Put on your party hats! It’s Legislative Ethics time, kids.
In 2009, the Legislative Ethics Commission was paid $9,200 in fines from lobbyists and employers for filing late. 15 lobbyists and 58 employers. In 2010, $3,975 has been collected and there are still two reporting periods remaining. That’s eight lobbyists and 40 [...]

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Tom Eblen, a known America-hater and guy who rides a bicycle around Lexington sometimes, has hit the nail on the head with his latest.
Steal $100,000 in a University of Kentucky ticket scam, as former UK basketball star Ed Davender did, and you could get eight years in prison.
Steal five times that much from Blue Grass [...]

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Two big reasons why Rand Paul’s ideas about addressing the drug problem in Eastern Kentucky are completely bogus and not based in reality. [Here & Here]
July food stamp participation in Kentucky jumped another one percent. Up 7,500 since June for a total of 794,818. 794,848! [Ugh]
Things aren’t looking too swell for Jack Conway in [...]

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In a report today, State Auditor Crit Luallen revealed major problems with the Knox County Fiscal Court.
The highlights:

$6,053 of credit card expenditures couldn’t be validated and weren’t properly documented
The county jail, which opened in 2008, doesn’t have polices and procedures in place for establishing segregation of duties and the safeguarding of assets
Vacation leave is being [...]

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Rand Paul still insists that drug abuse should be dealt with at the local level.
Has this man ever been to Eastern Kentucky and seen what local law enforcement does about the drug problem? Not to hate on small town law enforcement, but come on. A little bit of localized money isn’t gonna do [...]

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Newsflash to Amber Marchand at the NRSC: Sending out blasts about Jack Conway courting liberals is the dumbest thing you could do. Dumber than sending out articles making Rand Paul look bad. Shouldn’t the Republicrats be trying to lure Democrats in instead of ticking them off? [Deep Thoughts]
I’m still wondering where the [...]

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Jim Newberry wants his problems to go away. Unfortunately for him, that’s not going to happen. [H-L]
Jerry Abramson accidentally told the truth about the World Equestrian Games’ impact on Louisville. He says estimates are inflated. [The 'Ville Voice]
How does health care reform impact Kentucky? A new fact sheet has been released by [...]

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A new 500-acre strip mine in Harlan County sounds like a good idea, right? It’s not like Eastern Kentuckians care about their surroundings. [KFTC]
Welcome to Mayfield where brown people aren’t welcome. FEAR! TERRA! PROTECT OUR WHITE WOMEN! [B&P]
Jack Conway finally released his personal financial disclosure. $263,500 from Kinder Morgan Energy. [...]

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OMG: Vicki Glass allegedly assaulted a JC Penney employee at Mall St. Matthews in Louisville and was told by a judge to stay away from the store. Why? The individual wouldn’t give her a coupon. HOT MESS ALERT? Glass is currently the spokeslady for the Fair Board and is formerly spokeslady for [...]

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The Messenger-Inquirer won its open records case against Kentucky Community & Technical College System. KCTCS was fighting to keep the paper from gaining access to public records dealing with the ouster of Owensboro Community & Technical College head Paula Gastenveld by Helen Mountjoy and crew.
Because this hot mess is convoluted, here’s a quick refresher:

AG: [...]

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