Here’s another post highlighting reports filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. This time in the race to replace Richie Farmer as Commissioner of Agriculture. Here are the highlights: B.D. WILSON $78,675 raised $18,275 in unitemized contributions $44,976.70 spent $57,007.21 on-hand at the close of reporting period $1,300 came from political organizations and PACs [...]

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Wait, what? Yeah, it’s a full week of campaign finance report highlights from the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Let’s dig into reports for those running to be Attorney General. You’ll be surprised by who comes out on top. It’s not Jack Conway. TODD P’POOL $79,482 raised $3,097 in unitemized contributions $44,109.13 spent $305,647.21 on-hand [...]

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Ruh ro – Some Dude Named Bill Johnson is hitting Hilda Gay Legg on her quarterly fundraising report. From the latest Johnson release: “I am surprised that someone claiming to have executive experience is unable to manage the most basic of campaign tasks. My opponent’s failure to file her campaign finance report on time is [...]

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This week the Transportation Lady discusses heavy rains that cause rockslides:

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Morehead State University is 15th on this list of colleges with the lowest return on investment. This is a WTF moment. [HuffPo] Mitch McConnell is leading a delegation on a trip to Afghanistan. Something about that doesn’t sound right. [WaPo] A lady in Frankfort lost her monkey because it was illegal to keep him. [H-L] [...]

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The Kentucky Supreme Court has declined to hear the Instant Racing case. This is sure to send mouth breathers into a massive froth. [H-L] Why the flip is Louisville so backwater? Why is the state’s largest city allowing Lexington and even New Albany, Indiana to steal away valuable tax revenue from food trucks? What the [...]

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Um, when has it ever been okay for a candidate’s statewide election campaign to coordinate with a federal Political Action Committee and get a promised dollar amount as a “contribution”? From Joe Gerth: Adams said the campaign hopes to increase its fundraising in the last month of the campaign and has a pledge from the [...]

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Gubernatorial candidates aren’t the only folks filing their quarterlies with the Kentucky Register of Election Finance. Let’s take a look at some candidates for Secretary of State: ELAINE NOGAY WALKER $100,420.50 raised $15,055 in unitemized contributions $21,651.12 spent $78,769.38 on-hand at the close of reporting period $2,000 came from political organizations and PACs Notable Contributions [...]

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Congressman John Yarmuth was on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown” discussing the deficit:

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You’ve seen the highlights from Beshear and Coleslaw, now let’s dig into the Williams and Moffett quarterly campaign finance reports. DAVID WILLIAMS-RICHIE FARMER $446,943.01 raised $37,485 in unitemized contributions $418,762.35 spent $669,839.23 on-hand at the close of reporting period $5,000 came from political organizations and PACs Notable Contributions Joe Craft $1,000 Ron Crimm $250 Owsley [...]

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