Now we’re getting somewhere.
At a press conference today, Atty. Gen. Jack Conway said he’s issuing subpoenas to gas wholesalers and retailers as part of his investigation into why Louisville gas prices are so much higher than in other cities. Conway said his office has been studying prices in St. Louis, Chicago, northern Kentucky and Lexington […]

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Pass the Gas: Jack Conway’s found the gas culprits. He told Francene this morning, and will say on WHAS-TV tonight, that wholesalers are the reason we pay so much more here than in neighboring counties. Marathon Oil has got some P.R. work to do, ‘cuz Jack’s wagging his finger at those bad guys.
Be The Guest: […]

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It turns out Jeffersontown Mayor Clay Foreman IS feeling a little heat about his use of a monster Ford Expedition in getting the half-mile or so from his business/home, Foreman Funeral Home, to Jeffersontown City Hall.
Foreman said he’s considering switching cars because of rising gas prices and NOT the growing criticism he’s getting from J-town […]

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First of all, just suspend your belief in logic and all those pesky facts.
Now, feel better?
Councilman Doug Hawkins has accumulated nearly 2,000 signatures in a week on a petition calling for the elimination of reformulated gas. Last Friday, WHAS-TV’s Chuck Olmstead did a story on Hawkins and his efforts to influence the powerful in […]

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Trophy-Worthy Reporting: WFPL-FM’s Tony McVeigh picked up a prestigious award recently — the Green Eyeshade prize from the Society of Professional Journalists, for his coverage of the 2007 Governor’s Race. The competition attracts entries from 11 states.
Gream Lands on the Boat: Former LEO Sales Manager Kelly Gream is the new sales and marketing director for […]

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Attorney general Jack Conway is busy investigating the issue of high gas prices in Jefferson County, trying to find a bad guy to blame for the way the area’s gas prices are around a quarter a gallon more than nearby counties. Some in government, including Mayor Jerry Abramson, put the blame on the EPA requirement […]

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At yesterday’s Jeffersontown City Council meeting, Mayor Clay Foreman gave a lengthy presentation about the gasoline policy of the city, and spent a significant portion of his time defending the city’s long-time relationship with Albert Oil Co., a fuel distributor which has long supplied the city’s fuel.
But before Foreman got started, Thornton’s rep Melissa […]

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by Zak Owens 
The Jeffersontown City Council will pursue an independent investigation related to alleged misuses of the city’s fuel pumps. At least they’re going to find out how much an independent investigation would cost.
The Council passed Councilwoman Kaye Ackerson’s motion to get a price quote from an Evansville firm for investigating past misuse of gasoline […]

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Everything seemed to be going smoothly for Jeffersontown Mayor Clay Foreman, who brougth a PowerPoint presentation to this morning’s City Council meeting, and quickly launched into how great things are going to be now that he’s made some changes to the city’s gas policy.
But once Foreman finished explaining the high cost of gas, how he’s […]

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It’s really hard to determine who’s telling the truth when it comes to American energy policy, but the issue seems to be the lone policy that voters are being offered as a difference in the outlook between Rep. John Yarmuth and his Republican challenger Anne Northup.
Today, John Yarmuth took his case to the floor of […]

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