Look at that mean lady sticking First Lady Jane Beshear with a needle! JANE BESHEAR GETTING ATTACKED BY A LADY They apparently squirted her up with some H1N1 juice and it made her allll betttttter.

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Rep. Joni Jenkins’ HB 305 would make it illegal for public universities and colleges to charge mandatory athletic and meal fees for students who commute to school: Amend KRS 164.400 to permit the boards of regents and boards of trustees of the public universities and colleges to establish fees sufficient for the payment of instructional [...]

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Just wondering: But the Governor is acting responsibly, and there is precedent for budget proposals from governors who assume a revenue source that has not yet been enacted. Mr. Beshear’s offering is a gamble from a man who is not a noted risk-taker, but it is also leadership. It is long past time for the [...]

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State Rep. Reggie Meeks sent out an email blast about Governor Steve Beshear’s failed budget address. Here’s my favorite part: Politically, Governor Beshear seems to have worked himself between a rock and a hard spot.  On one hand, the Senate is clearly not interested in cooperating with him in good faith as a partner to [...]

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So, with all the hubbub over Harry Moberly’s retirement from the State House, everybody and their mother is coming out of the woodwork to toy with a run for his seat. Greg Stumbo says his son, Brooks, is considering a run. And I hear Lee Murphy is also tossing his name around for senate. Yes, [...]

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This week Governor Steve Beshear spends 2:21 talking about the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP):

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Ray Paulick has laid the smackdown on Damon Thayer. And it appears Cordish Cos is laying the groundwork for grabbing a slots license in Jefferson County. I’ve known Damon Thayer going on 20 years, and I don’t think he’s a bad person. But I’ve seen how good people can be intoxicated with power, and am [...]

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Both House Speaker Greg Stumbo and Senate President David Williams just confirmed that gambling is dead for this legislative session. The horsey set can thank their Governor. UPDATE: Here are additional details.

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Bill Nighbert told Joe Prather to stay close to Leonard Lawson. Lawson wanted Prather to take care of three people: Jim Rummage, Ellen Briscoe (Danny’s wife) and another person Prather said he couldn’t recall. [Tom Loftus] Steve Beshear testified for 90 minutes at the Lawson-Nighbert trial and it wasn’t all puppies and rainbows for him. [...]

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First Lt. Dan says commercial audio on television is the most important thingy on earth. And now he’s comparing Jack Conway’s campaign to Extreme Makeover. I think that’s a loosely homophobic attack from a couple overweight drunks. [Fat Lip] What the living hell is wrong with Rand Paul? The U.S. House passed a bill today [...]

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