A bipartisan nominating commission has recommended that Gov. Steve Beshear consider a state appeals court judge and two other lawyers for an open state Supreme Court seat in Northern Kentucky. What the paper won’t tell you is that the “timetable” is likely next Wednesday. [H-L] A group of hardline conservative members of the House are [...]

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Sen. Rand Paul blasted Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that drone strikes could be carried out on U.S. soil under extreme circumstances, with the Kentucky Republican suggesting that means Americans could be killed while they’re “eating dinner” or “at a cafe.” [Politico] A week after a first attempt, a hemp bill made it out of [...]

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We’ve spent years (originally typed months but did a quick search to see that it’s certainly been years) focusing on the corruption at Kentucky Retirement Systems. Corruption that has cost the Commonwealth hundreds of millions of dollars. Most of the current underfunding of the pension system can be attributed to sleazy budget deals between governors [...]

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You should go read this piece about moving the Kentucky Wildcats beyond coal: This week, I spoke at the University of Kentucky, home to a polluting coal plant, lots of coal industry money, and a student body hungry to move beyond coal and embrace a clean energy future. Many of us look to colleges and [...]

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The national profile of Kentucky’s junior U.S. Senator, Rand Paul, continued to grow this week at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. [Ronnie Ellis] The CNN camerawoman who was pelted with peanuts by attendees at the Republican National Convention said that the incident was disheartening, and that it should serve as a wake-up call to [...]

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Really? Accusing Jamie Comer and his staff of being racist? Maybe folks shouldn’t take months-long leaves of absence from their non-merit state government jobs to star on “reality” shows if they want to maintain employment. [Bluegrass Politics] You’ll pee a little bit when you see this ‘Mitt Romney is a serial killer’ ad from Stephen [...]

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Dear Alison Grimes: Elaine Walker is no longer Secretary of State. It’s time to remove her name from the automated email system. Maybe ditch her name from press releases. [Just A Thought] Remember Christine “I am not a witch” O’Donnell? She endorsed Mormon cultist Mitt Romney because, “He’s been consistent since he changed his mind.” [...]

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Four years and a few days ago we took a look at the zillions of checks then-Governor Ernie Fletcher had doled out around the state in an attempt to garner votes: Thought it’d be a good idea to take a look at all the crap Steve Beshear’s done in an attempt to get votes, primarily [...]

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Woah. Watch this video of Steve Beshear debating Ernie Fletcher in Paducah from 2007: Isn’t it nearly mind-blowing to hear Beshear say all of those things about ethics and corruption? Only to know that he’s single-handedly done everything he accused Ernie of doing? Political firings, illegal campaign contributions, questionable special interest funding, wasting state tax [...]

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There’s a debate in Louisville between the candidates running for auditor. Despite the Louisville Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors claiming the event is open to the public, you have to register and it costs $25. We won’t be linking to it for those reasons. Charging the general public to hear candidates for higher [...]

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