This week the Legislative Research Commission provides a bit of a civics lesson: FRANKFORT –If you Google ‘How often do redistricting plans end up in court?’ you get 134,000 hits in 0.37 seconds. Somewhere in all those hits, you’ll likely now find ‘Kentucky redistricting 2012.’ A lawsuit challenging the recent state legislative reapportionment has not [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Frustration'
This Week In Frankfort With The LRC Staff
February 3rd, 2012 · 2 Comments
Tags: Congress · Flashback · Frustration · Spotted
Governor’s Office Releases Bridge Disaster Pics
January 27th, 2012 · 4 Comments
Governor Steve Beshear’s office released photos of the US 68/KY 80 bridge disaster at Kentucky Lake: “We are grateful that this wreck caused no injuries or loss of life. Since that bridge carries 2,800 cars every day, we were very fortunate that no one was on the span at that time,” said Gov. Beshear. “We’ll [...]
Tags: Environment · Frustration · Kentucky Tourism · Steve Beshear
House Republicans On Redistricting & Bird Poop
January 27th, 2012 · No Comments
This week the State House Republicrats are really angry about redistricting and they talked about a fancy foreigner bird that pooped everywhere: Okay, so maybe it wasn’t so much bird poop… but it got you to watch the video, didn’t it?
Tags: Frustration · RPK · Spotted
Republicans File Alternate House Redistricting Plan
January 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Earlier this afternoon, Republican State Rep. Ben Waide filed an alternative redistricting plan for the State House. “It is my belief that this plan is the most fair and balanced of any of the redistricting plans offered in this session,” Rep. Waide said. “Many Kentuckians, despite their political beliefs, are up in arms over the [...]
Tags: Corruption · Frustration · Greg Stumbo
Rep. Bill Farmer Hits The Nail On The Head
January 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments
Republican Bill Farmer filed a bill (HB304) today that would turn redistricting over to an independent panel Democrats will poo poo this in 3, 2…
Tags: Frustration · Giving Back
Rand Won’t Let You Pat Him On His Butt, Folks
January 23rd, 2012 · 2 Comments
Folks all over the state are itching to find out why Hickman Mayor Charles Murphy was killed this morning. [H-L] This Thursday at 10:00 A.M., Commissioner of Agriculture Jamie Comer will attend the State Fair Board meeting in Louisville. Comer needs to bring up the fact that the state still owes Ed Hart millions of [...]
Tags: Campaign Finance · Flashback · Frustration · Greg Fischer · Jack Conway · Kentucky Business · Polling · Rand Paul · Steve Beshear · The Gays
This Is Why Kentucky Needs House Bill 233
January 23rd, 2012 · No Comments
You think Kentucky doesn’t need HB 233? AN ACT relating to domestic violence. Amend KRS 403.740 and 403.750 to allow a court to direct the care, custody, or control of pets in domestic violence orders. Still think it’s unnecessary? Then read this: A Fort Campbell soldier has been convicted of torturing his wife’s dog and [...]
Tags: Frustration · Law Enforcement
This Is Just Effed Completely Up
January 23rd, 2012 · No Comments
Seriously. Completely effed up: Hickman mayor fatally shot, suspect in custody HICKMAN, Ky. – The police chief of a western Kentucky city says the mayor has been fatally shot and a man has turned himself in to police. Hickman Police Chief Tony Grogan said the incident occurred around 1 a.m. CST Monday and took the [...]
Tags: Frustration
LRC Staff Tackled The Massive Redistricting Battle
January 17th, 2012 · No Comments
In a weekly update from the Legislative Research Commission, staff explain some of the history of redistricting and discuss some of the cat fights in Frankfort. It’s worth a read: FRANKFORT – Nearly two weeks in, the 2012 General Assembly seemed slow coming together. Its first and most immediate challenge – state-level redistricting – was [...]
Tags: Budget · Economy · Frustration · KDP · RPK
Your House Republicrats Offer An Update
January 13th, 2012 · No Comments
This week the House Republicrats focus on redistricting shenanigans and some silly prayer:
Tags: FEAR! · Frustration · RPK · Spotted







