Thanks Tom, this is a good piece of legislation forcing insurance companies to do what they should have been doing all along.
One note on who voted for this and who didn’t, there was one no vote David Floyd. Floyd owns Windsor Gardens Retirement Communities; I guess he was just trying to make sure he always has a few beds open.
There were two Representatives that didn’t bother to vote, Scott Alexander and Jim Gooch.
I guess this just proves that at least two other Representatives have their head as far up their butt as Jim Gooch.
SB 96/HM (BR 1437) - T. Buford
AN ACT relating to health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer detection. Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screenings, effective January 1, 2009, in accordance with guidelines of the American Cancer Society.
SB 96 - AMENDMENTS
SFA (1, J. Denton) - Retain all provisions; make technical correction.
Jan 22-introduced in Senate
Jan 24-to Health & Welfare (S)
Feb 20-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Feb 21-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed
Feb 25-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Feb 26-3rd reading, passed 34-1 with floor amendment (1)
Feb 27-received in House
Mar 3-to Banking & Insurance (H)
Mar 14-posted in committee
Mar 19-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Mar 20-2nd reading, to Rules
Mar 26-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 27, 2008
Mar 27-3rd reading, passed 97-1; received in Senate
Friday, March 28, 2008
Ethics and Hacking - Follow-up
Two different individuals have informed me the post on possible hacking of Commonwealth Office of Technology servers was passed on to upper management at the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Crit Luallen’s administration of this office has been less than inspiring, let’s hope that they will take the ball and run on this issue.
I don’t have much hope for the other possible players.
Jack Conway’s idea of fighting cyber-crime appears to be having retired cops pose as teens to arrest perverts. While he issues press releases and sucks up to the bully from Burkesville.
For Jonathan Miller, I think having Secretary of Finance on his resume will be a lot more fun than actually doing the job.
The entire Executive Branch Ethics Commission was appointed by Ernie Fletcher; I doubt they want to take a hard look at another Fletcher appointee.
I’ll keep watching.
Crit Luallen’s administration of this office has been less than inspiring, let’s hope that they will take the ball and run on this issue.
I don’t have much hope for the other possible players.
Jack Conway’s idea of fighting cyber-crime appears to be having retired cops pose as teens to arrest perverts. While he issues press releases and sucks up to the bully from Burkesville.
For Jonathan Miller, I think having Secretary of Finance on his resume will be a lot more fun than actually doing the job.
The entire Executive Branch Ethics Commission was appointed by Ernie Fletcher; I doubt they want to take a hard look at another Fletcher appointee.
I’ll keep watching.
Shame
Shame on you, you pandering, math challenged, pork barrel filling, weak kneed, self-serving, sorry excuses for leaders, shame on you!
May you never have to watch someone you love slowly die from cancer.
From the Herald-Leader:
After the meeting, House budget chairman Harry Moberly Jr., D-Richmond, said the House and Senate agreed on several ways to raise more money for the state.
He said both chambers think that $85 million a year could be found through early retirements this year from state government because of enhanced benefits.
But Moberly said the House plan to increase the state cigarette tax by 25 cents a pack "is off the table" for the Senate. That hike would generate $230 million over two years.
Without the cigarette tax hike, Moberly said, "we might be able to agree to a budget but without various projects."
Various projects! Projects!!
How about the project of reducing the number of kids smoking?
How about the project of reducing the cost to every tax payer in this state pays for the medical problems caused by smoking?
On never mind, this bunch of pathetic political hacks isn’t listening.
May you never have to watch someone you love slowly die from cancer.
From the Herald-Leader:
After the meeting, House budget chairman Harry Moberly Jr., D-Richmond, said the House and Senate agreed on several ways to raise more money for the state.
He said both chambers think that $85 million a year could be found through early retirements this year from state government because of enhanced benefits.
But Moberly said the House plan to increase the state cigarette tax by 25 cents a pack "is off the table" for the Senate. That hike would generate $230 million over two years.
Without the cigarette tax hike, Moberly said, "we might be able to agree to a budget but without various projects."
Various projects! Projects!!
How about the project of reducing the number of kids smoking?
How about the project of reducing the cost to every tax payer in this state pays for the medical problems caused by smoking?
On never mind, this bunch of pathetic political hacks isn’t listening.
Good News, Bad News
This Herald-Leader story sums up the good news and the bad news about the Casino Gambling Amendment.
There will be no casinos in Kentucky anytime soon.
Gov. Steve Beshear conceded on Thursday that his plan to solve the state's budget woes with tax revenue from casino gambling has no chance of passage in the legislative session that ends April 15, killing casinos until at least 2010.
Good News – the bill is dead in this session.
Bad News – We get to do this all over again in 2010. The General Assembly will continue to hope for pain free way of raising revenue. When I say pain free, I mean to pain free in the sense that they won’t have to explain why they raised taxes.
Our honorable leaders will now have another way of avoiding, for years, any meaningful revamping of the taxes in the Commonwealth.
Of course the fun part of this is waiting to see how Brereton Jones and the needy horse farmers will screw up lobbying the legislature next time.
There will be no casinos in Kentucky anytime soon.
Gov. Steve Beshear conceded on Thursday that his plan to solve the state's budget woes with tax revenue from casino gambling has no chance of passage in the legislative session that ends April 15, killing casinos until at least 2010.
Good News – the bill is dead in this session.
Bad News – We get to do this all over again in 2010. The General Assembly will continue to hope for pain free way of raising revenue. When I say pain free, I mean to pain free in the sense that they won’t have to explain why they raised taxes.
Our honorable leaders will now have another way of avoiding, for years, any meaningful revamping of the taxes in the Commonwealth.
Of course the fun part of this is waiting to see how Brereton Jones and the needy horse farmers will screw up lobbying the legislature next time.
Money Talks
Money talks, and right now it’s saying that we are going to get a big, ugly hotel whether we need one or not.
But that’s OK this little project will line the pockets of the Donald and Dudley Webb and give us even more empty hotel rooms to go with those at the Horse Park.
From the Herald-Leader:
It doesn't come as a terrible surprise, but the popular downtown music venue The Dame will close on the downtown block targeted for a $250 million hotel and condominium complex.
Joe Rosenberg, who owns the building, last night called it "an agreed separation for a sum of money." The Dame has 90 days to move out once the check has been delivered, Rosenberg said.
Note to Beverly Fortune and the Editors at the Herald-Leader:
What doesn’t come as a terrible surprise? What is the antecedent of “it”. Mr. Mac would have withered you with a look for that lead.
But that’s OK this little project will line the pockets of the Donald and Dudley Webb and give us even more empty hotel rooms to go with those at the Horse Park.
From the Herald-Leader:
It doesn't come as a terrible surprise, but the popular downtown music venue The Dame will close on the downtown block targeted for a $250 million hotel and condominium complex.
Joe Rosenberg, who owns the building, last night called it "an agreed separation for a sum of money." The Dame has 90 days to move out once the check has been delivered, Rosenberg said.
Note to Beverly Fortune and the Editors at the Herald-Leader:
What doesn’t come as a terrible surprise? What is the antecedent of “it”. Mr. Mac would have withered you with a look for that lead.
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