Today Governor Steve Beshear announced that Kentucky has received a $500,000 grant for VINE Protective Order Victim Notification Services. Which is good, since all the fat men (literally, they’re all fat men) in Frankfort didn’t include it in the state budget.  [Press Release] Jack Conway did a one-on-one in Louisville where he discussed the U.S. [...]

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You know you love hearing from University of Kentucky Trustee Joe Peek. So here are some excerpts from his latest email blast. On outgoing President Lee Todd’s massive salary boost: It’s said the quitters never prosper. Wrong again! At the recent (ro)BOT meeting, the trustees voted 17-2 in favor of a salary “reclassification” for outgoing [...]

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Republicans like Todd Lally, Andy Barr, Ben Chandler and Repub-lites like Jack Conway are keen to use tired talking points about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Even Mitch McConnell is tucking his tail and running away. But it’s time to wake the fuck up. Here’s a dose of reality from Rachel Maddow: Visit msnbc.com for breaking [...]

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You know I’m a huge nerd, I like Jane Beshear and I like lists. I like this so much that I decided to run it during the most read time of the day. So guess what? The First Lady has released her fall reading list. Here’s the list, along with a comment from Jane about [...]

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Remember the Elam Utility Company mess in West Liberty that I’ve loosely discussed? Welp, the owner of Elam Utility Company, Wilma Ison-Sorrell is in violation of a Public Service Commission order and has been fined $12,500. From a release: The violations are related to Elam’s repeated failure to file quarterly adjustments to its retail price [...]

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The general election is just over a month away, but Google’s launched a fancy map of ratings: CLICK TO VISIT “Leans GOP” – heh.

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Don Blankenship, the world’s most important environmental steward, says MSHA regulators are lying about the Upper Big Branch mine disaster investigation. And we’re supposed to believe him? [HuffPo] Are you a regular Kentuckian? Then you’re screwed if you rely on UK for medical care. World Equestrian Games visitors are being given special treatment during the [...]

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Tayshaun Prince “endorsed” Williams-Farmer today. Everybody rolled their eyes. [HAHAHA] Remember the racist graffiti guy from Northern Kentucky University? Turns out he’s a teabagger. [Facebook] Here’s a pretty interesting look at Rand Paul’s campaign. And Mitch McConnell’s staffers are still lying. [GQ] Joe Arnold spends a ton of time focusing on Rand Paul on the [...]

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Here’s a bit of the latest from the new Republican chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party: House Republican leader Jeff Hoover claims that the reforms would “make government more accountable” to the people. One of Hoover’s promises includes legislation requiring lawmakers give up pay during a special session if the legislature does not pass a [...]

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This morning, teabagger gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett, through David Adams, released some sort of statement about health care: Solving Kentucky’s Medicaid budget crisis is too important to leave to the meaningless political platitudes of our Frankfort professional politicians, Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett said. “We need to immediately cut eligibility levels to the lowest allowed [...]

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