The Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee will meet on Monday at 9:00 A.M. in the Capitol. The group is set to review applications for positions on university boards of regents and trustees, Council on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky Educational Television, Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and the Kentucky Community and Technical College Board of Regents. We’ve heard [...]

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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released reports on the health care status quo today. What could be considered, uh, scary information on health care cost and quality in all fifty states is included. Percent increase in family premiums since 2000, the hidden tax individuals and families pay as a result of subsidizing care [...]

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Please do not forget that we have thousands upon thousands of documents like these: You may want to think twice about contradicting yourself on topics we’re apt to cover. And trashing us at random gatherings involving elected officials and prominent members of the community? All because we did investigative work to break the Robert Felner [...]

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Violates the right to religious freedom, is violative of the first amendment of the U.S. constitution, violates Kentucky’s equal protection provisions, is an arbitrary exercise of authority, is an unconstitutional tax on the personal property of a religious organization. That’s what Danny Ray Johnson is alleging in an appeal against Kentucky’s Alcoholic Beverage Control in [...]

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Hey, state employees in Kentucky! You should consider giving back to your neighbors in need through the Kentucky Employees Charitable Campaign. Your contribution (if you can afford it) benefits organizations like the Christian Appalachian Project, Community Health Charities, Easter Seals Kentucky, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, United Way of Kentucky and the WHAS Crusade for Children.

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Jeebus and all kinds of little boys are greeting Michael Jackson in heaven. Let’s do some moonwalking and crotch grabbing in his honor. Maybe we’ll wear just one glove all weekend in his honor. Lord knows Mark Sanford is thanking Michael Jackson for making him feel like Gary Condit on 9/11. [MSNBC] Blue Grass Airport [...]

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The Jefferson County Board of Education will meet on Monday. Will the Board reprimand Superintending Sheldon Berman for lying to the press? Will they address JCTA concerns? Let’s hold our breath and see. Coal is costly to for the state? Surely you jest! How could one be so mean with these “facts”?? The Hairy Liberal [...]

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State Rep. Keith Hall has responded to the Appalachian News-Express story which we shared with you earlier. Susan Klimchak, Director of Communications for Majority Leader Rocky Adkins, says the paper will likely publish Hall’s remark in a day or two. Here’s Hall’s statement in its entirety: Yesterday and last night I received several phone calls [...]

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Earlier we discussed Kelly Flood’s inability to count and/or appropriately deal with the facts when it comes to the thoroughbred industry. But now let’s take a look at something related that really chaps our ass. Regardless of how you feel about the gambling issue, you’ve gotta be blown away that Bob Damron and his wife [...]

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Kudos to Russ Cassady for his latest piece of investigative journalism in eastern Kentucky. Get a load of the latest from the Appalachian News-Express about a provision hidden in the budget bill that could give a couple folks special treatment. Read all about it: In April, the Kentucky Public Service Commission began investigating the eligibility [...]

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