We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] Take a look at what Miranda Lambert is doing with proceeds from her concert. You should consider doing something similar if you’ve got gobs of cash. [WLKY] In [...]

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This A Kentucky Newspaper story about Greg Fischer turning to Facebook to ask questions about the budget is interesting. Doesn’t mention that he deleted nearly every comment perceived as negative – even when true and honest. [C-J/AKN] What was that, again, about the Legislative Ethics Commission not being under the direct control of the good [...]

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Kentucky should expect more from Frankfort. Obviously. But the editorial board can’t act like it doesn’t carry some of the blame because it’s partially responsible for those folks getting elected. [C-J/AKN] Frankfort has turned into a literal cesspool. Now everyone is peeing all over everybody else when it comes to Congressional redistricting. [H-L] Steve Beshear [...]

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Louisville is about to see a cut in federal block grant funding. So you can bet at least a dozen more Fischer pals will be hired at $100K+ per year. [C-J/AKN] Is Janie Miller the dumbest person in state government? Here’s her statement from last night: “The Cabinet is pleased that Judge Shepherd has agreed [...]

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Remember the Louisville Zoo train disaster? Settlements have exceeded $525,000 in the mess. Your tax dollars at work. [H-L] Will Allan Cowen be able to help the University of Louisville build its downtown presence or will his past behavior with the Fund for the Arts sour everything? $100,000 a year isn’t a bad salary for [...]

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The University of Louisville says Steve Beshear’s rejection of a hospital merger plan will lead to cuts in indigent care. Which means it’s time for Steve Beshear to finally grow a set of balls, fire Jim Ramsey, empty out the board of trustees, nix the foundation board and get some folks hired who can solve [...]

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Apparently ten billion people turned out to the Bridges Debacle meeting yesterday. [FOX41] It’s always interesting to see how the Steve Beshear and Jim Ramsey crews spin things for the mainstream. The latest claim that the University of Louisville Hospital merger meeting with the governor was only an hour. Despite the fact that Ramsey was [...]

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Why, exactly, did Joe Reagan take Greater Louisville Inc. employees with him to St. Louis? Why were they in St. Louis on his behalf? Does he really want to cause drama as he exits? [Yet Another GLI Drama] Aww, how sad. Greater Clark County Schools won’t renew Stephen Daeschner’s contract. The man who wreaked havoc [...]

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After more than a year of pressure from fellow legislators and more than a year of obfuscation and pat-a-cake, Tom Burch has finally decided to hold hearings about Kentucky’s child death records. He couldn’t be bothered to do so until a major scandal went down. [H-L] How big is the blank stare you now develop [...]

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You know what’s crazy? Just absolutely mind-blowing? The threshold for Cordish to tap TIF money was lowered to $50 million. A, what, $450 million drop? Yep. Why is that crazy? Because Cordish – and Metro Government – allowed a tenant at 4th Street not to pay rent for two years, an amount of about $400,000. [...]

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