One of Richie Farmer’s former staffers was fined for misconduct. Trying to turn a non-merit job into a protected merit job doesn’t fly. The Executive Branch Ethics Commission apparently has more balls than the Legislative. [John Cheves] Wow, we’re still pretending that Frankfort isn’t bought and paid for by king coal, payday loan sharks and [...]

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Brave patriot and State Senator Jimmy Higdon isn’t just a guy who will tackle you for stealing beef jerky. He’s not just a secret Mexican. He’s also one of the few people in Frankfort actually trying to stop pill mills without lining his pockets at the same time. [CN|2] Quick, let’s pretend the Energy and [...]

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Oh, hey! It’s Greg Stumbo-Jeff Hoover caption contest time! Kind of illustrates the state of affairs in Frankfort today, eh? Jeff looking timid, Greg looking down at him. Have at 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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It is sad that Rand Paul merely refused a full-body pat down by the TSA. He got detained for that. No Aqua Buddha or weed. How lame is that? The least he could do is make these things more exciting and scandalous. [Humor Fail] Papaw is really good at cutting educational funding while preserving funds [...]

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What, you thought Frankfort would actually resolve the redistricting mess today? HAHA, nope, they adjourned super-early today until 4:00 P.M. on Monday. [Frankfort Shenanigans] Greg Fischer is getting his butt handed to him by Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford at the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. It’s a real shame Fischer and Jennifer Moore are [...]

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Reggie Meeks is out with his latest weekly round-up of Frankfort shenanigans: Last Thursday’s discussion and vote on redistricting may have been the Canary warning us of toxic fumes in the House Chamber. At its core, redistricting involves the shifting of lines, and voters, into or out of districts that have loss or gained population. [...]

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It’s no secret that Greg Stumbo and the State House Democrats drew he lines on their redistricting map the way the Kentucky Supreme Court wanted them to. That’s how Greg will get his way. But there are all kinds of rumblings about the map being jacked up. Particularly when it comes to Louisville and the [...]

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You read Greg Stumbo’s op-ed in the Herald-Leader about Keith Hall, right? No? Here: Hall fully cooperated with the commission, which exhaustively reviewed the facts of the case. Following thoughtful deliberation, the commission ruled that there was “no evidence that Representative Hall acted improperly or illegally” in accepting, performing and billing for his work. HAHAHA. [...]

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Voters in Pike County have started to figure Keith Hall out. What, with the Ethics mess, Mountain Water and the, you know, culture of corruption that exists in that neck of the woods. Up until this session, Hall’s district (93rd) has been inside Pike County. After the Democratic redistricting proposal? His district will be spread [...]

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