Once this ethics thing is done with Ole Dirty Judy, I think it’ll be time for folks to call on Attorney General Jack Conway to appoint another special prosecutor to handle this matter. SMUG? Right? I mean… all anyone needs to do is obtain emails from Green’s office to 100 Black Men, Feed the City, [...]

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We’re surprised that the Courier-Journal/A Kentucky Newspaper even mentioned Ole Dirty Judy and the mess at Metro Council. Sure, Dan Klepal has done a tremendous reporting job and has left no stone unturned. But the editorial board? Haha, right. We didn’t expect it. So it’s good, we guess, that they mentioned it today. Here’s a [...]

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Yesterday we learned that Jim King wanted Ole Dirty Judy Green’s Neighborhood Development Fund Grant shenanigans to be added to her ethics complaint. We also learned that he wanted all of those grants over $5,000 for a two-year period audited/reviewed. The Metro Council Appropriations Committee started a review of NDF policies last year. And you [...]

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According to her? Everybody’s just trying to rain on her parade. Please, hold your “make it rain” jokes, folks. So… all week Judy Green has been allegedly threatening her fellow council members. Been telling them she’ll dish the dirt if they don’t support her. And I guess she’s done so. The many faces of Judy [...]

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What the heck is with Renee Murphy and Stephan Johnson not disclosing that they’re close with Judy Green from church? Why did they both do softball stories on Green last night without disclosing their direct ties to her? Why didn’t they bother using the facts from the police report to question her? We are FLOORED. [...]

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Ever wondered what happens when corrupt Eastern Kentucky legislators skirt the law and abuse coal severance funds while they think no one is looking? You don’t have to live in Pikeville to know there are problems with the Mountain Water District and Utility Management Group. Regular readers of Page One have known for years that [...]

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“Sixth & Jefferson” isn’t just the physical location where Louisville’s hopes and dreams go to die, it’s also the name of Phillip Bailey’s weekly column. Because I am busy trying to figure out how to not pop a vein over the latest from Metro Animal Services, you’ll just need to read this for a while: [...]

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Don’t even know where to begin. Kentucky’s managed-care Medicaid program, handled by Passport Health Plan (University Health Care/UHC) in Louisville, is the focus of the latest audit from Crit Luallen’s office. You aren’t going to like this. Some of the highlights: As revenues grew, spending was increased on lobbying, PR, travel and salaries. Financial benefits [...]

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Spotted this weekend: Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw’s staff promoting Todd Lally: Will there ever come a day when Bobbie Holsclaw doesn’t abuse her office to promote Republicans? She apparently thinks Louisvillians have a super-short memory.

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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 [...]

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