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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 Motion withdrawn.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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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