You know how I’ve been telling you for weeks that Greg Fischer was barking up the wrong tree by trying to hang Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford out to dry, right? Guess who is cutting Greg’s nuts off, like we told you earlier? I’m going to excerpt heavily from this Dan Klepal story and you’ll [...]

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You know about the campaign finance complaint filed by Curt Morrison over Greg Fischer’s inaugural shenanigans, right? Jon Meyer, Greg Fischer’s inaugural fund treasurer, says one thing in the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance response about Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford (via Jennifer Moore, Fischer’s attorney): “Mr. Morrison’s claim is not true. As treasurer for [...]

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Haha, so, funny story… we told you about Greg Fischer’s campaign finance bait-and-switch on Tuesday: The Fischer crew pulled a huge bait-and-switch with donors. Here’s a project for you: Take a look at Fischer’s inauguration committee and inauguration sponsors/donors. Cross reference that list – the folks who were solicited for contributions by Tommy Elliot and [...]

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Here’s Greg Fischer saying his mayoral campaign fund and his inaugural fund were separate and had nothing to do with each other: He said unused funds were used for civic purposes at the Community Foundation of Louisville. And that’s what he told inauguration supporters at the time. Unfortunately for Greg, we told you yesterday that [...]

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Here’s what Greg Fischer says about ongoing campaign contributions: Another Fischer contributor was Ed Hart, who gave $1,000 on Jan. 20. Hart is the chief executive for Kentucky Kingdom, which at the time was in the midst of negotiating a $300,000 annual contribution to help reopen the amusement park at the Kentucky Exposition Center. -SNIP- [...]

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Remember April 2010 when Greg Fischer announced his animal welfare plan? It was filled with high hopes and dreams and tons of promises directly from Greg. It’s been well more than a year-and-a-half and you already know his promises were bogus. One of the biggies was: Increasing pet adoption by improving the customer experience – [...]

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Many a fortnight ago Greg Fischer sat with me in a recessed corner of a coffee shop in one of Louisville’s hipster burgs of intellectualism and seminary students. He regaled me with tales of an administration runneth over with transparency and forward motion. He promised me and the public that he would not be the [...]

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2010′s been a crazy year here at The ‘Ville Voice & Page One. Thought it’d be a good idea to take a look back at the most-read stories of from the past 12 months. Dear John Boel: Please Let Us Get You Help & John Boel Is Finally Out At WLKY [November 8 & November [...]

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You know how just over a year ago Jim King was running for mayor and proposing the restoration of LMPD’s gang squad/street crimes unit? At a press conference in the West End this morning, Jim King – part of his mayoral campaign – will announce plans to restore LMPD’s gang unit, revitalize the street crimes [...]

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Here’s a look at the inaugural invitation Greg Fischer’s campaign/transition team is sending out: FRONT BACK

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