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John D. Minton Jr. elected new chief justice of Kentucky Fellow justices vote on successor to Chief Justice Lambert Emergency road aid funds awarded to Bell County For repair of weather damage to county roads The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet today announced that the Bell County Fiscal Court will receive $16,500 in County Road Aid emergency funds for repairs to various county roads damaged by heavy rains in March. Communities invited to learn more about marketing sites along the new Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail A series of workshops on Marketing Lincoln and the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail is planned over the next two weeks to assist local communities and historic sites in cooperatively promoting places associated with President Abraham Lincoln as well as nearby businesses and attractions of interest to the traveling public. Governor Awards Manchester Grant for Water Treatment Plant FRANKFORT, KY (May 9, 2008) – Gov. Steve Beshear presented the City of Manchester with a ceremonial check today commemorating the award of a $1,000,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The funds will be used towards the design and construction of a new water treatment plant to serve all of Clay County. Portrait of former Justice Wintersheimer to be presented May 15 to Supreme Court of Kentucky A portrait of former Justice Wintersheimer will be presented to the state Supreme Court at a dedication ceremony May 15.

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Voters Gear Up for Primary Election Last Updated: 5:50 PM 05/12/08 - Bowling Green voters tell WBKO what issues are important to them in the upcoming election, and a political expert explains why your vote matters. (Full Story)

Kentucky Poll Asks Voters about Upcoming State Races Last Updated: 4:59 PM 05/12/08 - Our Kentucky Poll asks likely voters about upcoming state political races. (Full Story)

Likely Kentucky Voters Asked about Important Issues Last Updated: 12:53 PM 05/12/08 - The new WBKO/Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Poll asks likely voters about issues important to them. (Full Story)

Democratic Race for White House Focuses on Handful of States Last Updated: 11:10 AM 05/12/08 - The race for the Democratic presidential nomination now focuses on just a handful of states. In the final stretch, Kentucky is in the forefront along with West Virginia, Oregon, and Montana. (Full Story)

WBKO/Herald-Leader Polls Kentucky Democratic Voters Last Updated: 11:09 AM 05/12/08 - Kentuckians and voters in three other states go to the polls next. Who's in the lead and who has the best chances of winning the White House? (Full Story)

Obama Opens Campaign Office in Bowling Green Last Updated: 11:20 AM 05/12/08 - The Obama campaign has more offices in Kentucky than any other presidential candidate. (Full Story)

Kentucky Looks to Play Big Role in Presidential Election Last Updated: 10:23 PM 03/10/08 - This year's presidential primary in Kentucky will fall in May as usual, but there's more than one issue on voters' minds. (Full Story)

Daniel London Dropping out of Second District Race Last Updated: 7:18 PM 02/07/08 - Republican Daniel London says he's dropping out of the campaign to replace congressman Ron Lewis in Kentucky's Second District. (Full Story)

Democrats Split Over Party's Nominee to Replace Lt. Governor's Senate Seat Last Updated: 12:53 AM 12/30/07 - In eastern Kentucky, Democrats are split over the party's nominee to replace Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo in the State Senate. (Full Story)

Contingency Fund Near Depletion Last Updated: 1:52 AM 12/23/07 - A spending spree by the Transportation Cabinet in the final months of former Governor Ernie Fletcher's term leaves the state's Contingency Fund at dangerously low levels. (Full Story)

Steve Nunn Named to Beshear's Cabinet Last Updated: 1:28 AM 12/23/07 - Governor Steve Beshear names a former state representative from Glasgow to his Cabinet. According to the Glasgow Daily Times, Republican Steve Nunn will serve as Beshear's deputy secretary of Health and Family Services. (Full Story)

State Auditor Recommends Improvements For Reporting Medicaid Spending Last Updated: 11:34 PM 12/17/07 - Crit Luallen's office said it is impossible under the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reporting practices to determine if reforms to the Medicaid program have saved money. (Full Story)

