Law enforcement agencies across Western Kentucky are struggling with a declining number of officers and rising crime rates. Sheriffs in the region say having fewer officers available is leaving departments shorthanded for emergencies, causing scheduling headaches and delaying response times to calls. [H-L] Seven healthy horses in Baffert’s stable at Hollywood Park have died suddenly [...]

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Wondering why David Adams’ political organization and tiny group of supporters are easily dismissed by most Republicans and true Tea Partiers? The First Amendment doesn’t protect them from backlash when they say something stupid and racist. Also doesn’t protect them from reporting requirements – which they agreed to when forming the organization. If they didn’t [...]

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Basically, we all need to start up a few fancy pyramid schemes posthaste. The top two executives at Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing made nearly $40 million in recent years, even as 98 percent of the Lexington-based company’s independent representatives made less than $1,000 in annual commissions, according to a court-ordered report. [H-L] Democratic Senators Carl Levin [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] An independent panel that convened Tuesday for the first time to review deaths and serious injuries of abused and neglected children won’t have access to the state’s full case files, prompting concern among [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] The media circus you’ve seen surrounding major political events this year has landed at Centre College for Thursday night’s vice presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. [H-L] You [...]

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You don’t want to miss this absolutely scathing editorial about Charles Wethington at the University of Kentucky. [H-L] Our thoughts are with the Lundergan Family as famous Meemaw Thelma (Lundergan McHugh) from Alison Lundergan Grimes’ campaign commercials has passed away. [Releases & Statements] MEEMAW THELMA The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against the Federal Communications Commission’s [...]

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What, you thought Mitch McConnell’s crazy rant about wanting transparency on the campaign finance front being the biggest threat to American democracy wasn’t enough? You’re in luck. Here’s an email blast Mitch’s campaign sent out this morning railing on and on about secret corporate and foreign campaign contributions being a matter of free speech: Dear [...]

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Did you know? Mitch McConnell is once again concerned about “free speech.” Here’s an email blast his campaign pushed out its rear in a loose whoosh yesterday: Dear Friend, As Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell has been one of the strongest defenders of the Constitution in the Senate. That’s why tomorrow, Leader McConnell will address the [...]

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Wonder if Ron Paul ever started listing Alchemy, LLC on any of his financial disclosure forms? Because he sure didn’t last year. And then Ron quickly removed himself from the Secretary of State’s listing after we called this suspicious deal out. [Page One Flashback] We ask because he seems to have the same relationship with [...]

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Steve Beshear’s win doesn’t mean anything. Anything other than: he’s not David Williams. Just like 2007 when he wasn’t Ernie Fletcher. It’s called being the luckiest man in Kentucky politics. [Amanda Van Benschoten's Replacement] Alison Lundergan Grimes FINALLY put the meemaw blooper video back online: Dear teabaggers: you aren’t going to have more influence in [...]

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