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March 2007 ArchivesRepublican gubernatorial candidate Billy Harper has lost his campaign manager. ...Blogger Mark Nickolas has discovered an old interview with the Kentucky Gazette political newspaper that may come back to haunt Steve Henry. ...A BANK FOUNDED BY FORMER GOVERNOR BRERETON JONES HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF "UNSOUND AND UNSAFE BANKING PRACTICES". ...THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION STILL HASN'T RECEIVED PAPERWORK THAT STEVE HENRY SHOULD HAVE SENT THEM LAST JULY. ...One woman's attempt to have Attorney General Greg Stumbo impeached has ended. ...A hearing officer has recommended that fired Transportation Cabinet employee Mike Duncan be given his job back, with back pay, because he was fired for political reasons. ...University of Louisville president Jim Ramsey was in the halls of the capitol on tuesday, not begging for money, but begging for mercy and a chance to explain some things he said earlier this month. ...I know Sen. David Williams assumed the house would cave in and accept some sort of legislation to overhaul the state employee retirement plan. After all, the house always caved before. ...Louisville state rep. Darryl Owens went to the county clerk's office the other day to get his office license plate which says HOUSE 43 on it. ...Henry Poll. Miller Fundraising. Richards' Backbone. ...Some leftovers from the Erwin Roberts endorsement of Anne Northup and reaction from Fletcher: ...The gubernatorial campaign of House Speaker Jody Richards has gotten off to a bit of slow start, but he got some good news today. ...The former Personnel Cabinet Secretary for Governor Fletcher will be endorsing the candidacy of one of Fletcher's opponents on thursday. UPDATE: Fletcher counters with endorsements from three county judge-executives in the Louisville area. Duane Murnier of Oldham Co., Rob Rothenburger of Shelby Co. and Ray Powers of Breckinridge Co. are backing Fletcher's reelection bid according to a release from Fletcher's campaign. Also, after an... An open records case involving a Frankfort man who wants to see his wife's e-mails at work, could lead to Kentucky's courts deciding which state employee e-mails are subject to open records disclosure and which ones aren't. ...SOME DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE HOTELS SPENT JUST AS MUCH LOBBYING STATE LAWMAKERS AGAINST THE MUSEUM PLAZA PROJECT AS THE PROJECT'S BACKERS SPENT LOBBYING FOR IT. ...Here's the body of an e-mail Leslie Holland sent to Henry supporters Wayne and Lou Gunnell shortly after Holland quit working for Henry last year: My thoughts after you read the e-mail. ...HE'S BEEN BUSY HANDING OUT STATE CHECKS FOR PROJECTS ALL ACROSS KENTUCKY, BUT THAT APPARENTLY HASN'T HELPED ERNIE FLETCHER IN THE EYES OF HIS CONSTITUENTS. ...Some female state house members have asked their leaders to investigate allegations against the head of the Legislative Research Commission. ...It appears the folks who plan to build the huge Museum Plaza building in Louisville hired a passel of folks to help them woo state lawmakers. UPDATE: According to a spokesperson for TARC's lobbying firm says that agency's lobbying fees were incorrectly reported to the Legislative Ethics Commission. Their reports show spending of $32,000 in January and February. Kay Stewart of Government Strategies says her company actually charged T... Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Bob Woodward and James Baker III will both be in Lousville in the next few weeks. ...Some of the democratic candidates for governor actually separated themselves from their opponents during a forum in Louisville on wednesday. ...Steve Henry told reporters today that he believes politics is playing a role in the referral of a "matter" involving him to the U.S. Attorney. ...The date is confirmed for Bill Clinton to be in Kentucky but most of you probably won't get a chance to meet or see him. ...Steve Henry has hired C.D. Marshall as his campaign manager. UPDATE Kentucky Democratic Party chairman Jerry Lundergan confirms to WHAS11 News that former president Bill Clinton will be visiting Kentucky "soon". ...Here's the text of a story that will be running at 5:00 tonight (March 8, 2007) on WHAS 11 News. You read it here first. ...University of Louisville President James Ramsey occasionally shows off his thin skin and a committee meeting in Frankfort provided a little dust up with state rep. Bob Damron of Nicholasville. ...Bruce Lunsford got in a dust up with state AFL-CIO reps over the weekend and it wasn't real pretty according to union folks at the meeting. ...It's nice to be right once in a while. In this space I predicted that Anne Northup would be forced to start telling republican voters why they should vote FOR her, not just against Ernie Fletcher. ...I know this issue was settled long ago but I thought it was kind of funny. ...The head of the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services isn't going anywhere. ...Some of you have wondered which big Kentucky school has a bigger following in the Louisville area, the University of Kentucky or the University of Louisville. ...I'm tired of you folks asking. So here's the answer: probably sometime this week or next. ...Louisville lawyer John David Dyche probably had the most logical response to a question I asked many folks on Friday.......Does bringing in President Bush help or hurt Mitch McConnell? ...It looks like Louisville businessman Charlie Owen is ramping up to run for U.S. Senate in 2008. ...This week the state house of representatives recognized the families of about three dozen Kentucky soldiers who had been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...Here's the link to a 15 minute interview I had with Steve Pence this week. He talks about Fletcher, his own mistakes and his own political future. I think fans of Pence will find it refreshing, foes will find it revealing. www.whas11.com/news/politics/index.html ... |
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