Opposition to gay marriage has hit a new low among Americans, weeks after President Barack Obama announced his support for it, according to a new poll Wednesday. [Politico] The Environmental Protection Agency has concerns about the environmental impact of a 218-acre coal ash landfill in Trimble County proposed by Louisville Gas and Electric. [WFPL] Way [...]

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not backing down on its promise to engage in the most aggressive campaign operation in its 100 year history, despite a recent court decision that would require disclosure of secret donors behind issue ads. [Politico] This was a dumb idea in Lexington to begin with, right? Who comes up [...]

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Just look: Yep. “County committed to killing blacks” isn’t the portion of the headline you want to pop up. Oops.

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Jack Conway’s failed U.S. Senate campaign is suing the Federal Elections Commission for fining him over a late campaign finance report. Conway says he sent the report but the FEC says it didn’t receive it. They’re completely melting down over the $4,950 fine. [FOX41] Aww, Michele Beard Bachmann decided to flip-flop and withdrew her Swiss [...]

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What the hell is wrong with people!? A city commissioner has resigned and a police investigation has begun since tires and other debris were unearthed in city-owned Spring Hill Cemetery. [H-L] Really, what was that, again, about racist rednecks not voting against President Barack Obama because he’s black? [Wonkette] That’s right – A Kentucky Newspaper’s [...]

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This wasn’t exactly the right story to be featuring on the front of the paper on the biggest tourism weekend of the year in Kentucky. Especially when it’s a hit on one of the state’s signature industries and sources of tax revenue. [The 'Ville Voice] A majority of Kentuckians favor a statewide smoking ban. Interesting [...]

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A former Kentucky gun shop owner has been charged with mailing a 9 mm pistol and a threatening letter to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent overseeing an investigation into his activities. [H-L] During last evening’s 4th District GOP debate, both Gary Moore and Alecia Webb-Edgington pledged to continue funding headstart programs [...]

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Former University of Kentucky president Lee T. Todd Jr. was the first witness called Monday in a gender-discrimination trial that pits a female UK police department official against the university and others at the school. [H-L] In 2009, the life expectancy in Kentucky 73.3 for men and 78.6 for women. [HuffPo] Thank goodness for Floriduh! [...]

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Even the folks in Madison County realize they’re getting more road funds from the Democrats than David Williams’ district was supposed to get from him. [Richmond Register] A Bowling Green doctor says the Kentucky House Speaker should stop pretending he knows what the majority of physicians, nurses, and dentists thinks regarding a prescription drug bill. [...]

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We absolutely told you so. Money for roads in David Williams’ State Senate district pales in comparison to House leaders. [John Cheves] Of course uninsured Americans tend to stay uninsured. Can’t be discussing things like this, though, because it might upset some delicate mouth-breather. [HuffPo] Can you imagine if this Iraqi oil pipeline situation happened [...]

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