Inmates Wrote Letters to Fletcher In Hopes of Being Pardoned Last Updated: 11:23 PM 12/17/07 - Former Governor Ernie Fletcher pardoned 89 people in all last week before leaving office. Among those were convicted killers and others facing sentences for manslaughter. (Full Story)

State Rep. Jim DeCesare Will Run For Another Term Last Updated: 7:59 PM 12/17/07 - State Representative Jim DeCesare makes an announcement regarding his future in politics. At a news conference in Bowling Green on Dec. 17, DeCesare announced his intent to run for a third term. (Full Story)

Congressman Ed Whitfield Will Seek Another Term Last Updated: 7:52 PM 12/17/07 - The 1st District Republican representative announced his plans to seek re-election early Dec. 17, at the Bowling Green- Warren County Regional Airport. (Full Story)

Beshear Pushes For Casino Gambling In Kentucky Last Updated: 9:22 PM 12/16/07 - Governor Steve Beshear is wasting no time pushing his plan for allowing casino gambling in Kentucky. In a speech Dec. 14 in Lexington, Beshear said the state is facing tough financial times ahead. (Full Story)

Despite Last-Minute Pardons, Fletcher's Legacy Still Patronage Scandal Last Updated: 11:52 PM 12/16/07 - Despite former Governor Ernie Fletcher's last minute pardons during his last day in office, political observers say the move will have no lasting impact on how he is remembered. (Full Story)

Osborne Steps Aside As Beshear's Communications Director Last Updated: 8:11 PM 12/16/07 - Hours after an ethics panel cleared the way for him to serve as Governor Steve Beshear's communications director, Phil Osborne steps aside. (Full Story)

Iraq War Veteran Will Run For Republican Mitch McConnell's Seat Last Updated: 11:49 PM 12/13/07 - Democrat Andrew Horne is a Louisville attorney and spent 27 years in the Marines and Marine Reserves. Horne targeted McConnell's support of President Bush's Iraq policy on Dec. 13 saying the four-term incumbent symbolizes everything wrong with Washington. (Full Story)

Democratic Legislators Look to Stop Domestic Partner Benefits at Universities Last Updated: 5:02 PM 12/13/07 - Two Democratic state legislators say they will try to stop public universities in Kentucky from providing health care benefits to unmarried, live-in partners of employees. (Full Story)

Reality Begins To Sink In For New Governor Beshear Last Updated: 10:57 PM 12/12/07 - Kentucky's new governor says the enormity of the position has definitely sunk in. After a late night of inaugural balls, Governor Steve Beshear got to work at the State Capitol on Dec. 12. (Full Story)

Speaker Of The House Looking Forward to Working With Beshear Last Updated: 10:08 PM 12/11/07 - The first day of Steve Beshear's administration may be full of festivities, but Speaker of the House Jody Richards is looking forward to getting to work with the new governor-elect. (Full Story)

Beshear and Mongiardo Sworn In At Private Midnight Ceremony Last Updated: 12:32 AM 12/11/07 - Steve Beshear has been sworn in as Kentucky governor in a midnight ceremony in the Executive Mansion. The private swearing-in completes an unlikely political comeback 20 years after he last held an elective office. (Full Story)

Presidential Candidates Bring In "Rock Star Style" Names Last Updated: 6:50 PM 12/10/07 - With less than a month until the opening of the primary and caucus season, candidates are bustling around the country trying to gather as much support as possible. (Full Story)

Latest Numbers Show Beshear Out-Raised Fletcher Last Updated: 11:45 PM 12/09/07 - A report filed this weekend by Beshear with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance shows Beshear raised nearly $7.1-million in his campaign and spent around $6.8-million. (Full Story)

Fletcher Frees Six Women From Prison Last Updated: 4:38 PM 12/10/07 - Five of the six women released were convicted of killing their abusive spouses. With just a day left in his term, Governor Fletcher also pardoned nine women on Dec. 9. (Full Story)

