There are crazies on all sides. That is all. [Anderson Hotsex Cooper]
What kind of super-important, life-changing legislation is Greg Stumbo pushing these days? [WAVE3]
A judge refused to halt the execution of Gregory L. Wilson, saying he’s not mentally retarded. [WFPL]
The Kentucky Retirement Systems story just keeps getting bigger. [John Cheves]
Louisville is just one of [...]

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This morning the Kentucky Retirement Systems board decided to ask Crit Luallen for a full review of the placement agent audit.
This is gonna get crazy.

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Steve Schwarzman says taxes are killing him. He compared Barack Obama to Hitler.
And he threw himself a $3 million birthday party, according to CNN:
Steve Schwarzman threw himself a 60th birthday party few have forgotten. The $3 million soiree in Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory in February 2007 marked a peak to the modern gilded age. [...]

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In a report today, State Auditor Crit Luallen revealed major problems with the Knox County Fiscal Court.
The highlights:

$6,053 of credit card expenditures couldn’t be validated and weren’t properly documented
The county jail, which opened in 2008, doesn’t have polices and procedures in place for establishing segregation of duties and the safeguarding of assets
Vacation leave is being [...]

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Hey, Bob, Layton, when you swipe something from me, you need to say so or ask permission. Particularly when it’s an image to which I edited and own the copyright. You folks can be pissy that I don’t shill for Democrats 24/7, but don’t break the law. I’m sure it was unintentional. [...]

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The Messenger-Inquirer won its open records case against Kentucky Community & Technical College System. KCTCS was fighting to keep the paper from gaining access to public records dealing with the ouster of Owensboro Community & Technical College head Paula Gastenveld by Helen Mountjoy and crew.
Because this hot mess is convoluted, here’s a quick refresher:

AG: [...]

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What’s that sound? I hear this is unofficially being called Non-Merit Layoff Day in Frankfort. Can’t confirm any numbers (200 saving $5 million?), but quite a few non-merit employees were axed today. So many, in fact, that some didn’t even bother showing up for work. Anyone have details? [Frankfort Rumor Mill]
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To continue our trend of negative news today, let’s dig into another nightmare.
Remember Paula Gastenveld, the OCTCS head that Helen Mountjoy apparently axed over some bitterness when she caught on to an alleged financial scheme?
Here’s a quick refresher:

AG: KCTCS Must Turn Over Records [October 28, 2009]
Does This Have Something to Do With Mountjoy? [October 28, [...]

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Really, what is Lexington mayor Jim Newberry trying to hide?

Lexington city officials won’t release an open-records request that is at the center of a controversy at City Hall, a decision that one First Amendment expert called “pure silliness.”
Bruce Sahli, director of the internal audit division, turned down a request under the Kentucky Open Records Law [...]

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Remember this guy?
Jim DeCesare

I shared some intel about his past with you in March and hinted that was trouble on the way for him.
And in May, an audit from Crit Luallen’s office shed new light on the alleged corruption. Everything was referred to the FBI.
DeCesare’s little mess with his employer has already gotten one [...]

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