Siler NewsLocal news for Siler, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.State budget negotiations down to the wire- March 31, 2008 "Not impossible, but it'll be difficult to complete our work by midnight." In a race against the clock, House and Senate budget negotiators canceled Monday's legislative session as they continued to wrangle over how to fund a two-year, $19 billion state budget. via Commonwealth Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/siler-ky/2008/03/state-budget-negotiations-down-to-the-wire?from... In Your View -- March 27, 2008 Bill would not shut down mines Who's proud of coal miners I sure am. My granddaddy was a miner and was involved in the Knights of Labor, the early union movement before the UMWA. via Independenthttp://www.topix.net/city/siler-ky/2008/03/in-your-view?fromrss=1 Bill offers disabled vets free campground lodging- March 25, 2008 FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Disabled military veterans would receive free lodging at state park lodges and campgrounds under a bill approved by the House yesterday. via The Courier-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/siler-ky/2008/03/bill-offers-disabled-vets-free-campground-lodgi... When will water matter in Frankfort- March 17, 2008 "Why in the heck is this guy chair of the Natural Resource and Environment Committee!" When the ground wells dry up and our Eastern Kentucky ecosystem is ruined, I'm going to put part of the blame on state representatives Marie Rader and Tommy Turner - not because they were the only people to ... via TheTimesTribune.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/siler-ky/2008/03/when-will-water-matter-in-frankfort?fromrss=1 House OKS budget, tax increases- March 14, 2008 A two-year, $19 billion state budget, which relies on tax increases to produce $300 million, narrowly passed a divided House on Wednesday. via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KYhttp://www.topix.net/city/siler-ky/2008/03/house-oks-budget-tax-increases?fromrss=1 Budget committee addresses prisons, passes budget and cigarette tax- March 12, 2008 "What we've endeavored to do is restore some of the most devastating cuts" See related story links at right for details about the prisons and where the money would be spent Some of them were "squirming in their seats," but 20 members of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee ... via Independenthttp://www.topix.net/city/siler-ky/2008/03/budget-committee-addresses-prisons-passes-budge... |