Jeffersonville’s City Council and Clarksville’s Town Council approved resolutions at separate meetings Monday night urging federal transportation officials to expedite construction of the easter(sic) bridge and postpone the downtown bridge construction until there are alternatives to charging tolls on that span. [C-J/AKN] Maybe Downtown Louisville wouldn’t be in such a sorry state if all of [...]

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Jerry Abramson made some interesting remarks about why Louisville is resorting to tolls while he tip-toed around Northern Kentucky: Kentucky Lt. Governor Jerry Abramson explained why Louisville needed tolls to fund its $3.5 billion two-bridge project on the Ohio River. “We had a reality check,” said Abramson, in remarks similar to what he told the [...]

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Why is anybody still pretending the Charter for Compassion or whatever is a real thing in Louisville? It’s not. The city’s own mayor can’t even understand it. [C-J/AKN] Metro Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man in front of a liquor store in West Louisville. [FOX41] The bourbon had been [...]

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Papaw Beshear was on ESPN to talk about basketball: It’s a shame he hasn’t taken the same amount of time to really build up Kentucky’s reputation nationally. Or, you know, taken the time to do anything else. Yes, we’re negative here. But this ball game isn’t going to do jack for Kentucky’s economy. Let’s get [...]

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We’re not going to shut up about you giving to the Red Cross for tornado relief efforts. This will take a long time. [Click Here To Give] Here comes the second wave of negative press for the Beshear-Fischer folks as Jim Host and crew look foolish over the Grease Bucket’s poor performance. [H-L] Now the [...]

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Really, WDRB? You’re still pretending those signatures on Bob Gunnell’s “petition” aren’t from a handful of people? And are ignoring the reality that next to none of those people live or work int he area? [FOX41] If the Occupy Louisville folks had caused the incidents and incited violence, why didn’t LMPD say so? Because they [...]

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Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford have obtained the North American rights to “Great Expectations.” Which is kind of a big deal. [C-J/AKN] Once again, this is why Greg Fischer wanted to be mayor. For the socialite photo opportunities. In the “newspaper” that will run an op-ed this week about how the GOP “must convince young [...]

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Metro Gubmint reached a $3.5 million franchise deal with Insight Communications. Is this good or bad for the city? [C-J/AKN] The payout will allegedly help the city’s looming budgetary nightmare. But is that it? [WFPL] Woah, the Fraternal Order of Police doesn’t plan to endorse a candidate for LMPD chief. It’s a shame the officers [...]

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The prosecution of Old Dirty Judy Green has cost Louisville a whopping $129,609 and counting. And she should be forced to pay every cent of it back. [C-J/AKN] Oh, look, it’s Greg Stumbo spending even more of your tax dollars appealing the ruling that threw out legislative redistricting. [H-L] The Animal Legal Defense Fund once [...]

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Yesterday former Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo blasted the nasty redistricting process in Kentucky. He hit Steve Beshear, praised Kathy Stein and pointed out the shenanigans with Alice Forgy Kerr. [Page One] Raise your head if you think Frankfort will do the right thing when it comes to halting executions. [WHAS11] Oh snap! Looks like Robert [...]

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