Monday, March 31, 2008

Rescuing Kathy Stein

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Would you believe Rep. Kathy Stein (D-Lexington) has requested "extra police patrols" around her house after she stuffed Kentucky&...

Shuckin' and jivin' the budget

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Mark Hebert says reporters never really wanted budget negotiations in the open. And Ernie Fletcher's former spokesman says government s...
Saturday, March 29, 2008

A more efficient lottery would pay for this

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One likely casualty of this year's budget malfunction is the Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University. This is ...
Friday, March 28, 2008

Looks like no budget

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A source in the room where the Budget Conference Committee is being held said Rep. Larry Clark just stood up and said "It's over.&q...

Tuesday is last chance to "throw the bums out"

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Libertarian Party of Kentucky sources claim to have a candidate ready to file against tax-raising House Budget Chairman Harry Moberly. The d...

Webb tangles lottery advertising facts

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Pushing for the status quo in Kentucky Lottery waste tonight, Rep. Robin Webb claimed implausibly that the lottery gets up to $15 in return ...

Covering Budget Crunch Time

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The Budget Conference Committee was supposed to go into session at 3pm, according to KET Annex staff. That didn't happen. Now they are s...
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Missing the boat on Kentucky education reform

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There are two bills in the legislature that would improve our school assessment program, CATS. They are SB 1 and HB 15 . In the following v...

Obstruction of justice is a crime

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Phone records at the Fayette county jail indicate conspirators Jim Kammer and Dr. Don Leach have received several calls in recent weeks fro...

Toothpicks holding their eyes open

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No one is blinking in the General Assembly stand-off over the budget. The main sticking point is whether or not to raise taxes on Kentuckian...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

FairTax train moving down the track

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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) may wind up with three primary opponents. They are all in favor of the FairTax . A Democratic...

Your gorilla is too fat, Mr. Keeling

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You've heard of big problems described as an "800 pound gorilla." This morning, Lexington Herald Leader columnist Larry Dale K...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Paging Saint Jude

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It's pretty funny to think House Democrats today temporarily booted their efforts to raise taxes to skip out with Governor Steve Beshear...

Jason Mays takes on Hookey Hoffman

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Sure hope House Majority Caucus Chair Charlie Hoffman had fun cheering on Bill Clinton today. His Republican opponent, Jason Mays of Georget...

Horse trading on the budget

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The Senate's upper hand in the upcoming budget negotiations could wind up being a good thing for education. The House and Governor Steve...
Monday, March 24, 2008

House budget is the outlier

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The Senate budget taxes less and borrows less than the House budget and will make it pretty easy for Governor Steve Beshear to side with Sen...

Gun grabber panic alert

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Law-abiding concealed carry permit-holding citizens will attend the Frankfort City Commission meeting tonight with firearms in their possess...

Sleep for twenty years, Todd, and maybe we will elect you governor

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Treasurer Todd Hollenbach came into his vestigial office this year amid an effort to save taxpayer money and shut the office down . So, what...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Are you getting all of this?

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Yet another screw-up hits the Fayette County Detention Center. Details below. Mayor Jim Newberry had no comment. Don't know what I'm...

Pension flood coming; Harry Moberly floats

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Maybe you've heard that a lot of things happen in California ten years before we see them here. Sounds about right for this . It's b...