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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Kentucky Corvette bill stalled
Legislator wants Corvette ZR1 named the official state sports car, but the proposal is languishing in committee.
Roger Alford / Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- In the new supercharged version, the 620 horsepower Corvette ZR1 has a top speed of more than 200 mph, rivaling even the fastest, most expensive European sports cars.
So when state Rep. C.B. Embry Jr. introduced legislation two months ago to make the Kentucky-made Corvette the official state sports car, he expected it to speed through the General Assembly.
Instead, Embry's proposal has been stalled in a committee, badly in need of a jump-start. Embry, a Republican in the Democratic-controlled House, said the measure is languishing with a number of other bills being ignored by legislative leaders who say they're working on more pressing issues.
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If the Corvette bill fails, Embry, of Morgantown, fears that his well-intentioned attempt to honor General Motors' pre-eminent speedster will instead prove a source of embarrassment for an automaker that's vital to the state's economy. GM employs 960 people at its Bowling Green plant, which manufactures about 35,000 of the sports cars each year. The company, which will begin producing the ZR1 model later this year, has plans to add two additional vehicle lines at the plant by 2012, creating 2,000 jobs.
"It could have passed a long time ago," Embry said.
The Corvette legislation is among a group of "feel-good bills" that state Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, chairman of the House Committee on State Government, says he doesn't plan to try to advance. Other pending legislation would make cornhole the official state game, burgoo the official state dish, and Kentucky Fried Chicken the state's official picnic food.
"Quite frankly, I haven't considered any of them because the press of other business has pushed them to the back of the list," Cherry said.
Shortly after Embry filed his bill, House Speaker Jody Richards, a Bowling Green Democrat, filed one of his own that also would make Corvette the official state sports car.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Kentucky Corvette bill stalled
Legislator wants Corvette ZR1 named the official state sports car, but the proposal is languishing in committee.
Roger Alford / Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- In the new supercharged version, the 620 horsepower Corvette ZR1 has a top speed of more than 200 mph, rivaling even the fastest, most expensive European sports cars.
So when state Rep. C.B. Embry Jr. introduced legislation two months ago to make the Kentucky-made Corvette the official state sports car, he expected it to speed through the General Assembly.
Instead, Embry's proposal has been stalled in a committee, badly in need of a jump-start. Embry, a Republican in the Democratic-controlled House, said the measure is languishing with a number of other bills being ignored by legislative leaders who say they're working on more pressing issues.
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If the Corvette bill fails, Embry, of Morgantown, fears that his well-intentioned attempt to honor General Motors' pre-eminent speedster will instead prove a source of embarrassment for an automaker that's vital to the state's economy. GM employs 960 people at its Bowling Green plant, which manufactures about 35,000 of the sports cars each year. The company, which will begin producing the ZR1 model later this year, has plans to add two additional vehicle lines at the plant by 2012, creating 2,000 jobs.
"It could have passed a long time ago," Embry said.
The Corvette legislation is among a group of "feel-good bills" that state Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, chairman of the House Committee on State Government, says he doesn't plan to try to advance. Other pending legislation would make cornhole the official state game, burgoo the official state dish, and Kentucky Fried Chicken the state's official picnic food.
"Quite frankly, I haven't considered any of them because the press of other business has pushed them to the back of the list," Cherry said.
Shortly after Embry filed his bill, House Speaker Jody Richards, a Bowling Green Democrat, filed one of his own that also would make Corvette the official state sports car.
Respectfully such gestures as well intentioned and appealing as they may be usually result in trouble, especially if the car has "defect" or worse, injury or death results. Not a reall good idea in my opinion. Best
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Kentucky Corvette bill stalled
Legislator wants Corvette ZR1 named the official state sports car, but the proposal is languishing in committee.
Roger Alford / Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- In the new supercharged version, the 620 horsepower Corvette ZR1 has a top speed of more than 200 mph, rivaling even the fastest, most expensive European sports cars.
So when state Rep. C.B. Embry Jr. introduced legislation two months ago to make the Kentucky-made Corvette the official state sports car, he expected it to speed through the General Assembly.
Instead, Embry's proposal has been stalled in a committee, badly in need of a jump-start. Embry, a Republican in the Democratic-controlled House, said the measure is languishing with a number of other bills being ignored by legislative leaders who say they're working on more pressing issues.
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If the Corvette bill fails, Embry, of Morgantown, fears that his well-intentioned attempt to honor General Motors' pre-eminent speedster will instead prove a source of embarrassment for an automaker that's vital to the state's economy. GM employs 960 people at its Bowling Green plant, which manufactures about 35,000 of the sports cars each year. The company, which will begin producing the ZR1 model later this year, has plans to add two additional vehicle lines at the plant by 2012, creating 2,000 jobs.
"It could have passed a long time ago," Embry said.
The Corvette legislation is among a group of "feel-good bills" that state Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, chairman of the House Committee on State Government, says he doesn't plan to try to advance. Other pending legislation would make cornhole the official state game, burgoo the official state dish, and Kentucky Fried Chicken the state's official picnic food.
"Quite frankly, I haven't considered any of them because the press of other business has pushed them to the back of the list," Cherry said.
Shortly after Embry filed his bill, House Speaker Jody Richards, a Bowling Green Democrat, filed one of his own that also would make Corvette the official state sports car.
Woah, back up there...
I couldn't care less if Corvette is the official car of anyplace.
But if KY is going to make "Cornhole" the official state game, then there will me more than one reason the state's initials are KY.
its a bean bag toss game, there are two wood boxes set 20-30 feet apart and people stand behind them and throw beanbags at the opposing box trying to get them in the hole which is a 3-5 inches in diameter or so, I thought the game was something a little more raunchy until I found out what people in the country meant vs. people in the city a couple of years ago, its popular at football tailgating, get really drunk and throw beanbags at holes in wood boxes.
its a bean bag toss game, there are two wood boxes set 20-30 feet apart and people stand behind them and throw beanbags at the opposing box trying to get them in the hole which is a 3-5 inches in diameter or so, I thought the game was something a little more raunchy until I found out what people in the country meant vs. people in the city a couple of years ago, its popular at football tailgating, get really drunk and throw beanbags at holes in wood boxes.
-alex
Thanks for the info. I had a totally different picture in my mind.
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KY State Sports Car is????????? Possibly?
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