Area Residents Prepare for Inauguration Tuesday Last Updated: 11:25 PM 12/09/07 - It's a day that kicks off with a parade and ends with a Governor's Ball, as thousands around the state, gear up for Inauguration Tuesday in Frankfort. But who from Bowling Green can you expect to see in Frankfort? (Full Story)

Fletcher and Beshear Take Part In Commonwealth Christmas Tree Lighting Last Updated: 8:34 PM 12/04/07 - A Kentucky tradition makes history. For the first time, a governor joined a governor-elect in lightning the Commonwealth's official Christmas tree. (Full Story)

State Lawmakers Focus On Meth Lab Clean-Ups Last Updated: 8:03 PM 12/04/07 - A meeting in Frankfort on Dec. 4 dealt with House Bill 94. It was approved earlier this year to facilitate the proper clean-up of hazardous materials created by methamphetamine labs. (Full Story)

Kentucky Lawmaker Wants Political Phone Calls Banned Last Updated: 9:14 PM 12/02/07 - A Kentucky lawmaker is looking to ban political telephone calls. State Representative Jimmy Higdon says he's sick of those automated political telephone calls that you get as election day nears (Full Story)

One Clinton Campaign Office Remains Closed Last Updated: 11:50 PM 12/02/07 - Senator Hillary Clinton is back on the presidential trail and has reopened all but one of her New Hampshire campaign offices. The Clinton Campaign says the Rochester office will be closed until further notice from authorities. (Full Story)

Governor Fletcher Leaves Office Dec. 11, Doesn't Rule Out Politics Return Last Updated: 6:31 PM 12/02/07 - Fletcher, who lost to Democrat Steve Beshear in November's election, will leave office on December 11. Despite a turbulent run in the governor's mansion that was marred by a hiring scandal, he says he hasn't completely given up on politics. (Full Story)

Governor Fletcher Looks Back on Administration Last Updated: 7:45 PM 11/29/07 - In an interview with the Associated Press, Fletcher says he stands by his blanket pardons during the height of an investigation into his administration's hiring practices. (Full Story)

Governor-Elect Announces More Appointees to Cabinet Last Updated: 5:57 PM 11/28/07 - Governor-Elect Steve Beshear announces more appointees to his cabinet. (Full Story)

Another Opponent Named For US Senator Mitch McConnell Last Updated: 6:15 PM 11/27/07 - US Senator Mitch McConnell has another opponent in next year's election. Perennial candidate David Lynn Williams from Glasgow, is the second candidate to file for the seat. (Full Story)

Glasgow Businessman Will Run For State Senator Last Updated: 11:32 PM 11/21/07 - Steve Newberry is president and CEO of Commonwealth Broadcasting. He announced Nov. 21 he will run for the 9th-District seat being vacated by Richie Sanders. (Full Story)

Attorney General to Conduct Post-Election Audits Last Updated: 5:41 PM 11/21/07 - The counties were chosen in a random drawing to undergo independent inquiries for any potential irregularities that may have occurred during the Nov. 6 election. (Full Story)

Jonathan Miller Takes Position With Beshear's Administration Last Updated: 10:17 PM 11/19/07 - Currently, Miller is finishing his second term as state treasurer. He's taking a job as state finance secretary. Beshear is recommending Attorney Jennifer Moore take over as Miller's replacement. (Full Story)

Beshear Predicts a Tight State Budget Last Updated: 9:44 PM 11/19/07 - Governor-Elect Steve Beshear has started reviewing the state's financial situation and he's predicting tight times ahead. Currently, the state is operating on an $18.1-billion, two-year budget that expires in June. (Full Story)

Governor-Elect Adds Public Relations Experts to Administration Last Updated: 5:12 PM 11/19/07 - Beshear announced last week that Phil Osborne, the CEO of Preston-Osborne, will be his incoming communications director. Thomas L. Preston, founder of the Preston Group, will become his senior adviser. (Full Story)

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