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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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?

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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 [...]

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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…

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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This week the House Republicrats focus on redistricting shenanigans and some silly prayer:

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