Occasionally, Frankfort does something in a bipartisan manner. Here’s hoping their bipartisanship on the prescription drug nightmare in Kentucky is genuine. [H-L] Health departments across Kentucky are facing cuts amid growing demand. Legislators just kind of roll their eyes at the situation. [Debby Yetter] The long-term unemployment situation in America just got a lot worse. [...]

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Steve Beshear is accusing David Williams of trying to intimidate his fellow senators who support casino gambling. Unfortunately, Papaw wouldn’t know who is intimidating who because he STILL HASN’T MET WITH LEGISLATORS. And Princess Damon sure doesn’t know what’s going on – his manties are all in a twist. Damon is all angry, calling a [...]

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It’s time for your weekly update from the staff at the Legislative Research Commission in Frankfort: FRANKFORT – Each session has its own rhythm. But speaking generally, January has a quick burst of early legislative news, then lawmakers gear down for a long uphill grind that builds to a late-March/mid-April peak. The process takes a [...]

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This week Congressman Geoff Davis is upset over health care reform: During debate over the new health care law, concerns were raised about a wide variety of provisions in the bill, but few provisions raised quite as many eyebrows as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program. CLASS established a new federal long-term [...]

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Here’s the latest update from the Legislative Research Commission staff: If the poet was right when he said, ‘In my beginning is my end,’ the 2012 legislative session began this winter with intimations of a difficult end in spring, forced by hard reality to adjourn in mid-April with a budget leaving deep scars across the [...]

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Something tells us Kathy Stein plans on castrating David Williams and a few other Republicans who have at least one nut left. If they’ve previously been castrated, look for her to start choking people in their sleep. [CN|2] So, who wants to help Kathy start castrating people for trying to get rid of her State [...]

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Remember when we told you the meth Rx bill was nothing but a UNITE lobbying bit? Tom Jensen is the leading attorney for the organization. Funny how that works. [Leland Conway] Yesterday, former prosecutor Carol Cobb filed to run for Commonwealth’s Attorney in Jefferson County. [Press Release] Did you see Kelly Flood text messaging during [...]

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In a weekly update from the Legislative Research Commission, staff explain some of the history of redistricting and discuss some of the cat fights in Frankfort. It’s worth a read: FRANKFORT – Nearly two weeks in, the 2012 General Assembly seemed slow coming together. Its first and most immediate challenge – state-level redistricting – was [...]

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Really? Accusing Jamie Comer and his staff of being racist? Maybe folks shouldn’t take months-long leaves of absence from their non-merit state government jobs to star on “reality” shows if they want to maintain employment. [Bluegrass Politics] You’ll pee a little bit when you see this ‘Mitt Romney is a serial killer’ ad from Stephen [...]

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Each year during the legislative session in Frankfort, the Legislative Research Commission does a weekly wrap-up. So let’s dig right in to this week’s piece: When the 2012 General Assembly convened here Tuesday, three major issues – redistricting, the budget, and a gubernatorial push for expanded gambling – dominated early-session conversations. Other near-certain issues (prescription-drug [...]

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