Coldstream NewsLocal news for Coldstream, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Eastern State deal surviving talks- March 30, 2008 "No one should construct a hospital except the state of Kentucky through a competitive bidding process." ajesterherald-leader.comKey lawmakers negotiating details of the state's budget agreed Saturday to replace Eastern State Hospital in Lexington and concocted a new plan that would fund two new bridges over the Ohio River in Louisville with tolls.But even after five days of negotiations, much work remains for the budget conference committee that is trying to resolve differences between the...http://www.topix.net/city/coldstream-ky/2008/03/eastern-state-deal-surviving-talks?fromrss... Lawmaker master of the deal- March 10, 2008 "His ultimate goal is to be the leader in the Medicaid services area." The wheeling and dealing that prompted an agreement to rebuild Eastern State Hospital and give more space to the University of Kentucky and Bluegrass Community and Technical College came not from anyone in Lexington but from a former used-car salesman from Elizabethtown named Jimmie Lee.Lee, a state representative for 15 years, pulled together what many say is the most creative public policy real-estate swap seen in...http://www.topix.net/city/coldstream-ky/2008/03/lawmaker-master-of-the-deal?fromrss=1 |