Don’t forget the special election candidate forum tonight at 7:00 P.M. in Versailles! Takes place at Woodford County Farm Bureau. [Press Releases] An alternative census estimate shows that more of America’s seniors than originally thought are living in poverty — and that means the poverty rate could spike under certain Medicare reforms, a new analysis [...]

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Since so many of you missed Mitch McConnell’s appearance on Meet the Press, here it is:

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Russian authorities secretly recorded a telephone conversation in 2011 in which one of the Boston bombing suspects vaguely discussed jihad with his mother, officials said Saturday, days after the U.S. government finally received details about the call. [HuffPo] Breaking news: the newspaper has learned that public agencies are worried about pension “reform” messes in Frankfort. [...]

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We hear through the grapevine that 60 Minutes producers are poking around Kentucky Retirement Systems. It’s making a lot of people in Frankfort weak in the knees. So it looks like Adam Edelen is going to have to make some difficult decisions with his upcoming audit. If it’s another whitewash, he’ll probably get a nice [...]

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Finally, some positive news to make Kentucky proud! C-SPAN got in touch with me this week to give readers a heads-up that they were recently in Lexington to tape footage about Mary Todd Lincoln. It’s sent to air on the April 22 episode of “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” FROM THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION [...]

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If you missed our earlier story that begins digging into Progress Kentucky, the group behind the McConnell audio tape, you won’t want to miss our multi-part series. [Page One] An immigration bill being written in the Senate aims to wipe out nearly all illegal crossings along the southwestern border with Mexico while maintaining a 13-year [...]

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Oh, look, Rand Paul’s fired campaign manager is still complaining about things that don’t mesh with his 16th Century worldview. Tea Party activist David Adams filed a lawsuit Monday in Franklin Circuit Court, challenging Gov. Steve Beshear’s executive order that created the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. [H-L] Restaurant chains like McDonald’s want to keep their [...]

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Sounds like the late 70s and early 80s when elected officials were operating a drug ring. A Lexington attorney has been charged with investing $100,000 in an alleged drug ring while his brother and fiancée have been charged with trying to obstruct an investigation into the lawyer’s financial doings. [H-L] Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D) [...]

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Have you read this story about the need for domestic violence shelters in Kentucky? Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence shelters reported housing 701 victims and their children during the one-day national domestic violence census on Sept. 12, 2012. Also, 233 crisis calls were answered at shelters across the commonwealth on the day of the census, and [...]

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Finally! A top editorial board is calling out the bogus pension “reform” being pushed by people like Damon Thayer exactly what it is. Smoke and mirrors. [H-L] The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee called Tuesday for Congress to “immediately” hold a hearing to investigate a controversial $8.5 billion foreclosure abuse settlement reached [...]

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