How much you want to bet that more than one person in Tourism signed off on the language this firm is being blamed for? Kentucky is canceling its $179,900-a-year contract with a British marketing firm that touted “Roadkill Bingo” as one of the state’s tourist attractions. [John Cheves] Surely you find it highly entertaining that [...]

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Mitch McConnell can’t let a day go by without trying to blame President Barack Obama for rising gas prices. Here he is on the Senate floor: What is that, again, about wanting it both ways? Because we’ve yet to hear Mitch offer a solution or alternative to anything, ever. Also, the jokes just write themselves [...]

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Still remember Greg Fischer’s latest campaign finance mess? The one where he’s lied umpteen times to the press about inaugural fund contributions from Bruce Lunsford and Ed Hart? The funds he and his people pulled a bait-and-switch with to use as campaign contributions to retire Greg’s personal debt? Here’s your refresher: Fischer’s Crew Still Don’t [...]

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Adam Edelen made ten recommendations to improve Kentucky’s Medicaid managed care system this morning. “The three new MCOs are sitting on more than a quarter of a billion taxpayer dollars while small-town doctors, hospitals and other health care providers have had to open or extend lines of credit to keep their doors open,” Edelen said. [...]

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175 mayors from 32 states support the Freedom to Marry. They’ve released a video in support of marriage equality: So where is Greg Fischer? Where is Jim Gray?

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This is what Steve Beshear’s crew is all about. And people still try to tell me they’re golden and wonderful people. [H-L] Whaaaat? You mean Bob Stivers is now pushing a pseudoephedrine bill that sounds dead up like 90% of the alternatives we suggested? Funny how that works. [WKYT] March is American Red Cross Month [...]

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Ruh ro, it’s Greg and David kitteh cat fun times in Frankfort again. [H-L] Jack Conway’s efforts to combat prescription drug abuse among Kentucky’s youth is admirable. But also sad – because it doesn’t stop the problem. So what will this Commonwealth do to combat the problem? [WHAS11] Cindy James, a former assistant state auditor, [...]

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What does Rand Paul know about the price of gasoline? He was on – what else? – Fox “News” to discuss it: Really – blaming Barack Obama for the country’s debt. And complaining about the lack of fracking. HAHAHA.

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Here’s a bit from Jack Conway’s press release about prescription drug abuse and kids: Attorney General Jack Conway took his Keep Kentucky Kids Safe program to Hardin and Washington counties today, alerting nearly 1,000 middle and high school students to the dangers of abusing prescription pills. A photo from the Hardin County event is attached [...]

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This week? We love that Steve Beshear and a handful of those bitter over horsey gambling are trying to blame David Williams for “killing” it. Never mind that it was, you know, everyone else in the state who did so. Primarily progressive Democrats who don’t believe in constitutionally guaranteeing right of ownership to five corporations [...]

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