Occasionally, Frankfort does something in a bipartisan manner. Here’s hoping their bipartisanship on the prescription drug nightmare in Kentucky is genuine. [H-L] Health departments across Kentucky are facing cuts amid growing demand. Legislators just kind of roll their eyes at the situation. [Debby Yetter] The long-term unemployment situation in America just got a lot worse. [...]

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Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said about an hour ago that he hopes to issue a ruling in the redistricting case sometime tomorrow. [Frankfort Hot Mess] Kentucky doesn’t discriminate against the gays who want to adopt children, thanks to David Williams and bitter coward Bob Stivers. But Virginia sure does. [HuffPo] Small pharmacies across Kentucky [...]

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You should probably read the White House statement on the employment situation in January. But don’t forget that it’s not as puppies and rainbows as it looks. [White House] The hair of the dog. Does a bit more debt keep the economic recovery on track? [The Economist] The Indianapolis stadium deal is souring and you [...]

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When you think of a committee of community leaders who should oversee a review at the University of Louisville Hospital, is this what comes to mind? University Hospital’s governing board announced Thursday that hospital operations will be reviewed to address questions about their “strengths and vulnerabilities” raised during debate over a proposed merger. A consultant [...]

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Openness is urgent in the push for gambling. This stacking the deck business should cease. Great to see a mainstream paper call out both the Governor and Princess Damon Thayer for their unethical shenanigans. This wouldn’t be an issue if Kentucky had real ethics regulations. [H-L] Another grocery store in the poorer end of Bowling [...]

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No, you’re not shocked that an intelligence study links low IQ to prejudice, racism and conservatism. And by conservatism, they mean fearmongering. [HuffPo] A million dollar lottery ticket was sold in Frankfort. Probably to some dirtbag legislator who will use it to buy more hookers and coke. [H-L] Steve Beshear says the gambling amendment is [...]

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Okay, Richie Farmer applying for unemployment benefits is insane. Is he snorting oxy or what? What the hell is wrong with this guy? [Wow] Come on. What is he snorting? What the hell is wrong with this man? [WKYT] Steve Beshear says shutting down pill mills is a top legislative priority. But it most certainly [...]

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Lonnie Napier is just cold tired of the poors and the minorities getting their welfare checks without having to be tested for drugs. So he is retiring and taking up a full-time position of yelling at people to get off his lawn. [Ryan Alessi] Looks like Kentucky is going to get a No Child Left [...]

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Bob Gunnell, who loves to tell people he “left” Peritus because they didn’t support Steve Beshear (they’re “close friends,” you know) enough, is focused on keeping a select few super-wealthy people in Louisville’s Mockingbird Valley from having to see any poor people using sidewalks. And he’s focused on trash talking the folks who support making [...]

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Today former Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo blasted the nasty redistricting process in Kentucky. He hit Steve Beshear, praised Kathy Stein and pointed out the shenanigans with Alice Forgy Kerr. [Page One] Fresh on the heels of Rand Paul’s TSA encounter, this piece of legislation would require an independent study of x-ray body scanners. [Pro Publica] [...]

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