but the Governor’s office keeps harping on how “so much was accomplished” and “what a great session it was.”
We’re essentially at the end of the legislative session in Frankfort so now you may breathe a sigh of relief. And try as we might, we don’t see much accomplishment or progress. All yesterday we heard from legislators who were hot-headed and angry. We’re not sure if they were upset because:
- Gambling was heard in Appropriations & Revenue after Greg Stumbo promised it was dead for the session
- It’s beginning to sink in that the five members of House leadership took care of themselves in the road plan and HB 433
- The Senate took all the road plan fixes out of HB 433 and now plan to kill the pork bill
- The right-wingers are upset that promises made during the leadership race that led to the abortion and gay hate bills would be heard on the house floor haven’t come to fruition (and that’s led to a lot of PMSing)
- The most important policy bill on education is being handled by four freshman with absolutely no experience while there are House members who have worked on the issues for years
- Or the realization that David Williams is still running everything in Frankfort
This is EXPLOSIVE! The University of Louisville has another major problem on its hands. A nursing student was expelled after a post on her MySpace account, her freedom of speech violated. Nasty, nasty mess. The student filed a lawsuit yesterday and we broke the story last night. Check it all out and pray that UofL gets real leadership sometime soon. Heads-up to UofL… this is already a national issue. [Page One]
Westboro Baptist Church nuts protested against the scary ho-mo-sexuals near the University of Chicago and a group of students welcomed them with some hilarious dancing. I wish someone would gather 40 or 50 people like this to descend upon Frank Simon’s next meeting. [Absolutely Hilarious]
Joni Jenkins’ House Bill 383 regarding high school athletics passed the State Senate last night with her amendment. [HB 383 & Joe Gerth]
Hahaha! This was totally written about Jake. Or Stephen George. [Stuff White People Like - Moleskine Notebooks]
James Hammes of Lexington is being sought by the FBI in a money laundering case. He allegedly directed $4.6 million to his personal bank account over a five-year period while working for a Cincinnati Pepsi bottling company. [C-J]
Jason Nemes has finally resigned as director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. He’ll be practicing law at Dinsmore Shohl. [C-J]
Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry says he’s running again. Does he have a hope or has the curse of CentrePointe ruined his chances? We don’t think he should hold his breath. [Barefoot & Progressive]
Seven major topics to watch in Frankfort today. [Ryan Alessi]
The Louisville Peace Action Community will commemorate the 6th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq on Thursday, March 19 from 3:00 – 6:00 P.M. Courthouse steps at 6th & Jefferson in Louisville. A program featuring several speakers (and John Gage) will begin at 4:00 P.M. [LPAC]
6 responses so far ↓
1 Hillary // Mar 13, 2009 at 9:16 am
Love that video!!! Those students should be applauded for crystalizing the total mockery that is WBC (if it weren’t already apparent).
2 Novena // Mar 13, 2009 at 9:40 am
“The UofL Is Now Part of Hell”
UofL’s appalling treatment of Ms. Yoder is the ultimate display of a campus administration gone berserk. If the Board of Trustees continues to permit a growing number of its administrators and some faculty to murder students’ rights to an education, we should no longer call UofL a “university.”
Indeed, killing free speech may well be the final straw that breaks the back of an administration that has already done grievous violence to what was once an “academic institution.” With its unbelievable actions against Ms. Yoder, they have now begun to suck the air out of life itself in the hallways, offices, and quadrangles of Belknap. They have now created a quintessentially hostile atmosphere that is truly dangerous and subversive to all who enter our premises to study, learn, and seek truth.
3 Terri // Mar 13, 2009 at 10:07 am
I do love a good Moleskine. The cahiers.
4 E // Mar 13, 2009 at 10:21 am
I wonder if the UofL administration would have expelled all of those dancing students…being as the video is posted on the internet?
5 Just me // Mar 13, 2009 at 11:01 am
As someone that is concerned with KY’s educational system (previously taught high school/middle school math, current member of local school board, and parent of three children under the age of 16), I am cautiously optimistic about the ‘progress’ on SB 1. I sincerely hope the General Assembly finds and agrees upon a decent testing alternative for the ‘transition’ period.
Rant: Is it just me, or is it merely coincidence that Frankfort decides to ‘dump’ CATS testing *and* portfolios during a financially dismal year??? Doesn’t that seem kinda, oh, I don’t know…convenient?? While I’m no cheerleader for CATS as it is, how can they pull the rug out from under it in freakin’ MARCH. Portfolios, that students and teachers have worked on ALL year, won’t be scored now?? Open response questions are not a good measure of a child’s learning/thinking?? Methinks someone figgered out a way to save a boatload of money this year. Makes me soooo angry.
6 Zach // Mar 13, 2009 at 11:16 am
The good folks of Westboro Baptist Church are on one helluva road trip–they are heading to my hometown of Reading, Ma., to protest the high school’s drama club production.
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