Chief Justice John Minton says there’s a need for technology upgrades and additional personnel funding. Unfortunately, this administration and the legislature don’t take the judicial seriously. When they refused to help the AOC get that building in Frankfort last year that would have saved countless millions, they should have realized they were on their own. It’s a sad day in Kentucky. [C-J/AKN]

Are you really excited that domestic law enforcement departments are using Predator drones to spy on American citizens? [LA Times]

Former governors are offering Steve Beshear advice for his second gubernatorial term. We saw two former governors over the weekend and both rolled their eyes at the mention of his name. [Ronnie Ellis]

Al Smith (god, how old is he?) just ripped Steve Beshear a new one but suggesting he tackle tax reform – something the governor has said he refuses to do. [H-L]

It’s official. The white washing by Jack Conway worked. Now people in the mainstream completely ignore the reality that he flip-flopped on mortgage fraudsters until we called his ass out. [HuffPo]

Chuck Schumer is rightfully painting Mitch McConnell as weak. That’s because princess has no idea what he faces back home in Kentucky, where he almost never visits these days. [Politico]

Remember when the IRS went after Steve Henry for trying to personally profit from his Rosemary Clooney House non-profit? Guess that didn’t work out, as it’s no longer a non-profit. And he doesn’t even get referred to as a former Lieutenant Governor any more. [Enquirer]

What Joe Gerth doesn’t tell you is that not only has there been no communication from Steve Beshear to David Williams and others, there won’t be. Gambling will be another failure. No one is “playing ball” with the governor and if Joe would bother doing more than calling Lourdes, he’d know that Stumbo and Williams have teamed up and will be an obstacle the governor won’t be able to overcome on a lot of fronts. [C-J/AKN]

HAHAHA! PEE ALERT! Here’s Phil Osborne complaining about ties to lobbyists and campaign finance. We almost died laughing. [H-L]

Just what do the rich have that’s taxable? [NPR]

A new report shows that a quarter of hospitalized Medicare patients received improper treatment. [CPI]

Fake rural broadband efforts aren’t just a joke in the United States – they’re a joke in the United Kingdom. We can’t help but snicker as we remember Jonathan Miller pretending rural broadband was happening in Kentucky. [BBC]

State legislators are attempting to prevent food stamp recipients from buying junk food with benefits and many people are freaking out. [WYMT]

Now disconnected Miss McConnell is attempting to link the Keystone Pipeline to the payroll tax. [The Hill]