If a Louisville lawmaker has her way, anyone arrested for a serious crime in Kentucky could be swabbed for their DNA. But what some are calling a crime-fighting tool, others are calling an invasion of privacy. [WDRB]
Republican State Senators are proving just how corrupt and ridiculous they are. Julie Denton deserves a solid slap in the face from about a hundred grandmothers currently rotting in a corrupt nursing home for pushing this hogwash. Same goes for Bob Stivers (R-Same As David Williams) and Chris McDaniel (R-Pension Corruption Apologist). You know something is a disaster when flipping Ray Jones is opposed to it. [Bluegrass Politics]
The House Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs has passed legislation that would let Kentuckians decide whether to amend the state Constitution to restore some felons’ voting rights. [WHAS11]
Of course Louisville would end up being ranked the third-least romantic city in America. [Ruh Ro]
Are you ready to be so surprised you could spit? Get ready for it! Police believe – get this – drugs could have played a role in a murder. Surprising. [WLKY]
Louisville Metro Councilman Rick Blackwell, D-12, is pulling his support of an ordinance to help pay for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund by raising the city’s tax on insurance premiums. [WFPL]
A charity ball held the night before the Kentucky Derby is moving to a larger venue and becoming less formal. The Julep Ball announced Tuesday that it is moving from a Louisville hotel to the much larger KFC Yum! Center arena. [WKYT]
They severed ties in June, but the Kentucky State Fair Board says they are still waiting for the Louisville Arena Authority to pay them millions in operating costs. [WAVE3]
The number of Kentucky adults between the ages of 18 and 64 who get health insurance from their employer or their spouse’s employer has plummeted in recent years, according to a new poll from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. [Business First]
Finally, something about Indiana that makes it seem more dumb than Kentucky. Indiana’s ban on Sunday retail alcohol sales will likely continue for at least another year after a legislative committee leader said Wednesday he didn’t plan on holding a vote on a bill lifting the prohibition. [News & Tribune]
We hear through the rumor mill that State Senator Katie Stine wants to join the Kentucky Supreme Court, now that Justice Schroeder has resigned. [Page One]
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1 The Highlander // Feb 14, 2013 at 11:41 am
I feel sorry for Rick Rippitoe at the Fair Board. He’s got a real problem, because under the Bond Indenture, the Arena is required to put $750k a year into an account from which it pays the Fair Board for their loss of revenue due to UofL’s leaving F.Hall. This was a REQUIREMENT of the Ky. General Assembly, to protect the Fair Board.
Guess what — It ain’t been paid. The number is FAR MORE THAN $750k.
Guess what — It ain’t been paid because the same people that operate the Arena control the Fair Board!!! Fair Board former Chmn was Ron Carmicle (of Rick Pitino fame). Now it’s Dr. Lynn of Dr. Bizer’s fame AND THE CO-SPONSOR OF THE BOXCAR REPORT trashing the NBA effort, which would financially benefit the Arena. (Plus Dr. Lynn USED TO BE ON THE Arena board!!!!!!!
Oh what a web we weave, when we practice to deceive!!!!!!!!!!
2 Debbie Linnig Michals // Feb 14, 2013 at 10:29 pm
Thank goodness that we have the Ville Voice and people like the Highlander for keeping us informed on what is really going on in our communty and the Commonwealth. I am so disgusted with it all. When does the Fair board meetings meet and do they allow public input?
3 The Highlander // Feb 15, 2013 at 7:51 am
Debbie: Want to know another one? How about the fact that the fact that the arena bondholders’ are ‘subject to’ a superior lien in the amount of $2m a year for 9 years, on arena ‘proceeds’ in order to further secure the BONDS FOR PAPA JOHN’S STADIUM, because they were in danger of being in default!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did Happy Pants, or his sidekick Trauber’butt’ or CombOver or Tommy Turtleneck or Jimbo Hostess ever tell anybody about this!! Guess not — they must have been on that Carnival Cruise that just landed.
4 The Highlander // Feb 15, 2013 at 7:57 am
Debbie: How about another one? A ‘world famous’ (according to Jimbo Hostess’ interview on Mandy Connell’s recent show [who was actually a professor at the local university {small "U"}] used the ENTIRE Jefferson County annual growth in Sales and Use taxes SINCE 1990 in order to come up with the PREDICTED growth in the TIF district, which Jimbo and CombOver use to justify their confidence in the arena’s financial debacle. Why 1990 and why the ENTIRE county? 1990 was a huge investment in UPS increasing the Sales/Use Taxes by nearly 48% over 1989!! Problem that 48% growth in one year was an anomoly AND it didn’t occur in the TIF DISTRICT!!!!!!!!! Therefore they predicted a 7% annual growth FOR THE ENTIRE JEFFERSON COUNTY, but the TIF district doesn’t include SUBURBIA WHERE THE GROWTH IS!!!!!!Some ‘world expert’ huh!!!
5 Debbie Linnig Michals // Feb 15, 2013 at 6:52 pm
Am I alone in feeling such disgust for all these people and the deceptions they have done to everyone in our communities? I sincerely mean it when I say how thankful I am to people like the Highlander and others who come forward with the truth to educate and empower the people in our communities. You are messengers and patriots.
6 Stunoland // Feb 15, 2013 at 8:14 pm
An outside investor is unlikely to want to locate a NBA team in Louisville. An indigenous NBA obsessed billionaire does not exist. The only viable path toward a fiscally solvent downtown arena is renegotiating the contract and one or more pro-sports wagering Casinos in downtown Louisville.
7 The Highlander // Feb 16, 2013 at 8:01 am
Stuno: How in the name of the Lord are we going to get ‘pro-sports wagering Casinos’ through the general assembly when we can’t even get a bill presented in the state Senate to have ‘non-pro-sports’ gambling to save the thoroughbred industry? Nice thought, but I’d say its similar in likelihood to threading a needle on Jupiter with one broken hand.
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