Today at 5:30 P.M. the Metro Council Government Accountability & Ethics Committee will hold a meeting over the Fischer Administration-Cordish Cos. shenanigans. While they’ll also review recommendations made in the 2011 Ethics Annual Report, the Fourth Street Live mess will be front and center. These councilcritters are on the committee: (R) – Jerry Miller (19) [...]

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From Jim Bruggers: Illustrating once again to me what a small town Louisville is, the attorney working for the ethics commission assigned to sort through various legal issues and questions has past ties to both Mr. Zielke and MSD. For the record, Deborah Kent tells me she worked for Mr. Zielke for about three years [...]

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According to the White House, Kentucky is eligible for $390.9 million from the American Jobs Act for K-12 school infrastructure. The funds have the potential to support some 5,100 schools. Kentucky is also eligible for $54.7 million for facilities modernization needs at community colleges. And Jefferson County Public Schools is eligible for $75.1 million in [...]

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Yesterday the Republican Party of Kentucky hit back at Steve Beshear with a new web ad. It’s based in fact – which is strange for Republicans – but will it float? [Page One] Most people in the United States want a ban on smoking in public places, according to the latest polling data. [Reuters] Republican [...]

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A dog getting mauled to death while in the “care” of Metro Animal Services is just the latest in a years-long string of horse shiz. [FOX41] Okay, this issue apparently died down. But how do you feel about two-way traffic coming to portions of Brook and First Streets? [Broken Sidewalk] The Belle of Louisville has [...]

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This past weekend A Kentucky Newspaper reported that the Kentucky Department of Education had awarded a $7.6 million contract for the development of a new assessment system for students. Wasn’t that just approved last Wednesday – just two days prior to the announcement? Or are we missing a bunch? Because it seems this went down [...]

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HAHAHA. Judy Green issued the following statement (seriously) in regard to LEO Weekly’s annual fake issue: “I have been made aware of a letter written in the LEO this week that has my name attached to it. While I understand that this is a yearly issue made up of false stories as part of an [...]

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Alison Grimes received the first statewide labor endorsement yesterday, dealing a serious blow to Steve Beshear and his candidate. [Page One] Judy Green’s ethics hearing has been rescheduled. Meaning this hot mess is going to be dragged out even longer. [WFPL] A few mouth-breathers who have pretended to stop reading this website continue to email [...]

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By now, everyone is familiar with the Metro Government ethics tip line. It costs $25,000 and was set up last year. But have you ever wondered just how many complaints have come through at that cost? Let’s take a look (Warning: External PDF Link): 11 incidents taking up 301 hours of work The three largest [...]

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Here’s the deal: You folks who are bitter with the University of Louisville NO MATTER WHAT CHANGES – read this. You need to put up or shut up. [We Get Comments] Love him or hate him, Greg Fischer has done the right thing by showing up in Rubbertown after the explosion and then going to [...]

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