You know how Daniel Mongiardo filed an ethics complaint against Jack Conway as attorney general? You know, back when Daniel was busing losing to Jack?
Here’s the latest from the Office of the Attorney General:
“The attorney general appreciates the work of the Ethics Commission and its review of this matter, which ultimately found the complaint [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ethics'
Conway Cleared In Mongiardo Ethics Complaint
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Dan Mongiardo · Ethics · Jack Conway · Senate Race · State Government
PVA Candidates Fighting It Out In Parks
June 29th, 2010 · 7 Comments
Haha, oh gosh, this is hilarious.
Read the latest press release from PVA candidate Corey Koellner, sent out last evening:
Louisville, KY – Jefferson County’s Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) threatened to throw Corey Koellner, a candidate for his job, out of Willow Park this past Sunday while Koellner was attending one of the summer concerts with his [...]
Tags: Election · Ethics · Hype · Oops · Politics
The New Ethics Reform Thingy Hits Dougie
March 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments
The Metro Council passed “comprehensive” ethics reform, which makes the following improvements:
Increases transparency by requiring ethics documents and disclosure forms to be placed on the Metro website.
Significantly broadens the number of government employees who are covered, including persons who have the ability to approve contracts over $10,000 and legislative assistants to members of the Metro [...]
Tags: Bad Behavior · Doug Hawkins · Ethics · Metro Council
Following Up on Swift-227 Character Attack
February 9th, 2010 · 6 Comments
Friday we discussed JBS Swift and Local 227’s decision to personally attack the attorney representing the Butchertown Neighborhood Association along with his wife. You’ll recall the absurd claims that seemed to be pulled from thin air.
Fast forward to today. Motion withdrawn. Lawyers admitted to the newspaper that several assumptions were made. [...]
Tags: Bad Behavior · Butchertown · Courier-Journal · Criticism · Ethics · Hype · Legal · Neighborhoods · Zoning
It’s Thursday and It’s Cold Out There
October 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
Political communications analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson will discuss money and media in Barack Obama’s 2008 victory at the University of Louisville. October 19, 6:00 P.M. in Speed Art Museum Auditorium. [Press Release]
East Market Street’s newest street art installation wants to build a relationship. And it is amazing. Be sure to watch [...]
Tags: Art · Dan Mongiardo · Downtown · Education · Ethics · Festival · Gannett · JCPS · LG&E · Politics · Presidential Race 08
Employee Ethics Tipline Launches Tomorrow
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments
There aren’t many issues in Louisville that have come with as much controversy as the proposed Metro Government tippling. So with that in mind, take look at the latest press release from the Mayor’s office:
Beginning tomorrow, Louisville Metro Government will have a new tool that citizens or employees can use anytime to report suspected [...]
Tags: Bad Behavior · Ethics · Jerry Abramson · Metro Government
Station Separates Opinion and News
August 12th, 2009 · 29 Comments
WAVE-TV, like everyone else, reported on Monday’s local protest in front of John Yarmuth’s office. It was promoted by the Republican Party. Though we didn’t see him on camera, GM Steve Langford was there as a partipant, and WAVE added a disclaimer to its story, noting Langford’s presence.
I don’t recall a local station executive taking [...]
Tags: Ethics · Journalism · TV · Transparency · WAVE · WDRB
This is More About Context than Coffee
August 11th, 2009 · 9 Comments
by John LaFollette
The ‘Ville Voice Correspondent
Here’s a head scratcher. A story about local iced coffee runs in the Courier that includes a quote from Lynn’s Paradise Café manager Ashley Brossart that doesn’t cast the restaurant in the rosiest of lights. Shortly after the story is published, Brossart is fired from her post after two and [...]
Tags: Blogging · Ethics · Journalism · Media · Reporters
What We Have Here is a Failure to Evaluate
July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Yesterday the University of Louisville Board of Trustees held an open meeting in which it evaluated the performance of its president, Dr. James Ramsey. With reporters looking on, the board listened as the Ramsey gave his take on the embarrassing scandal involving Dr. Robert Felner, and the way the school handled the controversy involving neurosurgeons [...]
Tags: Courier-Journal · Ethics · JCPS · Jack Conway · James Ramsey · Legal · Scandal · University of Louisville
Thursday’s Dept. of Bad Decisions
July 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments
Happy July 2. Try to get some work done today. I know it’s hard.
Speaking of Not Working: Churchill is pulling out all the stops on the last Night Racing date of its little experiment. The marketing department dreamed up the idea of getting parents out by offering babysitting at the Derby Museum — only $25 [...]
Tags: Churchill Downs · Ethics · Health Care · High School · JCPS · Jail · Politics · Public Relations · Sports · State Government


























