Law & Mortar: Courthouse building boom

Bill seeks to lower courthouse construction costs

A state lawmaker says too much money is being spent on new courthouses, and he wants to bring more competition among builders to the nearly $1 billion construction program.

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LAW & MORTAR: COURTHOUSE BUILDING BOOM

Courts seek big budget hike

Kentucky's top judge asked lawmakers Wednesday to boost the budget for the state's court system by 20 percent over the next two years despite a $1.5 billion General Fund shortfall during the next two years.
LAW & MORTAR: COURTHOUSE BUILDING BOOM

State struggles to pay for new courthouses

The state court system laid off 47 people last fall, and judicial officials say they're looking at even more drastic measures in the upcoming budget cycle.
LAW & MORTAR: COURTHOUSE BUILDING BOOM

Court system didn't follow contracting rules in hiring lawyer

The Kentucky court system failed to follow state contracting rules when it hired a Fort Mitchell lawyer to fix problems with its courthouse construction program.
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Courts, Codell Construction reach settlement

After a bruising seven-month conflict, state court officials and Codell Construction have reached a settlement over how much money should be paid — and when — by Codell to insure courthouse construction.
LAW & MORTAR: COURTHOUSE BUILDING BOOM

Lexington snatches courthouse construction czar from state

The newly announced head of facilities for the state court system will go to work instead for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.
LAW & MORTAR: COURTHOUSE BUILDING BOOM

Courts hire new facilities director

The state court system has hired a new director to oversee its embattled courthouse construction program.
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Contractors ordered to completely insure work

Construction managers on millions of dollars worth of state courthouse projects must completely insure their work or they will be held in default of their contracts and lose the work.
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State cost won't rise on projects

FRANKFORT — A new requirement that construction managers on 35 state courthouse projects must insure 100 percent of the value of their work will not increase the state's cost for the projects, an attorney investigating the projects said Friday.
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Court projects audit ordered

Kentucky Chief Justice John Minton Jr. on Thursday ordered an audit of the state's massive courthouse construction program following questions about inadequate insurance of courthouse construction and the abrupt resignation of the courts official overseeing the program.
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Director of courthouse program resigns

The chief architect of the Kentucky court system, who has overseen more than $800 million in new courthouse construction, has stepped down after the Herald-Leader and national experts raised questions about the failure of his office to make sure courthouse projects are fully insured.