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Long days, heated discussions, and budget negotiations marked the 13th week of the 2016 General Assembly. The Senate was in session three of the five weekdays while the Senate and House leaders used the other two days to work on budget negotiations.

The Senate is working diligently toward a budget compromise ensuring the people of the Commonwealth are not left without a state budget at the end of the session. We do not want to waste taxpayer dollars by calling a special session.

We all know controlling what we eat is easily the hardest part of getting in shape. It’s a lot more fun just focusing on the gym, and the training that feels good. It is the adrenaline pump. So let’s check out these 20 dietary/nutrition tips that may help take the guesswork out of the hardest part of gaining lean mass!

For most people, eating is a slippery slope. Getting just the right amount of calories to maintain scale weight can be a challenge, and the dangers of over eating are everywhere.

At the end of a legislative session, months of preparation and weeks of debate give way to a handful of days where the General Assembly and governor decide what will become law and what will have to wait.

It’s a predictably busy time, especially when the budget is in the mix during even-numbered years. 

In one sense, Kentucky’s budget doesn’t change much from year to year.  A little more than half of every state dollar, for example, goes to our schools, colleges and universities.  Another fourth is dedicated to Medicaid and other health services, a little more than a tenth is spent on criminal justice and the final dime goes to everything else.

While there is relatively little discussion in the General Assembly about those ratios, there is often lively debate on the best way to move each major area forward.