In the past five years, Kentucky lawmakers have cut the state budget by $1.6 billion. But if something doesn’t change, they may have just begun to cut services. [Ronnie Ellis] Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is taking a page from President Obama’s reelection playbook for his own campaign — embracing Internet memes, data mining and cinematic [...]

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Last spring, Conor Murphy was a hired hand who spent his days galloping racehorses, combing knotted manes and shoveling manure in a stable in Berkshire, England. [H-L] The job market may not be as weak as it looked just a month ago — but it is still nowhere near as strong as it could be. [...]

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James L. Kay II, chairman of the Woodford County Democratic Party, will be the party’s nominee in the June 25 special election to fill a vacancy in the 56th District of the state House of Representatives. His mugshot(s) are going to make it difficult for him to win because those mail pieces just write themselves [...]

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Republican fundraisers say the changing views of gay marriage in their party could unlock big money from GOP donors in places like New York, California and Florida — where some Republicans have kept their checkbooks closed over what they saw as misplaced priorities, at best, or intolerance, at worst, at the highest ranks of the [...]

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White men make up most of the University of Kentucky leadership team. By next month, the top candidates for provost of the University of Kentucky should be on campus for interviews in the most-watched job search since President Eli Capilouto came on board in 2011. [H-L] What Americans keep ignoring about Finland’s school success. Everyone [...]

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Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) proposed budget would reduce government spending outside of Social Security and interest on debt to its lowest levels in over six decades, Investor’s Business Daily reported Wednesday. [HuffPo & IBD] If a rolling stone gathers no moss, then the Republican Party is a very stationary stone, Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul told [...]

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Despite constant budget fights in Washington, the U.S. economy managed one of the best months for job gains in the past year in February, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest level in more than four years. [HuffPo] This has got to be the dumbest thing to go down in Kentucky in decades. A pro-gun [...]

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We’ve been hearing rumblings and rumors that Progress Kentucky is about to face an audit from the Federal Election Commission. Which will come as a surprise to no one. What may come as a surprise? There could be some serious drama ahead. Of the $1,004.97 raised by the Super PAC, its report claims the organization [...]

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Wondering why David Adams’ political organization and tiny group of supporters are easily dismissed by most Republicans and true Tea Partiers? The First Amendment doesn’t protect them from backlash when they say something stupid and racist. Also doesn’t protect them from reporting requirements – which they agreed to when forming the organization. If they didn’t [...]

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We told you last evening about Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign capitalizing on the racist remarks from Progress Kentucky. Here’s the email blast: Dear Friend, You’ve probably seen the attack ads already targeting Senator McConnell – still nearly 2 years away from the election! As he stands in the breach for freedom and against President Obama’s [...]

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