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By TOM LOFTUS

FRANKFORT — An upbeat Gov. Matt Bevin said the special pension session he plans to call need only be a simple, one-day affair.

Legislative leaders aren't convinced.

The following is a statement from Nicole Erwin, Kentucky Democratic Party Spokesperson, regarding the Labor Cabinet’s subpoenas for names of teachers who called in sick during the legislative session.

Matt Bevin has proven he has no guiding ethical principles when it comes to undermining the rights of those he disagrees with, and we are not surprised by his latest actions. Educators have not and will not fall victim to threats and intimidation no matter where it comes from.

By TOM LOFTUS

FRANKFORT — The state government lawyer hearing the case to set the property tax value of Gov. Matt Bevin’s Anchorage mansion was appointed to his job by Bevin and was a donor to his 2015 gubernatorial campaign.

The following is a statement from Marisa McNee, Kentucky Democratic Party spokesperson, regarding the governor’s call for another costly special session:

"Union organizations have provided for millions of formerly inarticulate citizens the forum in which to hammer out policies affecting the world in which they live and which their children will inherit. And not only have they hammered out policies, but they have developed techniques and resources for implementing those policies."