Lexington Mayor Jim Gray resigns from Bluegrass ADD board

  by BETH MUSGRAVE, [email protected] – Lexington Mayor Jim Gray has resigned from the executive committee of the Bluegrass Area Development District. Gray gave no reason for his resignation in a one-sentence letter obtained Monday by the Lexington Herald-Leader. Gray’s resignation was submitted Friday and is effective immediately. Susan Straub, a spokeswoman for Gray, said Gray opted to…

Bevin creates criminal justice reform panel

by Tom Loftus, @TomLoftus_CJ – Gov. Matt Bevin announced the creation of a Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council at a noon press conference Tuesday. From @TomLoftus_CJ on Twitter: 12:11pm – 21 Jun 2016 Bevin announces creation of a Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council. 12:15pm – 21 Jun 2016 Gov’s new commission is a large and bipartisan panel…

UPS gives Ali Center $500K for education

by Sheldon S. Shafer, @sheldonshafer –  UPS and the Muhammad Ali Center held a Monday morning press conference to announce a $500,000 gift to fund education initiatives such as UCrew, Generation Ali and Character Education Program. The Muhammad Ali Center has received a $500,000 gift from the UPS Foundation that will be used to promote education…

Taxpayers fund Bevin’s trip to speak at Utah retreat organized by Romney

by JACK BRAMMER, [email protected] –  FRANKFORT — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin spoke this past weekend at a Utah retreat organized by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee who has been one of the most outspoken critics of Donald Trump. The fourth annual “Experts and Enthusiasts Summit,” held mostly behind closed doors at the five-star Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer…