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Late last year Matthew Barzun, an official with the Obama campaign, called Craig Fox, a psychologist in Los Angeles, and invited him to a political planning meeting in Chicago, according to two people who attended the session. [NY Times]

The Jefferson County Public Schools School Board passed a resolution Monday to urge Congress to mitigate federal budget cuts, which includes education. [WHAS11]

Asian Carp. Dahahahaha. That was the big John Boel hyped up story. Hahahahaha. [WAVE3 HEAD - DESK]

The moral of this story: you can’t go to Shively these days without getting shot with a shotgun. [WDRB]

A new racino formed through a partnership that includes Churchill Downs could get the final go-ahead Tuesday when Warren County, Ohio commissioners meet. [Business First]

You can’t even go to Walmart to get groceries these days without getting shot dead in the parking lot. [More WHAS11]

As a kindergartner, Janet Board’s grandson kicked chairs, broke pencils, threw things. His family didn’t fully understand his behavior, which they now know stems from Asberger’s syndrome and other disorders. [C-J/AKN]

In a their new partnership, Louisville is now outsourcing school bus crashes to Lexington. [H-L]

Guess it’s safe to say you shouldn’t live anywhere these days because you’ll probably be repeatedly evacuated from your home. [WLKY]

Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore hired New Albany-based ProMedia Group to replace the city’s communications director. Moore fired Leah Farris, the city’s former communications director, in late-October after the City Council moved the position under the direct supervision of the Parks Department. [News & Tribune]