It’s happening again right here in Kentucky. Another refugee family accused of having ties to terrorism after being kidnapped and forced into submission. After watching their loved ones get slaughtered before their very eyes. After suffering horrors greater than any Kentuckian could ever know.
Losi Grodya, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of […]

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Another Knott County Judge-Executive could be going to prison for vote buying! Second in a row! The best part is the dude could actually remain Judge-Executive WHILE IN PRISON so long as he is appealing. [H-L]
Mitch McConnell cast the deciding vote against legislation that would have prevented major Medicare cuts and reimbursement […]

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The Millionaires’ Amendment (for the U.S. House, really) was just struck down by the Supreme Court. Only a couple steps to go before the ruling can be applied to United States Senate races. There’s going to be some terrible shouting from the rafters, so get ready for it. Hoo boy, it’s gonna […]

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The Kentucky Democratic Party held a meeting of its Central Executive Committee last night via conference call and it was a complete disaster! On the telephone front, that is, because of hideous line noise, confusion, yadda yadda. We actually felt sorry for Jennifer because everyone was going batshiz and couldn’t hear. And […]

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We’re a little distracted at Page One today, but figured we could at least point out that Vice President Dick Cheney is in Lexington today for a fundraiser for Republican Brett Guthrie, candidate in Kentucky’s 2nd District for the U.S. House.
Vice President Dick Cheney landed in Lexington a little before 11 a.m. Monday aboard Air […]

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The Posts’s Dan Hastert on crack? Calls Michael Cassaro a serious candidate. Not sure what universe that’d be in, though. [Post]
Transportation Cabinet the latest to admit Fletcher screwing. Millions given to counties that didn’t ask for anything in his hopeless re-election bid. Emergency road fund dead. [H-L]
In news of […]

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Did you know you can now get all redneck and torn up in Lexington on Sundays? [H-L]
Would saintly Mitch McConnell blindly back a partisan and anti-voting rights hack to be our next elections watch dog? [NYT]
Harry Yonts is totally sorry for murdering that girl, driving under the influence and tampering with evidence at […]

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Page One has learned that Auditor Crit Luallen’s Director of Communications and Deputy General Counsel, Jeff Derouen, will be leaving her staff to join Lieutenant Governor-Elect Daniel Mongiardo as his Chief of Staff.
Derouen, former Assistant Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney and Communications Director, is experienced and well-suited to head the office of Lt. Governor. An […]

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Who knew? Hal Rogers drops $400k on Lake Cumberland for tourism advertising. [H-L]
Too little too late? Gubernatorial candidates finally discuss public health and its problems. [H-L]
The Courier-Journal rightly questions both gubernatorial candidates’ health care agendas. Surprisingly, they hit on the scare tactics used to freak your shit out about socialized medicine. […]

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