Today's Opinions

In my 35-plus years of covering government meetings, I have to say I left one last week that had me scratching my head and wondering what in the world just happened? What was the purpose of the meeting?
Oh yeah, it’s an election year and we’re talking political posturing at its best, or worst, however you want to look at it.
The Cynthiana City Commission held a special meeting last Wednesday with three items on the agenda.
1. Discussion on future of downtown Cynthiana

As we welcome March at the capitol, we will see some of the legislature’s biggest issues – like the state’s biennial budget – brought to the forefront.  For us, March brings late nights and hard decisions as we work to reach a consensus on the most fiscally-responsible way to keep our state moving forward.
Senate members have been following the House’s work on the budget closely, meeting with state budget officials and preparing for when budget legislation is delivered to our chamber.