NEWS ROUND-UP -- WEDNESDAY LUNCH

by Michael Monks 

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TAYLOR MILL ROAD'S NEXT WIDENING CONSTRUCTION TO GET UNDERWAY

Expect some more traffic trouble in South Covington. This time, construction crews will be working on the busy north-end of Taylor Mill Road. The 1.2 mile area's widening will cost $9.2 million dollars.

“This road construction project is the next segment for providing a new and improved Taylor Mill Road.  When the entire project for reconstruction of KY 16 is completed, drivers along the corridor will see improved traffic flow,” said Rob Hans, Chief District Engineer for Department of Highways District 6, in Covington.

Lawrence Construction & Leasing of Walton was awarded the contract. Work should be completed by Summer of 2012.
Commonwealth of Kentucky press release
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION: STOP EXECUTIONS IN KENTUCKY
Turns out that when a high rate of convictions are being overturned with few protections for the mentally disabled, people start questioning the death penalty.

In Kentucky, executions are already on hold pending the outcome of a case in Franklin Circuit Court. "In the meantime, we will carefully review and study the 400-plus page report provided by the ABA assessment team," Gov. Steve Beshear said.In Kentucky's report, the team found that of the 50 people sentenced to death since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 78 have had convictions or sentences overturned by state or federal courts - an error rate of about 64 percent.

An error rate of 64%. Wow.
Herald-Leader 
SEE ALSO: Governor Beshear in Campbell County today FOX 19
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TODAY IS REP. GEOFF DAVIS'S BIG DAY IN CONGRESS
The one (and I do mean, the ONE) and only issue he devotes time and energy too (never mentioning NKY in any of his social media or press releases) is going to the House Floor for a vote. It's something called the REINS Act. He and Sen. Rand Paul wrote a joint column on the issue this week:

Since the New Deal, every Congress has delegated more of its constitutional lawmaking authority to unelected bureaucrats in administrative agencies through vaguely written laws.
In the past few years, we have seen examples of administrative agencies going beyond their original grants of power to implement policies not approved by Congress. In several cases, such as net neutrality rules and the regulation of carbon emissions, agencies are pursuing regulations after Congress has explicitly rejected the concept.

Roll Call
At some point, Davis should probably explain his own job creation record, but that might make him uncomfortable. Here's another, less flaterring perspective on Davis's pet project:

REINS would turn a regulatory process currently driven by scientific expertise, industry input, and careful cost-benefit analysis into a political circus. While agencies are not immune from political influence, they must have legal justifications for the rules they promulgate, and those justifications must stand up in a court of law when challenged. But under REINS, either chamber of Congress—or even a single senator—could effectively overturn a law by refusing to approve critical rules of implementation for entirely political reasons.

Rep. Davis motivated by political reasons? No way!
Americans For Progress 
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Always the prolific tweeter, Davis sent out this pic to his Twitter feed. All this tweeting about REINS finally got him on stage with the big boys at a press conference.

He's to the right of Eric Cantor at the podium (and no one wants to be to the right of Eric Cantor).
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The daytime curfew passes unanimously. For comments from the Commissioners, a school board member, and concerned citizens, click the link.
The RC News: Covington Approves Daytime Curfew for Minors
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You will not find complete coverage of Covington City Hall anywhere else online or in print. Tuesday night's meeting was 3.5 hours long and covered many important issues. An issue-by-issue recap with comments and photos - at the link.
The RC News: Covington City Commission Recap
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Cov Latin School celebrates expansion today; How Amazon is working aggressivle to curb your plans to shop local (they actually want you to walk in local stores, and then...); Bellevue condos damaged by hillside and heavy rains; They're good on the football field, but check out this dunk by Holy Cross on the hardwood; Those stories and more at the link!
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HOW ABOUT A CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH NOTHING BUT TUBAS?
Sounds... good? 

TUBACHRISTMAS Cincinnati is part of a national series of free holiday concerts performed entirely on instruments in the tuba family.  All tuba, baritone, and euphonium players are invited to play in the tubachoir as we present a free public concert of Christmas carols.  It's a celebration of music and the holiday season at TUBACHRISTMAS Cincinnati!

Newport-on-the-Levee 
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5 BRANDS LIKELY TO BE GONE BY 2015
Netflix... check.
Post office... check.
Kodak... check.
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