Yesterday David Williams called Steve Beshear out on the state’s pension nightmare: Senate President David L. Williams, Republican nominee for Governor, called on Steve Beshear to join his call for true reform of Kentucky’s public pension system in light of a new study that indicates massive tax increases will be necessary to fund the Commonwealth’s [...]

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It’s sad that the National Republican Congressional Committee can’t come up with anything solid with which to hit Ben Chandler: Really? Wasting money on an attempt to tie him to Barack Obama for three weeks? It’s almost like Candy Barr has literally no clue that there are hundreds of other things people hate Ben for [...]

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This week the Transportation Lady discusses construction of a new interchange in Lexington:

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Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway yesterday for the 51st day in a row: “While those involved in the compromised drug investigation of Jack Conway’s brother may never face any legal consequences, we at least know that Jack Conway will have to face voters in November. Only then will he finally [...]

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The Kentucky Historical Society Foundation elected four new board members: Mike Duncan, John Greenebaum, Crit Luallen and Bosworth Todd. Should be great for the KHS, as there couldn’t be a more diverse group of individuals to add to the board. [Press Release] President Barack Obama is treading fearfully – not carefully – on gay issues [...]

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Earlier this week First Lady Jane Beshear released her 2011 Summer Reading List, one of four she releases each year: Tale of Despereaux, Katie DiCamillo (Ages 7-12) — “This enchanting fable follows Despereaux Tilling, a large-eared mouse, who falls in love with a human princess and sets out on a quest to rescue her. The [...]

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I mean, really, take a look at the 30-day post-primary reports filed with the KREF from Adam Edelen and John Kemper and tell me that race isn’t already decided. JOHN KEMPER $6,833.87 raised $1,432.87 in unitemized contributions $6,128.71 spent $3,370.46 on-hand at the close of reporting period $0 came from political organizations and PACs Notable [...]

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This is an example of, uh, what not to do to your readers early in the morning: We promise never to plaster a gigantic photo of a lady in a bra here on Page One.

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How many times does Mitch McConnell have to talk about weather on the floor of the United States Senate before he stops denying global warming? At least he wasn’t tweeting about how there was very little damage last night, as the mayor and his staff were doing.

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If you’re a Democrat or otherwise sane person, it should alarm you that Todd P’Pool is seriously outpacing Jack Conway and outworking him on the campaign trail. So let’s take a look at the highlights from the two candidates’ 30-day post-primary reports to the KREF. TODD P’POOL $20,706 raised $1,055 in unitemized contributions $31,640.64 spent [...]

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