December 2006 Archives

I'll be gone until January 4th. Have a great holiday season and bookmark this web page in your "favorites". I'm already salivating at the thought of an entertaining 2007 in Kentucky politics!

>> Continue reading: Hebert Gone

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The flap over the improper destruction of old Jefferson District Court records apparently has a personal and political angle to it.

>> Continue reading: Stengel vs. Wine

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Jefferson County's former P.V.A. now has two appointments courtesy of Ernie Fletcher.

>> Continue reading: May Gets Christmas Bonus

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The newest WHAS-TV/Survey USA poll shows Gov. Fletcher's approval rating dropping to 31%.

>> Continue reading: Fletcher/Romney approvals

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Governor Fletcher was roundly booed when he was introduced to speak at a Ford Motor Co. event in Louisville on Monday.

>> Continue reading: Equal Opportunity Boobirds

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Here's the latest on the Governor's race.

>> Continue reading: Govs Race Notes

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By late Monday morning, you'll be able to watch all of the remarks from Jonathan Miller and Irv Maze on WHAS11.com. Just go to News, click on Politics and that'll get you there. I hope to have Beshear and Mongiardo video on the same page by the end of the day on Monday.

>> Continue reading: Weekend Notes

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Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer has been approached about being a spokiesperson for a "national company".

>> Continue reading: Hey Cawood, Richie Gonna Be a Spokesman?

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The Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education met this week with some interesting political and non-political nuggets emerging from the meeting.

>> Continue reading: Tidbits from SCOPE meeting

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It seems Governor Fletcher's General Counsel, Jim Deckard, has a much different definition of the word "through" than I do. So I'll relay the story and let you English teachers help us.

>> Continue reading: Deckard's Definitions

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For those of you who might be interested in attending, Jonathan Miller and Irv Maze will file their papers for Gov./Lt. Gov. at 11:30 on Friday at the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance offices in Frankfort. They're small offices and lots of media will be there so be prepared to squeeze. Steve Beshear and Dan Mongiardo will make their official announcement Monday at 10 a.m. at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort.
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>> Continue reading: Guber Announcements

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Steve Henry may be really struggling to find a running mate. Several sources say an intermediary with ties to the former Lt. Governor approached Lexington state Rep. Kathy Stein last week about the possibility of her running with Henry.

>> Continue reading: Governors race tidbits

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The post-election finance reports for congressional candidates are out and they show one-third of John Yarmuth's campaign collections came from his own pocket.

>> Continue reading: Yarmuth's pockets are lighter

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Kentucky's Health and Family Services cabinet secretary is apparently in line for a federal job, perhaps with the Center for Medicaid Services.

>> Continue reading: Birdwhistell Leaving?

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It looks like Steve Beshear and Daniel Mongiardo have reached a deal to run as a ticket for the democratic party nomination for governor-lt. governor.

>> Continue reading: Beshear-Mongiardo Are A Ticket

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Good question from a reader about the anti-Louisville bias and whether a Louisville candidate could win a statewide race for governor. Here's my two cents from covering politics in Kentucky since 1981:

>> Continue reading: Louisville Bias?

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