Why is the University of Louisville paying Alicia Sells even though she hasn’t lobbied for the school since November? And why is there an agreement to use her as a consultant? What does this woman know and why is she being paid off? Somebody at UofL needs to start talking. [Nancy Rodriguez]
The Kentucky Coalition for Responsible Lending will hold a press conference on the payday loan interest cap today at 2:30. Frankfort. Room 110 in the Capitol. Thanks to Jenkins, Marzian, Owens, Riner, Burch, Watkins, Wayne, Weston, Smith, Henderson and Stacy for standing up. [Press Release]
Why wasn’t Randy Rand Paul at this fancy teabagger convention? [Wonkette]
Ronnie Ellis loves playing 20 questions. For real. You’ll love this closing bit about Gas Station Governor Steve Beshear, which caused me to cackle out loud. [Ronnie Ellis]
Keep Our Jobs In Kentucky spent $842,520.55 on two special elections. $670,000 on advertising. Wow. It’s obscene that Democrats and Republicans spent a combined $3.1 million on those two special elections. [Bluegrass Politics]
The Tea Party’s opening speaker suggested the law that kept blacks from voting should be reinstated. Tom Tancredo, indeed. [Raw Story]
Jack Conway just does not care for Sen. Shelby and issued this statement Saturday afternoon, “Senator Shelby’s decision to hold the government hostage to obtain special favors for his state is distasteful. It is reminiscent of the backroom deal on health care struck by Senator Ben Nelson, D-NE, in December.” [Press Release]
Did you miss the Swift-Butchertown mess last week? The foreign conglomerate and the union lawyers have started personally attacking and defaming people who have the audacity to want the giant to follow the law. [The 'Ville Voice]
State Rep. Tim Couch gave $40,000 to a group of vote buyers in 2002. [H-L]
Rand Paul says he’ll win without the GOP’s help. But his campaign manager says otherwise. [Twitter]
What? Bill Johnson is touting a fake poll? Hahaha. [Barefoot & Progressive]
The Herald-Leader editorial board is right – daters must be protected under domestic violence laws. [H-L]
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1 Novena // Feb 8, 2010 at 12:32 pm
“Another UofL Black Hole for Protection?”
Congrats. to Nancy Rodriquez for covering this story on Alicia Sells. What in the world is an “at-will” employee? One who can be fired at will if she does not come up with the answers (and suitably CYA) of the honchos? I am not alone in thinking something is being hidden here? I ask that question because there seems to be a rather significant history of this in UofL’s recent past. KY taxpayers beware of this latest development and follow it closely. The campus has been buzzing about it for some time. And we continue to hear the sounds of silence–the UofL admin.’s modus operandi for seeming eternity.
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