Hint hint: Somebody in the legitimate mainstream media– who still has a job– should ask Daniel Mongiardo how he feels about the latest mountaintop removal developments. The ums and uhs would be priceless. We’d ask, but, um, uh, catching his campaign in something illegal every single day probably puts a damper on getting a response.
Will he hammer it hard after endorsing Barack Obama? Or will he applaud it and freeze out his last fundraising option– the coalies?
Thanks to Rep. Joni Jenkins for House Bill 383. The Governor signed it into law yesterday… but didn’t tell anyone, just thanked “the sponsors.” Beshear & crew need to stop the petty bickering. [HB 383]
Are you a Democrat is running for elected office or has run for elected office? Have you used NGP Software? Looks like you need to find a new software vendor. We’ve worked with NGP for four years and have gotten hundreds of candidates to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on NGP access. We’re pretty sure we’ve been betrayed and somebody has some major explaining to do. Word of advice: don’t use NGP software. As a former campaign finance professional, I love their suite. But this isn’t acceptable. [Check this NGP mess out]
Somebody get us this! [NEEEEEED]
Daniel Mongiardo left his wallet at a grocery store in Hazard and one of the employees swiped it. They were arrested. And why would the Lt. Governor carry “a large portion of … currency” on his person? [H-L]
Watching this Beshear-Stumbo disagreement over NASCAR yesterday was borderline entertaining. [Stephenie Steitzer]
The Cordish Companies’ shenanigans in Louisville with Mayor Jerry Abramson are screwed up. It should be illegal for Abramson to reassign $1.8 million tax dollars on a personal whim without approval from anyone else. When will a credible challenger step up to the plate? [The 'Ville Voice]
Just a reminder: This is why nothing gets done during emergencies in Kentucky. [State Govt Audit Take II]
Science, not politics is the deal of the day in Washington. Plan B will finally be available without a prescription. [C-J]
4 responses so far ↓
1 Bob // Mar 25, 2009 at 9:54 am
Let’s help the few members of Metro Council who are trying to provide at least some level of checks and balances on Abramson and his chumps. Just because wasting public funds is technically legal doesn’t mean it is the right thing to do. No mayor should have such authority, and Abramson has proved that he can’t be trusted with it–time after time.
2 Ray Re Chevrolet // Mar 25, 2009 at 11:51 am
Note to Jerry Carroll: NASCAR determines which tracks get Cup races, not track owners, not even big dogs like Bruton Smith. Given that you have pending litigation against NASCAR on such a refusal, and serve as a paid consultant to Smith now, maybe you need to clean up that little lawsuit thingy before asking Kentucky lawmakers or taxpayers for any actions whatsoever. Just sayin.
3 Conservative // Mar 25, 2009 at 12:17 pm
The problem is, Kentucky is smack dab in the middle of the saturation area for NASCAR. Most of eastern Kentucky is closer to Bristol than to Gallatin County. Sparta is only a couple of hours from Indianapolis, where they have a little Cup race every summer. We’re also in the market from which Michigan, Atlanta and Talladega draw patrons. NASCAR is looking at the NYC area and the northwest for expansion areas, as well as the midwest. I can’t see NASCAR ever bringing a Cup race to Kentucky, especially if it comes at the expense of one of Bruton Smith’s other tracks in preferred market areas (Atlanta, Charlotte, New Hampshire).
4 Davi // Mar 25, 2009 at 12:17 pm
With the state audits coming down hard on the misuse of the city’s Dept of Housing’s funds, and Metro Council’s valid objection to not having a voice in the Cordish deal, the state and metro council should also have an honest look into the granting of liquor licenses.
The State authority of liquor licensing seems to have been totally given over to the city to hand out to whomever to contort parking requirements, legal distances between bars by measuring down one side of the street to a light, then back up the other side, sometimes using the back door of an establishment as the “legal” entrance–all to gain the required distance of one bar from another, when some of these places are across the street from each other. Then there are the “restaurants” operating as night clubs/bars selling liquor way above the legal ratios of food to alcohol, who operate year to year in violation. When their offenses are brought to light, they get a delay and they continue to operate all out.
This harms the livability and safety of neighborhoods. I suggest that somebody in State authority have a look at the violations, the complaints, the crimes, the problems from this preponderance of city granted liquor licenses.
The long-term viability of our neighborhoods depends upon the best use of assets and it appears the current administration is sacrificing the people who live in Louisville to cater to a transient bunch of businesses and partiers without a stake in what really goes on in the city. Spending public money on nightclubs, stadiums, Museum Plazas or whatever during a time of economic crisis is a mistake to say the least.
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