Kentucky Rep. Larry Clark Files Pair of Expanded Gaming Bills
A Kentucky lawmaker has filed a pair of bills that will again bring the issue of expanded gaming before the General Assembly.State Rep. Larry Clark, a Louisville Democrat, has pre-filed legislation...
View ArticleOpposition to Kentucky Expanded Gambling Starts Taking Form
Opposition to a pair of expanded gaming bills filed in the Kentucky legislature is already starting to form.Republican leaders in the House and Senate haven’t publicly commented on the legislation, but...
View ArticleKentucky Senate President: Expanded Gambling Supporters Need 'Consistent...
Kentucky’s top Republican lawmaker says pending legislation that would expand gaming across the Commonwealth will need strong, unified support.Republican Senate President Robert Stivers told a group of...
View ArticleKentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's Budget Will Seek to Reinvest in Education
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he'll look at expanded gaming and tax reform to shore up budget shortfalls and to help pay for reinvestments in education.In a sit-down interview with reporters in his...
View ArticleKentucky Senate President Robert Stivers: No Trading Votes for Expanded Gambling
Kentucky's highest-ranking Republican lawmaker says he will oppose any expanded gambling measure that uses political patronage to garner support.Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers says he isn't...
View ArticleWhat to Expect from the 2014 Kentucky General Assembly
As temperatures in Kentucky slowly climb out of the polar abyss, so too will state lawmakers emerge from their districts and trek to Frankfort for the opening day of the 2014 regular session of the...
View ArticleGreg Stumbo: Kentucky Expanded Gambling Issue Should Start With...
FRANKFORT—Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo says expanded gaming legislation would ideally begin with a constitutional amendment.Stumbo told reporters Tuesday in the Capitol that by letting voters...
View ArticleKentucky Expanded Gambling Critic Shares Concerns With House Committee
The fight over expanded gambling continues in Frankfort.Opponent took their concerns on Wednesday to the state House.While much of the criticism is rooted in moral opposition to gambling, there’s...
View ArticleKentucky Senate Republicans: No Sentiment for Expanded Gambling This Year
Expanded gambling may be dead for another year, according to Kentucky Senate Republicans.A bill filed by Sen. Dan Seum, a Louisville Republican, would put a constitutional amendment on the November...
View ArticleRep. Larry Clark: Kentucky Expanded Gambling Still in the Works
A state lawmaker from Louisville says the issue of expanded gaming isn’t dead yet.Democratic state Rep. Larry Clark says that he met with representatives from five Kentucky racetracks and the head of...
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