverage through kynect, and that number is expected to grow as we enter the final two weeks of open enrollment. Nearly half of all kynect…
Read MoreAnnual Report on the Kentucky Lottery
For fiscal year 2013, the Kentucky Lottery achieved record-breaking sales and dividends. Sales ended the year at $846,6 million. Sales of the draw games grew to $324.4 million, a $6.8 million increase from the previous fiscal year. Scratch-off ticket sales grew as well to a record-breaking $522.2 million, a $16.3 million increase. Kentucky’s players received…
Read MoreRep. Clark’s Districts of Innovation Testing Bill Moves Forward
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill allowing those Kentucky school districts known as Districts of Innovation to develop new standardized testing models cleared its first panel Tuesday. House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark, the bill’s sponsor, says it would affect seven Kentucky school districts. Clark says the measure is an outgrowth of the 2012 Districts of Innovation law allowing schools…
Read MoreRepresentative Larry Clark Files Economic Incentive Bill to Attract Research & Development Investments for GE Appliance Park in Louisville
GE Evaluating $325 million investment to strengthen Appliance Park Frankfort, KY—Today, Representative Larry Clark (D-Louisville) filed legislation to promote advanced manufacturing expansion at GE’s Appliance Research Park, an investment expected to exceed $325 million for research and development and appliance production. House Bill 396 recognizes the significant impact that GE’s continued growth has had upon…
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