Greg Stumbo is calling for an investigation of Coventry Cares. Now that it’s politically safe for him to do so. [H-L] Defense spending trumps poverty in the Republican Congress. That’s how it always works with people like Hal Rogers and Ben Chandler. [Politico] Whattya mean the white supremacists aren’t crazy as hell? Another instance of [...]

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Next week, the EEC will judge the second annual Capture the Earth middle school digital photography contest. More than 30 entries were received this year so it’s probably going to be a ton of fun. Stay tuned. [EEC Stuff] What would you do if your home, place of employment and entire community were wiped off [...]

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If you don’t live in Louisville, you likely haven’t heard much about this whistleblower mess, Greg Fischer not firing his drunk driving Parks director and eventually shizcanning the guy who reported it all. But you should probably dig in and start listening to this scandal… Yes, we’re still on this Joey Sears / whistleblower gets [...]

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You can afford to read this site at this moment so you can afford to give something to the Red Cross. Watch these videos to see why your help is needed. [Page One] And then head over to the Red Cross site and make a donation marked for disaster relief. [Red Cross] Last night President [...]

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Looks like the Jefferson County Teachers Association/standard organized labor crew/Steve Beshear network are supporting the Greg Stumbo effort to screw Kentucky. How do we know? Sheryl Snyder is the attorney fighting the redistricting ruling. [H-L] Earlier today, John Yarmuth cosponsored a bill to require full disclosure in political campaign finance. [Press Release] Jim Gardner, vice [...]

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What happens in Kentucky if the Supreme Court of the United States decides that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional? Will heads literally start exploding? Will all the closet case faux family folks go insane? [NPR] The office of State Treasurer needs to be abolished. Democrats are costing this state tons of money by [...]

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Melany Crawford was appointed executive director of legal services in the Finance and Technology in the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Bets on whether or not she pushes the limit in favor of the Beshear administration’s illegal behavior? [SoS] Beyond fighting crime, the FBI reaches out to victims. Actually a good read and listen. [NPR] Whattya [...]

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Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo is talking about his plans for his future in health care. He seems to be relieved to be leaving the Frankfort establishment. [WKYT] Are your eyes rolling back in your head? It’s because of all of the out-of-staters trying to talk about Kentucky when they clearly haven’t a clue. The fact [...]

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Oooh, burn. Look what Steve Robertson had to say earlier: “There is actually a recent example of a cabinet official doing something similar. In 2002, Gov. Paul Patton took action to remove Ron McCloud from his position after he did much the same thing as Flanery, which was to use state equipment for political purposes. [...]

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Even the Wall Street protesters are questioning organized labor’s too little, too late attempt to co-opt the movement. [HuffPo] President Barack Obama is suddenly finding it safe to criticize Wall Street. Where were all these people years ago when this mess started? [Reuters] One of these Davids was arrested for writing cold checks and for [...]

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