Government

By Tom Eblen
Lexington Herald Leader

Recent battles over raising the minimum wage have attracted a lot of attention. But on May 18, President Obama’s administration took another significant step designed to give many American workers a long-overdue raise.
The U.S. Labor Department increased the threshold at which salaried workers can be denied compensation for working more than 40 hours a week, from $23,660 a year to $47,476.

State Rep. Terry Mills, who has served the 24th House District since being elected in 2010, is now the new co-chairman of the General Assembly’s Program Review and Investigations Committee.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo called Rep. Mills “a great asset to his constituents and to the Commonwealth. I’m proud to see him take on this responsibility and know he will do an outstanding job as chairman.”

The Marion County Fiscal Court is going to have to spend thousands of dollars to purchase new road signs after approximately 50 road signs were stolen or vandalized recently.
Marion County Road Supervisor Tommy Lee informed the court during its regular meeting on May 19 that, at $100 per sign and post, that equals $5,000 worth of signs and equipment. 
“If any of our citizens see someone tearing a sign down and we get a license plate we can pursue actions against them,” Magistrate John Arthur Elder III said.

Demolition on the new Lebanon City Hall property could begin by the end of this week.