The Mine Safety and Health Administration will release its internal review this week into the agency’s actions leading up to and during the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster. [WFPL] State House Republicans are donating $100 each to tornado relief efforts. Democrats should follow their lead. [Frankfort] UPDATE: Rocky Adkins asked all House members to do [...]

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Oh, the scandal in Louisville is thick this week. Greg Fischer not only approved of and made excuses for his drunk driving employee (Parks Director) but he and his staff have now tried choking the Parks employee who brought the scandal to light. Choking a whistleblower. Way to go, Greg. [The 'Ville Voice] Why Bob [...]

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There’s a movement under way to oust Harold Workman from the Kentucky State Fair Board. It needs to happen. This is the first sign that the board has life in it in a long time. Unfortunately, it may be too little, too late. The state owes Ed Hart tons of money while workman rakes in [...]

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Tom Jensen is planning on trying to ram the meth Rx shenanigans out of committee today. Will it work or will people get wise to the reality that this will cost taxpayers millions of dollars and the average consumer hundreds? [Frankfort Failure] Remember this sheriff who criticized Rand Paul and was used by Jack Conway [...]

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Before you mouth breathers go insane praising the Virginia fetal seance passage, listen up. It forces women to be penetrated vaginally. It’s not some sort of belly ultrasound. [Wonkette] You NEED to see this new Rick Santorum ad that features SANTORUM SPLASHES landing all over Mittens Romney. Oh christ it is disgusting. Seriously. GO WATCH [...]

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Congress has a new approval rating of just 10%. This is why America can’t have nice things. [Gallup] Looks like Alecia Webb-Edgington has a problem on her hands. Republicans are already fighting. [FMIKY] Kentucky musician Ben Sollee was featured on CNN. Check this video out. It’ll autoplay. [CNN] Today the Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky [...]

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Bob Gunnell, a prominent Democrat, Steve Henry apologist and former partner of Peritus (they’re going after him, not trying to buy him out) who has stiffed everybody and their mother is now trying to kill neighborhoods in Louisville. It’s a damn joke and you should be outraged that a recycled political hack like this has [...]

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Folks all over the state are itching to find out why Hickman Mayor Charles Murphy was killed this morning. [H-L] This Thursday at 10:00 A.M., Commissioner of Agriculture Jamie Comer will attend the State Fair Board meeting in Louisville. Comer needs to bring up the fact that the state still owes Ed Hart millions of [...]

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A fancy reader passed along some screenshots of a poll they took part in with a well-known internet research firm. Here are a few of the questions: CLICK TO ENLARGE The text, if you can’t load the image at work or on your mobile phone: Kentucky State law says the Kentucky Lottery cannot advertise where [...]

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Effects of the Citizens United ruling are being felt two years later. Even Republicans now regret their involvement. [Roll Call] Tomorrow, Susan “chickens in the yard” Westrom will file legislation pushing a statewide smoking ban. This is a good thing. [Press Release] Make your own racist newsletter with this fancy magnetic Ron Paul Kit! It [...]

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