Archive of Kentucky on Monday November 02, 2009
KY: New estimate cuts pension shortfall by $1.1 billion
By Stephenie Steitzer , The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
A recently released report on the Kentucky Retirement Systems contains a speck of good news: the multi-billion dollar shortfall facing the state employee pension plan is $1.1 billion less than originally forecast.
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KY: Lawmakers will face a$1.19 billion question
By Linda Blackford and Beth Musgrave , Lexington Herald-Leader
When lawmakers return to Frankfort in January, one number will loom large: $1.19 billion. According to preliminary estimates, that's how much money lawmakers must find in the couch cushions of state government to continue spending at current levels through June 2012.
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KY: KACo board in dark on excessive spending
By By Ryan Alessi, Lexington Herald-Leader
A former president of the Kentucky Association of Counties was concerned when he found that the organization had spent thousands of dollars on staff Christmas gifts, he told state auditors recently.
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KY: Ohio voters could OK competition for Indiana, Kentucky gambling
By Lesley Stedman Weidenbener , The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A question on Tuesday's election ballot could determine whether Indiana loses more than $100 million in tax revenue and Kentucky's horseracing industry falls farther behind in the race for casino profits.
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KY: Bridge authority members named
By Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson on Friday named members of a new bi-state bridges authority — appointments that won the endorsement of groups with conflicting views of the Ohio River Bridges Project.
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