Legislators Offer Help For Tornado Victims

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Representative John Will Stacy, D-West Liberty, and Senate Majority Leader Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, were joined by Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, House Minority Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, Senator Tom Jensen, R-London, and other lawmakers in announcing Tuesday that leaders of both parties in the legislature are working together to provide sales tax relief to residents of the 21 counties declared disaster areas by President Barack Obama following March 2nd tornadoes. The bill would also include provisions to help schools and school staff by authorizing the commissioner of education to declare 10 additional disaster days and to assure teachers and other employees that they will not lose any pay or benefits as a result of the disaster.