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Kentucky Once Again Ranks At The Very Bottom

September 5th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Trey Grayson, the former Kentucky secretary of state and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010, is running a political action committee formed by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords that will try to elect Democrats who want to work with Republicans. [C-J/AKN]

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Tuesday that the state would not comply with a court ruling and restore early voting in the final weekend before the election until an appellate court rules on the matter. [HuffPo]

The confusing process of setting up Kentucky’s health insurance exchange should get clearer later this month. [WFPL]

Records and publications that chronicle the Works Progress Administration, which provided millions of jobs at the height of the Great Depression, have found a home at the University of Kentucky. [H-L]

A shining bigot on the hill. This not at all racist teabagger lady chairwoman whatever went on the CNN teevee to explain why President Barack Obama doesn’t love American like ‘we’ do. [Wonkette]

A book about the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden by a former Navy SEAL who participated in the mission contains classified information and the Pentagon is reviewing legal options, a Defense Department spokesman said on Tuesday. [Reuters]

Way to go, Laurel County, you couldn’t help yourself to win the awful award again. Officials with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department are investigating an alleged stabbing that happened early Sunday morning. [WYMT]

A national financial magazine has ranked Kentucky 47th in overall fiscal health, thanks to its rising pension obligations and relatively high debt levels. [H-L]

A pro-Mittens Romney super PAC released a new ad this week targeting President Obama’s support of gay marriage, urging voters to look to the Romney campaign as an alternative with “values.” [HuffPo]

The Kentucky Lottery will end its nightly televised drawing show on Sept. 15. Instead, drawings will be streamed live and archived. [Business First]

The bus is always the center of attention. Partly because it’s a hulking 1970s tour bus that somehow made it from Arizona all the way to Charlotte, but mostly because of what’s inscribed on the side of it in thick, black letters. “Sin Papeles, Sin Miedo,” it reads in Spanish. “No papers, no fear.” [NPR]

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  • 1 FreeManNky // Sep 5, 2012 at 8:42 am

    President Obama’s view on gay marriage is it is a state issue. Which means it’s not happening in Kentucky. Also, totally ignoring the Supreme Court cas of Loving vs. Virginia. So, what is everyone complaining/praising about?

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