I called for it in January and I’m calling for it again.

Crit Luallen should run for governor. People on Facebook agree with me.
Special interests have a nightmarish stranglehold on Frankfort. People in the governor’s office are acting out. There’s a big city mayor running for Lt. Governor who trashes and [...]

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Former (I think) Deputy Treasurer Mary John Celletti filed for County Clerk about an hour ago.
This will get interesting.
Wow.

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Candidates running to be the next mayor of Louisville have filed their campaign finance reports with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. So lets take a look at some highlights.
Greg Fischer:

$136,345 raised by check, $77,500 additional contributions
$70,337.13 (!!) in disbursements
$6,450 in unitemized (under $100) contributions from 103 people
$30,000 in debts/obligations – Greg Fischer’s [...]

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UPDATE: We’ve added the text of Heiner’s speech at the end of this post.
There was standing room only at the downtown Tumbleweed this morning as Hal Heiner anounced that he’s running for Mayor, and that a Heiner administration would start with a complete audit of every Metro Government department.
Heiner has been a frequent critic [...]

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Hal Heiner’s seat in eastern Jefferson County is considered a safe Republican enclave. In 2006, Heiner faced no Democratic opposition. So it’s likely that in the 2010 Metro Council election, it will remain a Republican seat, and one candidate has already stepped up.
But retired LMPD detective Kevan Rumpel isn’t in the Hal Heiner mold. Rumpel, [...]

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The Gaslight Festival in Jeffersontown starts Sunday, which promises to be a little more politically intriguing than usual this year.
There are the announced candidates for Clay Foreman’s job as Mayor who are sure to be making their presence felt. Council members Bill Dieruf and Kay Ackerson both see Foreman as vulnerable when he runs for [...]

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We’ve still got tickets for the Blues and Barbecue Festival this weekend! Win ‘em here. ['Ville Voice]
Ticketed Arrest: The former owner of Champions Sports Tours has been arrested and charged with stealing $478,000.  Ken Schonburg, after the C-J story was written, turned himself in and is out on bond. Word is a gambling problem is [...]

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David Yates has the ideal pedigree to knock off Doug Hawkins in the 2010 Metro Council race in District 25.
Yates’ grandfather, James B. Yates Sr., served 22 years in the Kentucky General Assembly, often taking his grandson with him to campaign stops, government meetings and trips to Frankfort. The younger Yates, 29, is an attorney. [...]

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During his quarterly appearance on WFPL’s State of Affairs radio program, Mayor Jerry Abramson said he plans to decide whether or not to run for a third term in the next two months.
He said that is about as long as he can wait without starting to raise money for another campaign. The primary for the [...]

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Henry’s Case: We know Jake’s going to have the whole shebang on this scandal, but today the C-J has a story on KREF’s audit of Steve Henry’s 2007 gubernatorial campaign. Yes, they found he violated laws, like accepting illegal contributions and not paying vendors. He’s likely to be fined, or could face prosecution. [Courier]
All We’re [...]

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