Beshear attends Glenn fundraiser

Despite citing scheduling conflicts ealier, Gov. Steve Beshear made an appearance Monday night at an Owensboro fundraiser for Rep. Jim Glenn.
Beshear stopped in at the home of Claire Neal on Fieldcrest Drive for about 20 minutes with his wife, Jane, before heading to a town hall meeting in Henderson, according to Glenn.
“They made an adjustment [...]

Scenes from the town hall

More from Gov. Steve Beshear’s stop as at Apollo High School Monday night for his “Beshear About Kentucky” tour -
The high school’s auditorium, which seats about 300, was mostly packed and organizer Chad Aull, director of constituent services for the governor, said it was one of the largest in the 13-event series. Of course, Aull [...]

Beshear in Owensboro on Monday for press conference, town hall meeting

Gov. Steve Beshear will bring his “Beshear About Kentucky” listening tour to Owensboro Monday night.
The event, which allows residents to ask questions of the governor and cabinet secretaries and offer suggestions, begins at 6 p.m. at Apollo High School at 2280 Tamarack Road.
While in town, Beshear has also scheduled a 4:30 p.m. press conference with [...]

Beshear in western Kentucky tomorrow

Gov. Steve Beshear will be making the rounds in western Kentucky Thursday afternoon before heading to Madisonville for his next town hall meeting.
The governor will be at the Merle Travis Music Center in Powderly at 12:15 p.m. for a check presentation to Muhlenberg County for housing rehabilitation and will then head to Dawson Springs, Princeton [...]

The listening tour continues…

Gov. Steve Beshear has the next stop in his “listening tour” of the state on Monday in Raceland on Monday, and The Daily Independent of Ashland has a look ahead at the governor’s next visit.
Beshear was in Winchester Thursday night, and the main topic reported in the media was the cigarette tax increase, which apparently [...]

Ellis Park owner named to governor’s horse racing study group

Ellis Park owner Ron Geary, who made headlines this summer when he threatened to close the Henderson race track, has been named to a horse racing study group.
Beshear signed and executive order Thursday appointing the members of the 12-member “Governor’s Task Force on the Future of Horse Racing.”
The group will “study the economic soundness of [...]

Beshear’s Town Hall – Round 2

Gov. Steve Beshear will be in Somerset tonight for the second of his 13 town hall meetings around the state this summer.
Talk of the future of casino legislation was center stage in the news accounts of the first meeting last week in Virgie in eastern Kentucky. It will be interesting to see if the conversation [...]

Beshear: Casino issue not dead

In the first of his 13 upcoming town hall meetings, Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday night that the casino gambling issue remains on the table.
A new proposal, if it contains a constitutional amendment, couldn’t be considered until the 2010 legislative session due to restrictions on when the legislators – and then the voters – can [...]

Beshear kicks off town hall meetings tonight

Gov. Steve Beshear will hold the first of 13 town hall meetings planned for around the state in Pikeville tonight.
Beshear will be speaking at Virgie Middle School in the eastern Kentucky town at 6 p.m. EST followed by a question and answer period.
His schedule of meetings will take him to Madisonville on July 31, Bowling [...]

Beshear: state should lead nation with energy plan

At a press conference in Frankfort Wednesday morning, Gov. Steve Beshear outlined plans to boost Kentucky’s profile as a leader in the field of energy.
That goal came with orders for Len Peters, the secretary of the newly created Energy and Environment Cabinet, to produce a new comprehensive energy plan for the state by September.
“If ever [...]