The former poster child of the “ex-gay movement” renounced his controversial past beliefs in an email interview with PQ Monthly last week. [HuffPo] The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that the state can be sued over changes made to Kentucky’s retirement system in 2008. [H-L] Kentucky is seeing rising unemployment at the county level with [...]

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It’s probably not a good day for the Kentucky Department of Highways in Bowling Green, to say the least. [BGDN] Former President Bill Clinton, speaking at the George W. Bush Presidential Center dedication on Thursday, said that he had considered asking his successor to paint a picture of him, but joked that he backed off [...]

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Henry Clay High School junior Ben Swanson, the son of two college professors, loves research and debate, and he hopes to one day go into international development in sub-Saharan Africa. But he also has discovered a love of chopping logs and hauling gravel — getting out into the world and working hard. [H-L] States with [...]

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A man serving life in prison misunderstood his guilty plea by thinking that prosecutors agreed he would be released the first time he is up for parole, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday. [H-L] Senators expressed concern on Wednesday that without proper restrictions, police and private groups could use drones to invade the privacy of [...]

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A bipartisan nominating commission has recommended that Gov. Steve Beshear consider a state appeals court judge and two other lawyers for an open state Supreme Court seat in Northern Kentucky. What the paper won’t tell you is that the “timetable” is likely next Wednesday. [H-L] A group of hardline conservative members of the House are [...]

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We repeat: this is why Mitch McConnell is probably going to win. Because inexperienced political hot heads are playing pat-a-cake with a liberal Super PAC. Now it’s national news and is spreading like wildfire. The racist attack on Mitch McConnell’s corrupt wife was ridiculous. [NY Times] The House Budget Committee approved a bill Tuesday night [...]

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Last week we brought up Katie Stine trying to weasel her way onto the Kentucky Supreme Court. Everyone got anxious because they didn’t want to think about another extremist, politically-motivated judge sitting on the bench. Which, well, duh, the entire country has had enough of that. Fast forward to someone actually worthy of being a [...]

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You know how we’ve been basically the only joint in town talking about these real pension messes the last little bit? Well… CNBC’s Kate Kelly reports that investors have decided to pull $1.68 billion from Steve Cohen’s embattled hedge fund, SAC Capital. The firm has about $15 billion assets under management, $9 billion of which [...]

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We hear through the rumor mill that State Senator Katie Stine wants to join the Kentucky Supreme Court, now that Justice Schroeder has resigned. We hear Bob Stivers has even made phone calls to Papaw Beshear on her behalf. How crazy would that be? Others allegedly interested in the spot on the top state court [...]

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Employees of Kentucky’s court systems won’t have to take unpaid furlough days during this calendar year, Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. said Thursday. [H-L] Medicare and its beneficiaries in 100 metropolitan areas will pay less for durable equipment beginning July 1. [Reuters] How excited are you for Kentucky Tonight on Monday? [...]

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