Who wants to bet Keith Hall and a couple other State House members are sweating buckets?
Last week we shared a story about Keith Hall being in ethical hot water over a scandalous piece of legislation helping two non-resident members of an eastern Kentucky water board.
Hall and House Leadership staff then issued a statement of non-denial […]
Entries Tagged as 'Kentucky Business'
The Keith Hall Scandal Still Lives On
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Greg Stumbo · Investigation · Corruption · Eastern Kentucky · Gambling · Kentucky Business
Jerry Abramson & Crew Should Be Embarrassed
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is Friday afternoon. [Page One]
Jerry Abramson, naturally, avoided reacting too extremely to Brad Cummings’ scathing indictment yesterday. He’s particularly adept at obfuscation and his reaction yesterday was testament to that fact. [Fat Lip]
Rand Paul […]
Tags: Senate · Giving Back · Contest · Brad Cummings · Hypocrisy · Trey Grayson · Mainstream Mistake · Kentucky Business · Campaign Finance · Jobs · Ben Chandler
Late Tuesday Dept of Abramson Isn’t Happy
June 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Don’t miss your chance to win copies of Bluegrass Treasures and Horse Farms! Enter today. Drawing is Friday afternoon. [Page One]
Poor old Jim Bunning’s fundraiser in Lexington last night? Hahaha. It was “postponed” until August because too many people are “on vacation.” HAHAHAHA. These stories really should come […]
Tags: The Gays · Jobs · Senate · Giving Back · Contest · Economy · FEAR! · Campaign Finance · Wasted Money · Steve Beshear · Kentucky Business · Education · Mainstream · Jim Bunning · Stats
Barzun Key Player in US’s New Green Economy
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments
Could Matthew Barzun’s role as Ambassador to Sweden be key to the United States’ reformation in the “green” era?
In a Swedish story about the US embassy expanding its “A-List” of clean tech firms, we learn that really does seem to be the case.
“With this latest update, Embassy Stockholm is carrying on the tradition of finding […]
Tags: Environment · Spotted · Jobs · Kentucky Business
Bluegrass Treasures & Horse Farms Give-Away
June 29th, 2009 · 27 Comments
We recently gave away copies of The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks because we love our magnificent state parks system.
And now, thanks to Sunshine Publications, we’ve pleased to give away two copies (each) of Horse Farms and Horse Tales of the Bluegrass and Bluegrass Treasures: A Guide to Extraordinary Lodging, Dining & Entertainment. […]
Tags: Contest · Giving Back · Kentucky Tourism · Kentucky Business
More Waste, Fraud & Abuse - Kentucky Style
June 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Can you believe it? Another Kentucky agency squandering $600,000 on random crap. Fancy restaurants, gifts, $10,000 on unused hotel rooms, sports tickets and other forms of personal entertainment.
Ryan Alessi has the skinny:
When the Kentucky Association of Counties sent six people to Washington, D.C., in March 2008 to attend a conference and lobby officials, […]
Tags: Investigation · Corruption · Kentucky Business · Wasted Money
TGIF! No More Dancin’ Machine & Moonwalking
June 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Jeebus and all kinds of little boys are greeting Michael Jackson in heaven. Let’s do some moonwalking and crotch grabbing in his honor. Maybe we’ll wear just one glove all weekend in his honor. Lord knows Mark Sanford is thanking Michael Jackson for making him feel like Gary Condit on 9/11. […]
Tags: Corruption · FEAR! · Humor · Hal Rogers · Kentucky Tourism · Gambling · Mitch McConnell · Wasted Money · Health Care · Kentucky Business · Steve Beshear
This Thursday Isn’t Costing Us Taxpayers $60,000
June 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments
The Jefferson County Board of Education will meet on Monday. Will the Board reprimand Superintending Sheldon Berman for lying to the press? Will they address JCTA concerns? Let’s hold our breath and see.
Coal is costly to for the state? Surely you jest! How could one be so mean with these […]
Tags: Jobs · Hypocrisy · Environment · Economy · John Yarmuth · Education · Takin yer guns! · Mainstream Mistake · Bruce Lunsford · Kentucky Business · Wasted Money
Can No Elected Official Use Real Numbers?
June 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments
We didn’t say much when Kelly Flood made her awkward little floor speech during the gambling vote in the House. But. Uh.
Here she says 2,000 people turned out at Keeneland on the Twitter machine:
That didn’t sit right with us because every legislator we know said about 700-800 people showed up. So we […]
Tags: Spotted · Gambling · Kentucky Business · Stats
State House Dems Release Big, Uh, Release
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments
The Democratic Leadership of the Kentucky House of Representatives just released this giant… thing. Let’s just look at it and, you know, think or whatever. Way too much spin for us to dig in without barfing.
Here it is:
House votes to balance budget, create jobs, and lower taxes on military pay
Frankfort – Classroom […]
Tags: Taxes · Military · Economy · Greg Stumbo · Education · Wasted Money · Flashback · Kentucky Business · Steve Beshear
