General Electric’s profits were hit by one-off charges. The company made $3.03 billion in the first quarter, down 10% from the same period last year. [BBC] The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights last week publicly accepted three conciliation agreements in fair housing cases, including one in Madison County. [John Cheves] 400,000 plus people attended Thunder [...]

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That sound? Why, that’s the sound of butt holes puckering over at the Metro Sewer District. Literally. [WFPL] Jefferson County Public Schools plan to start classes later in the 2012-2013 school year. [Toni Konz] GE is hiring 5,000 U.S. veterans and investing like woah in its plants. So it seems the company isn’t just playing [...]

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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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What was that, again, about Metro Animal Services teaming up with the Kentucky Human Society being a great thing? Seems LMAS is releasing private information without the permission of those involved. [Curt Morrison] Wasn’t that polling Saturday interesting? Maybe some day the mainstream media outlets will begin polling with Gatewood Galbraith in the mix to [...]

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Update on the 100 days cake for Greg Fischer: Sullivan folks say the cake was provided for free by the school’s terrific bakery. No tax dollars used! Now we can’t stop thinking about their bakery and all the ladytreats they produce. MMmmm. [Email] The Tennessee Valley Authority will pay a $10 million penalty and shut [...]

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While everyone is freaking out over Thunder, let’s take a trip with Jim Welp: During the Great Depression, Thunder fell on hard times. The city could not afford fireworks, and the military couldn’t spare enough fuel to send its hardware to Louisville. Nevertheless, Louisvillians showed their endearing trademark party grit when 110,000 revelers gathered on [...]

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Greg Fischer should win some kind of award (maybe a Golden Poo?) for the most b.s. press events in his first 100 days. And for topping it off with a damn cake. I mean, really, who paid for that? This is like watching cheap paint dry. You’re bored to tears and you just KNOW that [...]

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Nina Yoder, the University of Louisville nursing student who was kicked out of school for expressing her first amendment rights on a non-UofL blog, lost an appeal to be reinstated in school. Can you believe UofL has spent umpteen thousands and thousands of dollars fighting this? It’s like they have no concept of how much [...]

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This morning at 10:30 in Room 110 of the State Capitol, Governor Beshear will hold a ceremonial signing of House Bills 52 and 164. On-hand will be: State Rep. Joni Jenkins, sponsor of HB52; State Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, sponsor of HB 164; Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell; Jim Kimbrough, president of the Kentucky AARP; [...]

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Thanks to some folks at the Kentucky State Police and at the Kentucky Derby Festival, we’ve gotten some answers to a few of our questions regarding the fancy new Great Lawn set up requiring a Pegasus Pin at Thunder Over Louisville. Let’s break down the basics: Police aren’t assigned to the area until sometime after [...]

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