This ad from the DNC is hitting Lexington and Louisville this week:
Entries Tagged as 'Economy'
Mitch McConnell: Enough is Enough
July 3rd, 2009 · 8 Comments
Tags: Economy · Hypocrisy · Jobs · Mitch McConnell
Thursday Afternoon Dept of Everyone is Corrupt
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is tomorrow afternoon. [Page One]
Journalism dead in America? Apparently so. The Washington Post is selling access at $25,000 a head. Seriously. Offering to “alter the debate” on health care for mega cash. […]
Tags: Economy · Contest · Presidential Race · Veterans · Giving Back · Embarrassing · Corruption · Journalism · Environment · Wasted Money
Late Tuesday Dept of Abramson Isn’t Happy
June 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is Friday afternoon. [Page One]
Poor old Jim Bunning’s fundraiser in Lexington last night? Hahaha. It was “postponed” until August because too many people are “on vacation.” HAHAHAHA. These stories really should come […]
Tags: The Gays · Jobs · Senate · Giving Back · Contest · Economy · FEAR! · Campaign Finance · Wasted Money · Steve Beshear · Kentucky Business · Education · Mainstream · Jim Bunning · Stats
Friday Afternoon Dept of Sweating to Death
June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
It’s 900 million thousand degrees outside and 400% humidity. Ugh. Thank goodness it’s a slow news day and we’re stuck in meetings allll day. Otherwise we’d be complaining even more.
Top health care companies spent more than half a million dollars on congressional trips. And you wonder why your elected “leaders” are […]
Tags: Jack Conway · Dan Mongiardo · Senate · Economy · Campaign Finance · Corruption · Wasted Money · Health Care · Jim Bunning · Steve Beshear
This Thursday Isn’t Costing Us Taxpayers $60,000
June 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments
The Jefferson County Board of Education will meet on Monday. Will the Board reprimand Superintending Sheldon Berman for lying to the press? Will they address JCTA concerns? Let’s hold our breath and see.
Coal is costly to for the state? Surely you jest! How could one be so mean with these […]
Tags: Jobs · Hypocrisy · Environment · Economy · John Yarmuth · Education · Takin yer guns! · Mainstream Mistake · Bruce Lunsford · Kentucky Business · Wasted Money
State House Dems Release Big, Uh, Release
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments
The Democratic Leadership of the Kentucky House of Representatives just released this giant… thing. Let’s just look at it and, you know, think or whatever. Way too much spin for us to dig in without barfing.
Here it is:
House votes to balance budget, create jobs, and lower taxes on military pay
Frankfort – Classroom […]
Tags: Taxes · Military · Economy · Greg Stumbo · Education · Wasted Money · Flashback · Kentucky Business · Steve Beshear
Another Look at Missing Out On Auto Expansion
June 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Since publishing two stories about Nissan’s expansion in Tennessee (thanks to loans) and Ford also receiving billions, a few people have tossed around random opinions and declarations in the comments. So let’s take another look at things.
If it really were easier for Nissan to expand in Tennessee with an existing facility, why didn’t Toyota […]
Tags: Economy · Jobs · Kentucky Business · Flashback
Kentucky’s Hot With the Temp & Frankfort Bullshiz
June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Jack Conway says the Ohio County School Board violated open records laws with secret meetings. [Open Government]
The Courier-Journal editorial board stole Stan Lee’s ‘mosquitos in a nudist camp’ line! We hope Larry Wilder takes our advice and turns his “I was drunk in a trash can” situation into a money pit with tours […]
Tags: FEAR! · Greg Stumbo · Humor · Jack Conway · Economy · Mainstream · Corruption · Health Care · Steve Beshear · Kentucky Business · Education · Kentucky Tourism · Stats
Ford Gets Billions in Loans - Kentucky Impacted
June 23rd, 2009 · 7 Comments
To follow-up on our earlier story about Nissan’s construction of a new electric car plant and battery manufacturing facility in Tennessee, the White House has announced news of mega-loans to Ford, Tesla and Nissan.
Here’s the bit about the $5.6 billion Ford loan impacting Kentucky:
Ford
Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9 billion in loans through 2011 to […]
Tags: Economy · Jobs · Kentucky Business
Tennessee Announces Nissan & Battery Plant, Kentucky Is Apparently No Where In The Mix
June 23rd, 2009 · 27 Comments
That’s right. Nissan is building a manufacturing plant for it’s super-green EV electric car in Tennessee– not in Kentucky, that third largest auto state in the nation. Tennessee will also be host to a– get this– a high-capacity lithium ion battery production facility in partnership with Nissan’s partner company, NEC Corp.
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Tags: Economy · Jobs · Kentucky Business · Flashback
