Carter County is a corrupt poop hole of awful. The County Attorney and the Journal-Times are reporting open meetings violations. [Journal-Times] Comment on Kentucky will likely be a bit boring tonight on KET at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. But you should consider watching it anyway. Scheduled guests: Joe Gerth, Donna Groves, Amanda Van Benschoten’s replacement. [KET] [...]

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Lawwwwd, Virginia Republicrats are about as dumb as Kentucky Democrats. Almost as hateful, too. The gays will want to check this one out. [Politico] Not all Kentucky State Police officers are like this guy. Not all officers try to get a little sexytime in exchange for not making an arrest. [H-L] This Winchester man did [...]

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The Kentucky Supreme Court this week unanimously voted to re-elect Chief Justice John Minton to the top judicial position for another four years. [Ryan Alessi] Robert Wilcher, one of two Kentucky Retirement Systems board members representing county employees, resigned today. The board gets to appoint someone to fill his term. [Deep KRS Shenanigans] From the [...]

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So… it looks like the mouth-breathers are the folks who have babies at younger ages and give them crazy names. [NPR] Lexington is in full panic mode over a homeless shelter. It’s all the typical hoopla. [H-L] Karl Rove and the teabaggers may suddenly have to disclose their fancy donors. And you know Republicans don’t [...]

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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China gets the nod to take over a US bank, the first such US approval for a Chinese firm. [BBC] Makers of flame retardants manipulate research findings to back their products and downplay health risks. [Chicago Tribune] Colin Powell says that Dubya didn’t bother consulting his national security council on [...]

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Ouch, this editorial took Steve Beshear to task over his growing Medicaid scandal. Beshear can’t outsource responsibility for poor, sick Kentuckians to low-bidding out-of-state companies or the courts, as much as he might wish he could. [H-L] At the bottom of its press releases the US Postal Service brags that if it were a private [...]

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Another d-bag in Frankfort is facing animal cruelty charges. Way to go, Kentucky. [H-L] Yeah, there’s absolutely no problem in America with bullying. Nothing to see here. Move along. [HuffPo] Don’t miss Comment on Kentucky tonight at 8:00 P.M. Eastern on KET. Scheduled guests: Tom Loftus, Janet Patton, Amanda Van Benschoten. [KET] Are you ready [...]

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According to the White House, Kentucky is receiving $16,557,941 in grants from health care reform legislation for community health centers. The Building Capacity Program awards: Big Sandy Health Care, Inc – Prestonsburg: $977,375 Cumberland Family Medical Center – Burkesville: $4,863,898 Family Health Center, Inc. – Louisville: $5,000,000 Grace Community Health Center, Inc. – Gray: $4,334,262 [...]

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Steve Beshear says state government has been single-minded about getting the Eggners Ferry Bridge reopened since the crash. But – as we told you a couple weeks ago – that’s not based in reality. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has been spending thousands of dollars to try to deflect blame and responsibility. [H-L] You’ll probably want [...]

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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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