Kentucky has the second highest rate in the nation of children living with relatives or close family friends instead of biological parents, according to a report from a national foundation released Wednesday. [H-L] A study finds that – yet again – Fox News viewers are the least informed of all. You’re so shocked, we know. [...]

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A Floriduh judge denied a new trial to a lady standing her ground but totally not because she’s black. [Wonkette] The burden of air pollution and asthma is not evenly shared among U.S. children. [HuffPo] Folks love to hate David Williams and some of that hate is well-deserved. But he helped make this thing in [...]

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This candidate in Texas says you shouldn’t pee on an electric fence. Or something like that. [Wonkette] How dare Mittens Romney hire a known homosexual to do campaign work! The shame! Horror! [HuffPo] Calumet Farm finally sold for $36 million. Guess the claims that it wasn’t being sold were flat-out lies. [H-L] Have you ever [...]

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Nope, doesn’t look like Richie Farmer is gonna play tonight, coach. Talk about a hot mess. [Page One] And just like that, Richie Farmer’s guy got axed from “The Amazing Race.” Talk about coincidental timing. [WKYT] The Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Steve Beshear’s crew are still withholding child-abuse death records. So much [...]

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Hoo boy, this report from State Auditor of Public Accounts Adam Edelen about Richie Farmer has been a long time coming. Turns out? Richie used state resources and employees for his own personal gain. He’s still refusing to be interviewed by auditors but you can bet he and his people will trash this report anonymously [...]

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Like we’ve been hinting for days about Monday being an awesome day in Frankfort? Adam Edelen’s office finally made public that results of the Reeeechie Farmer investigation will be released at 10:00 A.M. [Reechie Gon' Play Tonight, Coach?] Here’s a damning story about the Ohio River Bridges Debacle in Louisville that you will never see [...]

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A measure in Frankfort that mostly went unnoticed by the media was signed into law by Steve Beshear yesterday. House Bill 402 allows the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to share information and coordinate investigations with the Auditor or Public Accounts. This comes after years of Ethics being prohibited from acknowledging the auditor’s office. “I am [...]

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We told you yesterday that Adam Edelen put a link on his website that allows you to send in not anonymous tips about waste in Kentucky. Turns out he spent $930 for that little link. Which seems beyond silly. The best thing, though, is that his office has already received at least one major complaint. [...]

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What would you do if your home, place of employment and entire community were wiped off the face of the earth by a tornado? Recovery in Eastern Kentucky will take a long time and only the Red Cross remains on the ground supporting the people who most need it. [Click Here To Give] Businesses in [...]

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Let’s be absolutely clear: We love Kentucky Educational Television and promote it every chance we get. That doesn’t mean the taxpayer-funded organization shouldn’t face honest scrutiny when it comes to public funding. These are honest questions we and many others have. How is it KET can avoid state government budget cuts (we’re glad they were [...]

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