http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog RSS Feed for WHAS - Blogs - Political Blog en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:13 GMT 2013-05-22T04:07:13Z en-us http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Heather-French-Henry-and-Senate-bid-208426921.html Could Senator Mitch McConnell have another well-known Kentucky Democrat challenging him for re-election? Former Miss America Heather French Henry of Louisville tells WHAS11 she's being lobbied to run against McConnell. Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:13 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Heather-French-Henry-and-Senate-bid-208426921.html 2013-05-22T04:07:13Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Protesters-denounce-IRS-at-agencys-headquarters-208367431.html Tea party activists have rallied outside a federal building in Louisville, chanting it's time for the IRS to go because of its extra scrutiny of conservative groups. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:21:55 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Protesters-denounce-IRS-at-agencys-headquarters-208367431.html 2013-05-21T22:21:55Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Fischer-Proposes-Balanced-City-Budget-Invests-in-Street-Paving-Bike-Lanes-Public-Safety-208188381.html Mayor Greg Fischer today proposed a balanced budget for the new fiscal year that does not raise taxes but makes long-needed and deferred infrastructure investments, including paving roads across Louisville and installing 28 new miles of bike lanes. Mon, 20 May 2013 22:24:20 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Fischer-Proposes-Balanced-City-Budget-Invests-in-Street-Paving-Bike-Lanes-Public-Safety-208188381.html 2013-05-20T22:24:20Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Local-senators-compare-Obama-administrations-handling-of-controversies-to-Richard-Nixons-presidency-207634101.html In exclusive interviews with WHAS11 news, U.S. Senators Rand Paul and Dan Coats are comparing the Obama administration's handling of three major controversies to the disgraced presidency of Richard Nixon. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:21:01 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Local-senators-compare-Obama-administrations-handling-of-controversies-to-Richard-Nixons-presidency-207634101.html 2013-05-16T00:21:01Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/McConnell-Statement-on-the-Resignation-of-IRS-Chief-207631411.html U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement following the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller: Wed, 15 May 2013 23:53:17 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/McConnell-Statement-on-the-Resignation-of-IRS-Chief-207631411.html 2013-05-15T23:53:17Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/EXCLUSIVE-McConnell-decries-IRS-jihad-against-Obama-critics-207477051.html "It's clear they were on a jihad, it strikes me, in the middle of a presidential election trying to silence the voices of the critics in the administration," McConnell told WHAS11 Political Editor Joe Arnold. Wed, 15 May 2013 04:12:07 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/EXCLUSIVE-McConnell-decries-IRS-jihad-against-Obama-critics-207477051.html 2013-05-15T04:12:07Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/McConnell--207391431.html "This morning, I’m calling on the President to make available, completely and without restriction, everyone who can answer the questions we have as to what was going on at the IRS, who knew about it, and how high it went," McConnell said. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:11:13 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/McConnell--207391431.html 2013-05-15T12:11:13Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Major-tea-party-group-endorses-McConnell-citing-leadership-vs-IRS-207372091.html Crediting Sen. Mitch McConnell for sounding a warning on Internal Revenue Service abuse of tea party groups, a prominent national tea party organization endorsed McConnell's re-election on Tuesday. Tue, 14 May 2013 21:17:42 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/Major-tea-party-group-endorses-McConnell-citing-leadership-vs-IRS-207372091.html 2013-05-14T21:17:42Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/-Ky-Senator-Rand-Paul-donates-10K-to-NH-Republican-Party-208200741.html Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is donating $10,000 to the New Hampshire Republican Party. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:26 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/-Ky-Senator-Rand-Paul-donates-10K-to-NH-Republican-Party-208200741.html 2013-05-20T21:30:26Z http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/IRS-facing-taxing-issue-of-its-own-207308081.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – A report coming out this week shows Internal Revenue Service agents targeted the tea party and other conservative groups when they applied for tax exempt status. Tue, 14 May 2013 11:48:30 GMT http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/IRS-facing-taxing-issue-of-its-own-207308081.html 2013-05-14T11:48:30Z