A Kentucky coal mine targeted by federal and state safety inspections and under pressure to pay years of overdue fines has closed. [C-J/AKN] Are these really the worst eyesores in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky? You be the judge. [WKYT] No Child Left Behind waivers have been granted to more than half of the states [...]

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It’s time to examine the Federal Election Commission year-end reports from the Republican Party of Kentucky and the Kentucky Democratic Republican Party. Rather than examine contributions this time, it’s best just to look at how much cash each party has on-hand in its federal account and how much it spent. RPK’s year-end report covers the [...]

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Yesterday, Steve Beshear tweeted this: Unfortunately, the governor skipped their gubernatorial forum because he was afraid to debate. Only Gatewood Galbraith and David Williams bothered to show up.

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Nearly every month the Kentucky Democratic Party receives a letter from the Federal Election Commission requesting additional information for the most recent campaign finance report. It’s always the same thing – a serious lack of transparency. Naturally, December was no different. Here’s the additional information the FEC requested on January 17: 1. Itemized disbursements must [...]

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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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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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You thought the Ring Road scandal in Hardin County was enough to send Joe Prather packing, didn’t you? Haha, right. While a dying newspaper in Louisville is spending every cent it’s got protecting Steve Beshear – even after the election, I’m going to spend a bit of time doing what I do best: complaining. About [...]

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Not just a rumor – Gatewood Galbraith passed away. In his sleep last night. Wow. He suffered with emphysema for quite a while but his family hasn’t yet confirmed the cause of his death. UPDATE: The State-Journal has a great gallery to help you remember Gatewood.

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Ruh ro. For a few hours today, releases came from Secretary of State Alison Grimes’ office looking like this: Only to be changed to this a bit later: Caused several jokes to start floating around Frankfort and none of them were at Grimes’ expense. The best? Alison had to clean so much up in her [...]

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Let’s face it, the real stars of this year’s inaugural events were the meemaws of Alison Lundergan Grimes. And here they are: You’re welcome.

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