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Bluegrass Beacon: Voters got it right … again

Bluegrass BeaconNovember 16, 20182018 Election, Pension reformComment

Bluegrass Beacon: More government for all!

Bluegrass Beacon, Broadband, Health CareNovember 9, 2018KentuckyWired, Public option Comment

Bluegrass Beacon: Anti-right-to-work candidate’s confusing contradictions

Bluegrass Beacon, Election, Labor, Right to WorkNovember 6, 2018Prevailing wage repeal, Voter turnoutComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Pledge calls for full pension transparency

Bluegrass Beacon, Transparency and Accou...October 16, 20182018 Pension Transparency Pledge, election, Kentucky Teachers Retirement System Comments

Bluegrass Beacon: Dodging pension crisis won’t fix it

Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsOctober 15, 2018Senate Bill 1, Senate Bill 151Comment

Bluegrass Beacon - Critically needed: New pension system for incoming teachers

Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsSeptember 9, 2018Judge Shepherd, SB 1, SB 151, Sen- Thayer, TRS sick day benefitComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Innovate to make KASPER more Kentucky-friendly

Bluegrass BeaconSeptember 2, 2018Drug reporting, KASPER, Opioid deathsComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Judge hides behind black robe of procedure in pension case

Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsAugust 23, 20182018 General Assembly, Affordable Care Act, Andy Beshear, House Bill 1, Judge Phillip Shepherd, Kentucky Constitution, Pension liability, Sen- Joe Bowen, Senate Bill 151Comment

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

Bluegrass Beacon: Minor-league fare abounds at ‘Super Bowl of Kentucky politics’

Bluegrass Beacon, Media, News, PensionsAugust 19, 2018Medicaid expansionComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Charter opponents don’t have New Orleans to kick around anymore

Bluegrass Beacon, Education, School ChoiceJuly 27, 2018charter schools, New OrleansComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Tax-raising politicians should choose transparency over comfort

Bluegrass Beacon, Center for Open Govern..., TaxesJim WatersJuly 23, 2018Kentucky Open Meetings Act, Ky House V BIPPS, Speaker HooverComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Union contracts squeeze school districts’ flexibility

Bluegrass Beacon, EducationJim WatersJuly 6, 2018Black-white achievement gap, JCPS collective bargaining agreement, JCTA, OEA, Thomas B- Fordham InstituteComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Abuse cover-up seals deal for JCPS takeover

Bluegrass Beacon, EducationJim WatersJune 18, 2018JCPS Head Start, JCPS takeoverComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Reforms free able-bodied from welfare’s sticky web

Bluegrass Beacon, Economic Revival, Health CareJim WatersJune 14, 2018Clinton-Gingrich welfare reform, Food stamps, Kentucky Medicaid waiver, Welfare-to-workComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Charter opponents don’t have Ohio to kick around anymore

Bluegrass Beacon, EducationJim WatersMay 27, 2018ACCEL Turnaround Schools, charter schools, CREDOComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Time for an all-out offensive against failure

Bluegrass Beacon, EducationJim WatersMay 22, 2018Black-white achievement gap, KEA, Kentucky Board of Education, Roger MarcumComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Both parties scheme to soak taxpayers

Bluegrass Beacon, Reduce Government Spen..., State Budget, Taxes, PensionsJim WatersMay 19, 2018Attorney General Beshear, Gov- Matt Bevin, Senate Bill 151Comment

Bluegrass Beacon: Intimidated conservatives lose focus

Bluegrass Beacon, Reduce Government Spen..., Taxes, PensionsJim WatersApril 29, 20182018 General Assembly, Center for Open Government, charter schools, education spending, Public pension spending, Socialist Party flag, Spending increases, Tax increases, Vetoes Comment

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