An eight-year veteran of the Kentucky State Police has been recognized as Trooper of the Year. Trooper Charles J. Senters was singled out for the award Thursday. [H-L] Something unexpected and newsworthy happened on the Senate floor Thursday morning during an otherwise commonplace argument between Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell over confirmations and the “nuclear [...]

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Franklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd denied a request by Gov. Steve Beshear to dismiss a Tea Party lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. [H-L] After years of vilifying prominent religious and conservative leaders, gay activists on Wednesday turned their ire to an unlikely target: Democrats. [Politico] The Louisville Metro Council on [...]

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Eastern Kentucky University will give buyout packages to 127 employees who applied for them and were accepted, officials announced Tuesday. [H-L] Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic austerity. [...]

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The battle over Benghazi has come to Iowa, colliding head-on with the earliest phase of the 2016 presidential race. [Politico] I’m (Ronnie) subject to temporary bouts of disillusionment with politics, and it’s dangerous to attempt columns in such a mood. So indulge me as I make some random observations without final political judgments. [Ronnie Ellis] [...]

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Wondering how directly the good old boy corruption of the Kentucky Democratic Party impacts you? A private utility company in Pike County can keep secret how it spends public money under a change the General Assembly made to the Kentucky Open Records Act in 2012, a judge has ruled. [H-L] Hoo boy, Liberty Christ is [...]

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The Senate voted down a gun control measure last month, but the fight is just beginning. The National Rifle Association and new pro-gun control groups headed by former Rep. Gabby Giffords and Michael Bloomberg are in an arms race since a background check bill narrowly failed in the Senate last month – ramping up their [...]

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Law enforcement agencies across Western Kentucky are struggling with a declining number of officers and rising crime rates. Sheriffs in the region say having fewer officers available is leaving departments shorthanded for emergencies, causing scheduling headaches and delaying response times to calls. [H-L] Seven healthy horses in Baffert’s stable at Hollywood Park have died suddenly [...]

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Kentucky State Police said Wednesday it is too early to say whether charges will be filed in the case of a 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister. [H-L] Congress decided last week to ease the effects of the across-the-board federal spending cuts on travelers upset over airport delays. But low-income Americans [...]

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FBI agents were at the Louisville office of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell for about an hour Wednesday as they investigated a secret recording of McConnell and his aides discussing in February how to attack actress Ashley Judd. [H-L] Do you guys pee a little bit and nearly die laughing when the national press folks like [...]

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This is a very important story. Varieties of carrot cake desserts makes it a great Easter choice. [H-L] Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan caught the attorney defending the Defense of Marriage Act in a rare “gotcha” moment — in the eyes of many in the audience — at the high court on Wednesday. [Politico] That [...]

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