From the Courier-Journal, which will probably try to sue us for posting and linking to this cartoon:

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According to a press release from 8664, Governor Steve Beshear has shifted funding away from an East End Louisville bridge. From 62% of 2008-2010 road funds to 27%. So much for the Ohio River Bridges Project.
The governor’s road plan reduced the state’s commitment to the ORBP by $236 million. Of that $236 […]

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Governor Steve Beshear called for a special session on pension reform to begin June 23. Beshear says reform legislation could save $500 million per year. [PolWatchers]
Congressman John Yarmuth attacked Anne Northup’s position on big oil in a release: “Anne Northup needs to come clean on her energy position. Today, she announced […]

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“Jake” can “cackle with the best of hens” - meaning he’s a huge flaming fruit, right? Guess there are some folks who haven’t heard his voice or met him. And for the record: Jack Westwood *does* have a screw loose. Otherwise he wouldn’t have attacked Diane Brumback for having had an […]

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Now that a pension deal has been reached, lawmakers are just waiting on the governor to call a special session. The session, probably beginning the week of June 23, will result in a bill requiring full hires to work longer and contribute more of their pay to help pay for their retirement. Cost-of-living […]

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This photo was taken on Thursday, June 5, 2008 in the parking lot of Beef O’Brady’s in Frankfort at 11:56 A.M.

The car in the photo is from the Frankfort Motor Pool. Motor Pool cars are for day trips. I.E., you go to a meeting and then come back. They’re available to state […]

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Over at the state’s public broadcasting outlet, which produces some of our favorite political programming (Comment on Kentucky, Kentucky Tonight), the budget crunch combined with the potential for a slate of retirements has folks worried.
Half of KET’s funding comes from the state budget, and it was asked to make do with $1.8 million less in […]

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We told you earlier that the Jefferson County GOP was jumping on Mayor Abramson for his lack of transparency in spending.
Low and behold, the Mayor’s office got all nervous and sniped back at GOP Chair Brad Cummings claiming partisanship (duh, he’s the GOP Chair) and all that jazz.
Carlton said his office is always seeking ways […]

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Jefferson County Republican Party Chairman Brad Cummings issued an advisory calling on Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson to follow the lead of Secretary of State Trey Grayson and make Metro Government expenditures transparent and available on the internet. But don’t worry, it’ll never happen with this Mayor.
From the advisory:
“Louisville should be a leader in our […]

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Mark Hebert of WHAS11 did a story last year about state vehicles and potential abuses that was too interesting to overlook. Ignore friend of Frank Simon, Jim Waters, in the story and it’s a-okay. Turns out Richie Farmer queened out when the Fletcher admin tried to save money by having his staff use […]

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