Still Not Much Happening!

Once again this week has been very slow due to the political controversies related to redistricting. Another hearing in Franklin Circuit Court is scheduled for next Monday to discuss the merits of the case brought by the House Republicans and a Democratic Senator from Lexington who has joined the case against both the House and Senate redistricting plans. The U.S. congressional districts are also still up in the air, however, talk late this week indicates that a compromise plan may be agreed upon by early next week.

The National Rural Water Association will host the Rural Water Rally next week in Washington. Several representatives of utilities from Kentucky will participate in this annual visit to Capitol Hill as we try to inform our Congressional delegation on the water and wastewater needs back home in the Commonwealth.

James Jefferies, General Manager of the Hardin County Water District #2 will also be in Washington representing Kentucky in the Great American Water Taste Test. Hardin County #2 has won our Best Tasting Water Contest for the past two years!

The 2012 Best Tasting Water contest will be held in conjunction with the KRWA Management Conference which is only three weeks away. The conference will be held on February 22-23 in Bowling Green at the Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center. In addition to the Best Tasting Water contest, highlights will include presentations from 2^nd District U.S. Congressman, Brett Guthrie, the office of the Kentucky Auditor, and a special presentation by Henry Clay, The Great Compromiser.

Keeping up with the Legislature has never been easier! The state has updated its Legislative website: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislation.htm. From this site, you can view all bills and resolutions, contact legislators by email and check on legislative committee schedules and calendars. You can reach a legislator in person by calling 502-564-8100 (not toll-free).

The toll-free meeting schedule information line is 1-800-633-9650. The toll-free message line is 1-800-372-7181, to leave a message for a legislator or an entire committee. The TTY message line is 1-800-896-0305. En Espanol, el nombre es 1-866-840-6574. The toll-free bill status number is 1-866-840-2835.

Every issue of e-Liaison will contain summary information for each bill that we track with a section that details the most recent activity with the bill. We will continue to highlight timely legislative news that is important to our members in each issue. If you would like to suggest that we add a bill to the e-Liaison for tracking, please contact KRWA. By clicking on the bill number it will link you to the bill summary on the LRC’s website.

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Keeping up with the Legislature has never been easier! The state has updated its Legislative website: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislation.htm. From this site, you can view all bills and resolutions, contact legislators by email and check on legislative committee schedules and calendars. You can reach a legislator in person by calling 502-564-8100 (not toll-free).

The toll-free meeting schedule information line is 1-800-633-9650. The toll-free message line is 1-800-372-7181, to leave a message for a legislator or an entire committee. The TTY message line is 1-800-896-0305. En Espanol, el nombre es 1-866-840-6574. The toll-free bill status number is 1-866-840-2835.

Every issue of e-Liaison will contain summary information for each bill that we track with a section that details the most recent activity with the bill. We will continue to highlight timely legislative news that is important to our members in each issue. If you would like to suggest that we add a bill to the e-Liaison for tracking, please contact KRWA. By clicking on the bill number it will link you to the bill summary on the LRC’s website.