Eastern Kentucky University will give buyout packages to 127 employees who applied for them and were accepted, officials announced Tuesday. [H-L] Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic austerity. [...]

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Wondering how directly the good old boy corruption of the Kentucky Democratic Party impacts you? A private utility company in Pike County can keep secret how it spends public money under a change the General Assembly made to the Kentucky Open Records Act in 2012, a judge has ruled. [H-L] Hoo boy, Liberty Christ is [...]

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In the 56th House District special election, the Democrats have this guy: Kay said he wants to see the legislature debate tax reform in order to modernize the system. And in the heart of horse country, he said he also expects casino gambling to be a key issue in the special election, although he said [...]

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Folks in a southern Kentucky town have formed a Neighborhood Watch after three suspicious fires occurred on one street. [H-L] The Supreme Court’s ruling on the federal Defense of Marriage Act won’t just be a question of fairness for some 17,000 troops and military retirees, advocates say — it’s also a major pocketbook issue. [Politico] [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. You can help. [Support Our New Project!] It’s past time Kentucky confronted its own fiscal cliff represented by more than $33 billion in unfunded liabilities in its pension system, local leaders said Monday. [Ronnie Ellis] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been [...]

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Alison Grimes polled roughly 160,000 students in Kentucky for a mock election. Let’s see how they voted: President & Vice President Romney/Ryan — 50.6% Obama/Biden — 49.4% Congress – 1st District Whitfield — 58.8% Hatchett – 41.2% Congress – 2nd District Guthrie — 47.1% Williams — 39.7% Astor — 13.3% Congress – 3rd District Yarmuth [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR PEE ALERT! Former Pennsylvania Senator and GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has claimed that a ‘homosexual cabal’ stole Tuesday’s presidential election. [HAHAHA] Of course his crazy ass is full of [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] Here’s footage of Ben Chandler conceding and Andy Barr giving his victory speech. [Bluegrass Politics] Advisers to Mittens Romney insisted Wednesday that they were surprised by the scale of their loss to President [...]

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That’s right, kids! It’s Ben Chandler Email Blast Caption Contest time! Here you go: Seems to sum up his entire campaign strategy. So give us your test.

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] Election Day, as it usually is, was a good day to be an incumbent. Unless you were Republican-lite Ben Chandler. [WaPo] State Rep. Sara Beth Gregory and Albany lawyer David Cross said Wednesday [...]

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