Much has been written about Steve Beshear and how out-of-touch he is. About how he uses state resources to campaign. How he couldn’t be bothered to do more than hold a five-minute conference call with House leadership to discuss the alleged budget nightmare. The mainstream press has even written about the sneaky ways in which [...]

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The former Whitley County Sheriff, Lawrence Hodge, is no stranger to regular readers of Page One. He’s quite possibly one of the most corrupt people to ever grace Eastern Kentucky with his awfulness and lack of shame. Just in case you aren’t familiar with that mountain of embarrassment, here you go: Audit Reveals Corruption in [...]

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Here’s what Republican Floor Leader had to say about the passage of House Bill 1 yesterday:

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Haha, so, funny story… Looky here: We hear people actually posed for photographs. Must be a sad time for Phil Moffett.

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The alleged Medicaid compromise passed the State House in a 94-4 bipartisan vote. What will happen now? [Ronnie Ellis] And Steve Beshear is so mad at House Democrats he’s calling just about everyone to complain. Maybe he should have done more than hold a conference call on the matter with House leadership? Maybe then they’d [...]

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The powerful and progress-killing organization called River Fields in Louisville has finally met its match. [The 'Ville Voice] The story of Steve Beshear getting caught using his state airplane – LIKE I TOLD YOU HE WAS – for campaign events is getting more national play. [National Review] Republicans have the five most populous State Senate [...]

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You know what’s sad? Watching Alison Lundergan Grimes pose with the faux non-profit shyster and wife of campaign finance criminal: Why, it’s almost as if she wants to travel down a road on which Elaine Nogay Walker can beat her. And that’s after Kim Geveden and Larry O’Bryan ditched Walker’s campaign.

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Here’s the latest from the Legislative Research Commission, all focused on the silly special session: Here’s this week, simple as it gets: The Kentucky Legislature met in special session to plug a hole in Medicaid funding. It reached no agreement. The special session will continue next week. But within those three plain, declarative sentences lies [...]

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From the department of Eastern Kentucky corruption comes news of State Rep. Keith Hall being in business with – get this – a water commissioner. In the wake of the Mountain Water District scandal, no less. From the March 19 Appalachian News-Express, front page, above-the-fold: IMAGINE THAT [N]ew questions are arising regarding the birth of [...]

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There is no way Gatewood Galbraith is going to be the next governor of the Commonwealth. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t going to play a huge role in deciding who becomes the next governor. And that has Steve Beshear on extreme edge. Here’s a look at what Democrats in Western Kentucky think: Lexington lawyer [...]

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