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Bluegrass Beacon: Why the political war dance against pension reform?

Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsAugust 20, 2018Gov Paul Patton, Gov- Steve Beshear, KERS, Senate Bill 142, state budgetComment

Kentucky Wired: A long marriage to a real loser

Bluegrass Beacon, Broadband, Reduce Government Spen...Jim WatersApril 13, 2018Ashland Daily Independent, George Ford, Gov- Matt Bevin, Gov- Steve Beshear, KentuckyWiredComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Kentucky Wired versus the Big Dig

Bluegrass Beacon, BroadbandJim WatersOctober 12, 2017Big Dig, Gov- Bill Haslam, Gov- Steve Beshear, Kentucky Wired, Sen- Chris McDaniel, Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, U-S- Rep- Hal RogersComment

Pension wars arrive, but peace is possible

PensionsJim WatersOctober 1, 2017Bluegrass Beacon, Gov- Steve Beshear, PFM report, Sen- Chris McDaniel Comments

Bluegrass Beacon - Obamacare: Public policy malpractice

Health CareJim WatersMarch 13, 2017Competitive Enterprise Institute, Families USA study, Gov- Steve Beshear, Kaiser calculator, Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy, Medicaid expansion, ObamaCare, President TrumpComment

Bluegrass Beacon: House GOP shows solidarity, challenges the status quo

Reduce Government Spen..., PensionsJim WatersMarch 25, 20162017-18 State Budget, Gov- Matt Bevin, Gov- Steve Beshear, House Democrats, House Republicans, Kynect, Medicaid expansion, Public PensionsComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Virus of secrecy infects KentuckyWired program

Reduce Government Spen..., Transparency and Accou..., Telecom ReformJim WatersOctober 9, 2015Bluegrass Beacon, Brian Mefford, Chattanooga, Connected Nation Exchange, Finance Cabinet, Gov- Steve Beshear, Government owned broadband, Kentucky Wired, Macquarie Capital, Tenn- GON projectComment

Quote of the day: Celebrating mediocrity

Economic RevivalJim WatersAugust 8, 2015Americans for Prosperity, Gov- Steve Beshear, Julia CriglerComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Politically inconvenient facts about Ky’s economic comeback

Economic Revival, Media, PensionsJim WatersAugust 8, 2015BIPPS Scholar Brian Strow, BLS, Eileen Norcross, Gov- Steve Beshear, High-school degree jobs, Joe Arnold, Kentucky pension crisis, KET Ky Tonight, Ky earnings, Mercatus Center, Rainy Day Fund, Site Selection, WHAS-TVComment

The numbers: Ky earnings 'barely back' to where they were when Beshear took office

Economic RevivalJim WatersAugust 8, 2015Bureau of Labor Statistics, Gov- Steve Beshear, Kentucky Earnings Comment

Bluegrass Beacon: Rising ER visits form another ‘Obamacare’ infection

Health CareJim WatersMay 21, 2015American College of Emergency Physicians, Baptist Health, Dr- Ryan Stanton, ER visits, Gov- Steve Beshear, Medicaid, ObamaCare, Paducah Sun, Physician shortage, Wall Street JournalComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Kentucky is barely 'back'

Economic RevivalJim WatersJanuary 26, 2015ACT scores, BIPPS Board of Scholars, College and Career Readiness, Employment and unemployment, Gov- Steve Beshear, John Garen, manufacturing, State of the Commonwealth, Weekly earningsComment

Media alert: Governor offers 'alternate reality' of Ky's dire condition

MediaJim WatersJanuary 7, 2015Achievement gap, Employment growth, Gov- Steve Beshear, Manufacturing sector, Per capita income, Private sector earnings, Public-pension crisis, right to work, State of the Commonwealth'15Comment

Bluegrass Beacon...Right-to-work: The right message for Kentucky’s governor

Labor, Right to WorkJim WatersOctober 27, 2014Gov- Steve Beshear, Hankook Tire, Louisville Business First, Manufacturing month, Mayor Greg Fischer, Medbery, right to work, River Ridge Commerce CenterComment

Is Kentucky a 'reform-minded state' when it comes to public education?

EducationJim WatersAugust 8, 2014Achievement Gaps, Gov- Steve Beshear, NAEP, public charter schoolsComment

Bluegrass Beacon: April showers bring May rumblings

News, Right to Work, TaxesJim WatersMay 10, 2014Bluegrass Beacon, Debt per taxpayer, Fruit of the Loom, Gov- Steve Beshear, Job losses, NAEP, Sinkhole State, Toyota Comment

Bluegrass Beacon - Obamacare in Ky: Free cards but quality care?

Health CareJim WatersFebruary 9, 2014Bluegrass Beacon, Gov- Steve Beshear, Kynect, Medicaid, ObamaCare, Sen- Mitch McConnellComment

Does Plan B exist for Kentucky’s declining economy?

Media, Health CareJim WatersDecember 9, 2013Gov- Steve Beshear, NY Times, ObamaCare, obamacare exchangesComment