A new documentary says the Gulf oil spill crisis isn’t over. It’s not. It impacts you. Pay attention. [Forbes]
Gross Sexytime Herman Cain’s campaign manager requested that train wreck of an interview. We are forever grateful for the hilarity. [HuffPo]
It’s a solid move by Adam Edelen to consider a massive educational audit. It’ll need to be conducted with Joe Meyer out of the picture, though. [Ryan Alessi]
This Brooks Wicker guy trying to run against John Yarmuth again needs to give up before he gets going. [Failing For 2nd Time]
Chuck Geveden – the old one – is retiring from the Justice Cabinet at the end of the year. [C-J/AKN]
Mouth-breathing Republicans want your public school children to remain dumb and fat. We’re talking Jim Gooch clones, here, folks. Once again trying to kill school lunch standards. [Wonkette]
Lexington finally realized Central Kentuckians can’t figure out how one-way streets work. [H-L]
Of course Brett Guthrie opposes the plan to move Owensboro into the 1st Congressional District. People are freaking the eff out over it. [Joe Gerth]
Don’t act surprised that Greg Stumbo is still going on and on about how we need to waste taxpayer dollars on a special legislative session to handle redistricting. Frankfort knew this was an issue and ignored it for way too long. [WLEX18]
According to a new report, the Federal Housing Administration may require a taxpayer bailout by the end of next year. [HuffPo]
Republicans are hinting at flexibility on taxes to reach a budget deal. Is it a false dawn? [The Economist]
How crazy is the Frankfort rumor mill this week? The Beshear crew is apparently losing its mine over the Alison Lundergan Grimes victory. Alison is apparently still completely clueless about what’s going on and her campaign staff confirm such. Many seem to think she’s set to have her ass handed to her once she gets into office. [Page One]
If you’re a veteran in need of a job in the Louisville area, 30+ employers hiring more than 500 people will be at John Yarmuth’s jobs fair on the 21st. [Click the Clicky]
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1 Monica // Nov 16, 2011 at 11:36 am
I’m all for saving money through legislative frugality (wait, is that an oxymoron?), but I tend to agree with Stumbo and his idea of a special session for redistricting. (Please know that I don’t agree with him often. )
With a free-standing special session, these new district lines can be drawn without the bartering of other issues/bills/budget items throughout the members of the General Assembly–as reflected in the filed bills of the session. And– have it all hammered out before they even arrive in Frankfort, taking up one, maybe two, days of special session expenses.
Will this completely eliminate political bartering? Heck no, but I feel that it will reduce it some (at best) and somewhat disguise it (at worst).
Recent history shows us that they can’t even use their session time efficiently enough to develop and pass a budget. Adding on this important task would overload their minds.
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