In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flagged applications from conservative nonprofits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture — and big donors — have fallen through the cracks. [ProPublica] Eastern Kentucky authorities are plagued with a series of jail inmate escapes this week. [H-L] [...]

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Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday has warned the Clark County Board of Education that it must start implementing the district’s controversial facilities plan immediately or risk losing state education funding. [H-L] There are countless personal and societal factors that can contribute to stress, and financial stressors are some of the most discussed. Two of the [...]

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That welfare story we mentioned this morning? Of course Jamie Comer thought it was brilliant: Because, as we all know, welfare queens driving fancy new cars and causing crime = 100% of all recipients of benefits. Still wondering why Larry Cox left Comer hanging? And why other staffers are soon set to depart? It’s the [...]

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Former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer’s sister has resigned as assistant executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. [H-L] If you have any heart at all, this story will melt it. An elderly woman whose home was destroyed by the Oklahoma tornado found her pet dog among the rubble during a live TV interview. [...]

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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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What the hell is going on in Scott County These days? A chocolate lab named Darcy ended up at the Scott County Animal Shelter after her owner says she escaped from the yard. [WKYT] With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration [...]

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Wanna know what’s going to suck for the hundreds of thousands of families in need of food assistance in Kentucky? This: The average value of federal food aid will fall to $1.40 per person per meal in November, as a Recovery Act provision expires, but Republicans are already working to impose a further $21 billion [...]

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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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In a desperate attempt to hide their bipartisan collusion in raiding pensions, the legislature and governor have put out a disastrous bill, Senate Bill 2, that not only tries to cover up their past indiscretions but harms local governments and non-profits as well. [H-L] Where’s Jack Conway on this? Oh, right. New York’s attorney general [...]

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Joseph Adam Minor has been on the stand in a federal courtroom in Bowling Green for about five hours over the course of two days, and only two out of four attorneys have questioned him so far. [Glasgow Daily Times] The old county courthouse lawyer came out in Hal Rogers last week as the Kentucky [...]

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