Guns

HB 352/LM/CI (BR 420) - J. Jenkins, M. Marzian

AN ACT relating to persons subject to a domestic violence order. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527, relating to firearms and weapons, to prohibit a person who is subject to a domestic violence order from possessing or attempting to possess a firearm; establish possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic violence order as a Class D felony.

Jan 23-introduced in House

HB 353/LM (BR 421) - J. Jenkins

AN ACT relating to prohibiting the possession of firearms in domestic violence orders. Amend KRS 403.750 to provide that the court, in a domestic violence order, may prohibit a respondent from possessing firearm while the order is in effect; provide for confiscation of firearms in possession of the defendant and for confiscated firearms to be turned over to the office of the sheriff for custody; provide for return of firearms or alternate disposition of firearms upon expiration or vacation of the domestic violence order.

Jan 23-introduced in House

I wonder if Bob Damron and crew will support Jenkins’ bills?

HB 114/LM/CI (BR 314) - R. Damron, R. Adams, J. Arnold Jr, E. Ballard, S. Baugh, L. Belcher, J. Bell, K. Bratcher, D. Butler, M. Cherry, H. Collins, L. Combs, J. Comer Jr, T. Couch, J. DeCesare, M. Dedman Jr, M. Dossett, T. Edmonds, C. Embry Jr, B. Farmer, T. Firkins, J. Fischer, D. Floyd, D. Ford, J. Gooch Jr, J. Greer, K. Hall, M. Harmon, R. Henderson, M. Henley, J. Higdon, D. Horlander, D. Keene, T. Kerr, A. Koenig, S. Lee, R. Mobley, B. Montell, L. Napier, R. Nelson, F. Nesler, D. Osborne, T. Pullin, M. Rader, R. Rand, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, C. Siler, D. Sims, A. Smith, B. Smith, J. Stacy, J. Stewart III, T. Thompson, J. Tilley, T. Turner, J. Vincent, R. Webb, A. Webb-Edgington, R. Weston, A. Wuchner, B. Yonts

AN ACT relating to deadly weapons. Amend KRS 237.115, relating to government control of carrying of concealed deadly weapons, to require universities, colleges, and postsecondary institutions to comply with the provisions of KRS 237.106 and 237.110(17)(b) to ensure that persons may keep firearms in vehicles on university property if they do not remove the firearm from the vehicle; amend KRS 237.110 to conform.

(Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

Micro-Managing Local Government

Alice Forgy Kerr has introduced a bill to extend collective bargaining rights to Dispatch Communications Personnel.

My question is if she believes in collective bargaining, why does she not offer a bill to provide collective bargaining rights to all public employees? Is this a special favor to a friend?

SB 106/LM (BR 1345) - A. Kerr
AN ACT relating to urban-county governments. Amend KRS 67A.6901 to create the new definition of "Dispatch communications personnel" and delete the definition of "Firefighter personnel"; amend KRS 67A.6902, 67A.6903, 67A.6904, 67A.6905, 67A.6906, 67A.6908, 67A.6909, and 67A.6910 to conform to the definition changes.
Jan 23-introduced in Senate

Cruising

How have we survived without this piece of legislation?

SB 103 (BR 1394) - V. McGaha
AN ACT designating the City of Somerset as the official car cruise capital of Kentucky. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to designate the City of Somerset as the car cruise capital of Kentucky.
Jan 23-introduced in Senate

Boys are Back In Town

Guess who just got back today?

Them wild-eyed boys that had been away

Haven't changed, haven't much to say

But man, I still think them cats are crazy

They were asking if you were aroundHow you was, where you could be found

Told them you were living downtownDriving all the old men crazy

Ernie Fletcher and his administration screwing up was the main reason Steve Beshear is governor. If Gatewood Galbraith had been the democratic candidate in the General Election he would be governor now.

So I continue to be amazed at the inability of this administration to understand that perception is as important as reality. In less than six weeks of this administration we already have had:

A move to put the Ethics Commission under the Finance Cabinet,

A bill to lessen the Governor’s responsibility in contracting,

The first act of an efficiency effort is to hire a guy at a salary of at least $73,000 per year,

Hiring Ben Chandler’s wife, I won’t even go into some of the Bozo’s they have hired to work for her. Allow me to translate, Executive Assistant equals political payoff for services rendered.

Killing the Jonathan Miller / Brooke Parker investigation,

Reinstalling all of the good ‘ole boys and girls,

And on the political side, encouraging Bruce Lunsford.

And that doesn't even take into account pimping for the Casinos.

And now this from the Herald Leader:

FRANKFORT --
After Gov. Steve Beshear ran a successful election campaign promising government reforms to "earn the trust" of Kentuckians, one of the administration's first moves was to install non-essential turn arrows at a stoplight in the new Transportation Cabinet secretary's neighborhood.

I had hopes for this administration but I have to agree with Ronnie Ellis:

There was a sense during the campaign that Steve Beshear might bring some fresh new faces to Frankfort, but some of his appointments have a fairly familiar look. While he promised to return competent, ethical leadership to Frankfort, three of his appointments appeared to have conflicts of interest, although they were given qualified clearance by the ethics commission – while another was involved in a personnel board hearing over a hiring question in his previous position.

This boys are back in town but they appear to be as clueless as the bunch that just left.

Late to the Party

The Courier-Journal has picked up the Heather Ryan story from the Associated Press.

She sent an e-mail to friends and used expletives to describe her efforts to confront McConnell at the Paducah cinema.

I’m glad that the Courier finally picked up on this story. I do think they could have done a better job than just running some AP copy.

I know this is a nit-picking thing, but is it really necessary to imbed advertisements in a news story. The web page containing the story is already covered in ads.

Of course McConnell still denies any involvement in having Ryan fired, sounds familiar.