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Kentucky: Joni Jenkins

March 2, 2009 - 11:18 am
NEWS FEED: Bluegrass Politics

Lawmaker guts bill mandating icy pools at sporting events

By John Stamper

At the urging of Kentucky medical officials, a state lawmaker gutted her legislation requiring high school coaches to provide an icy pool at outdoor practices to avoid heat strokes.

A new version of the bill, approved by the House in a 97-0 vote Monday, calls for state education officials to consider medical science to determine the best course of action when a student athlete suffers heat exhaustion. It was the case of a Kentucky football coach indicted in the heat-related death of his player that prompted Rep. Joni Jenkins, D-Shively, to file the bill requiring an icy pool at practices and games for any team.

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February 21, 2009 - 01:12 pm
NEWS FEED: Page One

Ruh Ro: We Agree w/ the C-J Editorial Board

By jake

What the heck is going on? We agree with the Courier-Journal’s editorial board. And it’s not just because they’re saying positive things about our pal Joni.
Give this morning’s editorial a read:
House Bill 383, sponsored by Shively Democratic Rep. Joni Jenkins, deserves passage.
It would impose a statewide standard of requiring ice pools at every [...]

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February 11, 2009 - 09:42 am
NEWS FEED: Bluegrass Politics

Bill would beef up protections for high school athletes

By John Stamper

The case of a Kentucky football coach indicted in the heat-related death of his player has resulted in legislation that would mandate high school coaches to take more precautions on extremely hot days.

Coaches would have to provide an icy pool at every outdoor practice, athletic activity and sporting event on days when the outside temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, according to a bill filed Tuesday by Rep. Joni Jenkins, D-Louisville.

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February 11, 2009 - 09:00 am
NEWS FEED: Page One

Legislative Update From Frank Vegas

By jake

Just want to bring a couple things to your attention. One piece of legislation from Rep. Joni Jenkins in response to the now-infamous PRP coach incident.
House Bill 383 - Joni Jenkins
AN ACT relating to interscholastic athletics.
Amend KRS 156.070 to require high school coaches to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of [...]

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January 27, 2009 - 08:31 pm
NEWS FEED: Page One

Kelly Flood on the House Speaker’s Race

By jake

Haha, so, funny story. Kelly Flood has finally decided to talk about how she was supporting Jody Richards and Joni Jenkins in the House Leadership races until she got a better deal with Greg Stumbo…
My first vote as your representative was not directly about legislation, but about the leadership of the House. I chose [...]

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Thu, 08/07/2008 - 18:05

Stumbo and Clark exchange endorsements in House leadership races

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Prestonburg Democratic state Rep. Greg Stumbo and House Speaker Pro-Tem Larry Clark (D-Louisville) exchanged volleys of support for House leadership positions this week, according to a report in the Louisville Courier-Journal - though Stumbo's bid for House Speaker remains hypothetical to this point.

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Thu, 05/29/2008 - 12:44

PageOne: Jenkins will seek Speaker Pro-Tem position

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=789|title=State Rep. Joni Jenkins|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=178]State Rep. Joni Jenkins (D-Shivley) will challenge the current Speaker Pro-Tem of the Kentucky House of Representatives, Larry Clark (D-Louisville), for his leadership position, according to reports from PageOne Kentucky.

That site printed a letter from Jenkins to her Democratic House colleagues in which she outlines her reasons for running:

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Thu, 05/15/2008 - 15:28

President Clinton rallies the troops in Louisville

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Former President Bill Clinton is running late for his visit to Louisville this afternoon. He was scheduled to speak on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign at 3:30 p.m., but he is now expected to arrive at 5 p.m.

The crowd at Butler High School in western Louisville remains half-full of attendees, including several students from the school.

State campaign co-Chair and state Representative Joni Jenkins (D-Shivley) is among the faces in the crowd at the event.

Magician Lance Burton, an alumnus of the school, is nowhere to be found.

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Thu, 04/24/2008 - 14:12

Lunsford camp hits McConnell over equal pay bill

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The campaign of Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford enlisted the help of State Representative Joni Jenkins (D-Shivley) for an emailed swipe at incumbent Senator Mitch McConnell.

Jenkins is listed as the author of a letter dispatched by the Lunsford campaign attacking McConnell for his vote to maintain a filibuster against the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act yesterday.[img_assist|nid=401|title=State Representative Joni Jenkins (D-Shivley)|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=154|height=188]

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Mon, 04/21/2008 - 15:34

Clinton campaign update

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

The Kentucky campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton confirmed the roles of staffers Jamie Radice and Jonathan Hurst today in a press release.

As was reported last week on PolitickerKY.com, Radice will serve as Kentucky Communications Director for Clinton. She previously worked for the campaign in Texas and Tennessee.

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