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In a town where dull meetings loom like an unremitting pestilence, a hearing on proposed tuition rates Wednesday at the state Council on Postsecondary Education stood out for its clash of words, numbers and egos.
The state Transportation Cabinet can't prove that $24.1 million in federal highway planning and construction funds was correctly spent because it didn't keep the necessary records, State Auditor Crit Luallen said Monday.
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Gov. Steve Beshear vetoed the state legislature's two-year highway plan with hundreds of road and bridge projects on Monday, saying House Bill 79 "unnecessarily limits the ability of the Transportation Cabinet" to make emergency additions and adjustments.
A bill to be considered in the House banking committee on Wednesday could help crack down on millions of dollars in illegal payday loans.
Two key Democratic lawmakers want to rein in an "out of control" tax incentive program for mega-developments such as Louisville's Museum Plaza, but some fear the proposed changes could needlessly hamper future projects in downtown Lexington.
POLL: Tax breaks to develop urban areas?
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Senate President David Williams uses scary words like "crisis" and "quandary" in talking about money problems of pension funds for state retirees and teachers. If the problems are not solved, he says, the operative word that will strike fear in the hearts of state retirees will be "bankrupt."
