Always late to the party, here’s Governor Steve Beshear discussing the special session: Taking lots of credit for things, you know, he’s had next to nothing to do with.

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Way to go, Dismas. One of your folks tried to rape a woman at the Humane Society. [FOX41] What happens in Kentucky when you’re profiting from the foreclosure crisis? You run for office as a Democrat! Specifically, for the 19th District State Senate district in Louisville. [Page One] What will make the food desert bloom? [...]

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As if you needed another reason to think your elected officials were out-of-touch with reality, Steve Beshear just sent out a weird press release tying the Ohio River Bridges Debacle to the Kentucky Derby. Have a look: Riders Up! Kentucky Issues Request for Proposals to Build Downtown Crossing of Ohio River Bridges Project Three finalist [...]

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Steve Beshear decided to do a weekly address again: Of course, he’s patting himself on the back for the budget… which he barely got passed, again, because he didn’t bother working with anyone. Also: leg-iss-lay-torez, meeyun, continyuh.

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Last week Papaw Beshear and Jane released their first video in a long time. It was all about the Energy Star Award and how “an entire administration” is pretending to love the environment: Apparently, nothing else was going on last week. What was that, again, about mountaintop removal? Always deferring to King Coal? Playing pat-a-cake [...]

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This, from a KYTC release: Jose Sepulveda, Kentucky division administrator for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), signed the Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (Supplemental FEIS) for the project, which involves construction of two bridges and reconstruction of the Kennedy interchange. So what’d KYTC do? Sent out two photos of the guy signing the thing, which [...]

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Greg Fischer lied to CLOUT last year over affordable housing funds and CLOUT leaders called him out. Literally called him a liar. Now he’s afraid to attend their annual meeting and is saying he was treated rough. [Dan Klepal] Everybody is completely freaking out about the Student Assignment Plan being before the Kentucky Supreme Court. [...]

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Yep, Steve Beshear just ousted the Kentucky Retirement Systems whistleblower. Read about it here. And then ask yourself if you’re comfortable throwing $10.8 million at the KRS now that even more people tight with Jerry Abramson will be in charge of the cash.

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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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The second half of the state government audit has been released by Adam Edelen. (The first half of the audit may be reviewed here.) In it? 27 findings with recommendations and notes of more than $411,000 in questioned costs. Last year’s audit of federal grants had 21 findings and similar material weaknesses, unsurprisingly. “Kentucky has [...]

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