Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said about an hour ago that he hopes to issue a ruling in the redistricting case sometime tomorrow. [Frankfort Hot Mess] Kentucky doesn’t discriminate against the gays who want to adopt children, thanks to David Williams and bitter coward Bob Stivers. But Virginia sure does. [HuffPo] Small pharmacies across Kentucky [...]

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The classes are drifting apart. Can the rich save the American dream by preaching what they practice? [The Economist] No, you weren’t dreaming when we told you Phil Moffett was running for office. So take your pee break now before reading about it from the Associated Press. [H-L] SuperPACs are worrying the DCCC chairman. Unfortunately, [...]

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Openness is urgent in the push for gambling. This stacking the deck business should cease. Great to see a mainstream paper call out both the Governor and Princess Damon Thayer for their unethical shenanigans. This wouldn’t be an issue if Kentucky had real ethics regulations. [H-L] Another grocery store in the poorer end of Bowling [...]

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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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Bob Gunnell, who loves to tell people he “left” Peritus because they didn’t support Steve Beshear (they’re “close friends,” you know) enough, is focused on keeping a select few super-wealthy people in Louisville’s Mockingbird Valley from having to see any poor people using sidewalks. And he’s focused on trash talking the folks who support making [...]

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One of Richie Farmer’s former staffers was fined for misconduct. Trying to turn a non-merit job into a protected merit job doesn’t fly. The Executive Branch Ethics Commission apparently has more balls than the Legislative. [John Cheves] Wow, we’re still pretending that Frankfort isn’t bought and paid for by king coal, payday loan sharks and [...]

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Brave patriot and State Senator Jimmy Higdon isn’t just a guy who will tackle you for stealing beef jerky. He’s not just a secret Mexican. He’s also one of the few people in Frankfort actually trying to stop pill mills without lining his pockets at the same time. [CN|2] Quick, let’s pretend the Energy and [...]

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Today former Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo blasted the nasty redistricting process in Kentucky. He hit Steve Beshear, praised Kathy Stein and pointed out the shenanigans with Alice Forgy Kerr. [Page One] Fresh on the heels of Rand Paul’s TSA encounter, this piece of legislation would require an independent study of x-ray body scanners. [Pro Publica] [...]

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Something the Kentucky Democratic Republican Party doesn’t want you to think about: how November brought the election of a Republican as Elliott County Judge-Executive. Carl Fannin is, based on what we can tell, the first Republican elected to county office there in more than 70 years. You may remember his opponent, Georgia Ison. She’d previously [...]

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What happens in Kentucky if the Supreme Court of the United States decides that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional? Will heads literally start exploding? Will all the closet case faux family folks go insane? [NPR] The office of State Treasurer needs to be abolished. Democrats are costing this state tons of money by [...]

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