June 2007 Archives
9:18 PM Sat, Jun 30, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Kentucky's most read political web site is no more.
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8:43 PM Fri, Jun 29, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Former State Highway Engineer Sam Bevarage says Governor Fletcher personally decided where state road bonds would be spent, awarding road construction projects to state senators who voted for his programs.
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6:17 PM Fri, Jun 29, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Kentucky's new Education Commissioner will be surrounded by a bunch of new hires at the top when she takes over the reins of the Kentucky Education Department in July.
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5:54 PM Thu, Jun 28, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Governor Fletcher says he's changed his position on a casino amendment because of "the timing" saying he's taking a stand because his opponent in the governor's race is pushing hard to legalize casinos.
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5:46 PM Thu, Jun 28, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Governor Fletcher told WHAS 11 News today that he would issue the call for a special legislative session "in a day or two."
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8:33 PM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Governor Ernie Fletcher is apparently doing away with his fence sitting on the issue of legalizing casino gambling in Kentucky.
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8:11 PM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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It turns out Peabody Coal Company and others are already getting state money to look at building alternative fuel plants, making it tougher for Gov. Fletcher to sell the idea that a special legislative session on energy is needed July 6th. More on that in a minute.
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6:43 PM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Kentucky's new Democratic Party Chairman has got his fundraising work cut out for him.
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6:09 PM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The spending from the House Democratic Caucus Campaign Committee, which has been the source of rumor and a power struggle among House Democratic leaders, is now open for all to see.
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5:56 PM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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A Franklin Circuit Court judge has refused to delay Mike Duncan's reinstatement to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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11:34 AM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The union local that represents hundreds of Louisville Metro government employees is under investigation by their international union.
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11:06 AM Wed, Jun 27, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut will be in Louisville on Friday.
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11:20 PM Tue, Jun 26, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Governor Fletcher's campaign is attacking retired Franklin Circuit Judge William Graham, who is volunteering for Steve Beshear's gubernatorial campaign.
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11:01 PM Tue, Jun 26, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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All of the post-election reports from the gubernatorial primary campaign have been filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance and there are plenty of interesting tidbits in those reports.
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10:49 PM Tue, Jun 26, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Kentucky's Republican Party Chairman is calling for the dismissal of a Lexington Herald-Leader copy desk editor who donated money to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
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8:34 AM Tue, Jun 26, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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There's one new twist to the story I've been reporting on for the past two years about an effort to steer a state bridge contract to a Frankfort engineering firm.
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6:53 PM Mon, Jun 25, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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In a wild twist, the state Personnel Board has voted to investigate the HIRING of former Transportation Cabinet employee Mike Duncan, just a few weeks after voting to reinstate Duncan to his old job because he was improperly FIRED.
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4:03 PM Mon, Jun 25, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The newest Survey USA/WHAS 11 polling shows the three top elected republicans in Kentucky have virtually the same job approval ratings as they had in May.
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2:17 PM Mon, Jun 25, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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In a surprise to nobody, the Demcratic gubernatorial ticket of Steve Beshear and Daniel Mongiardo received the endorsement of Kentucky's most powerful horse industry lobbying group.
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5:32 PM Sun, Jun 24, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Ryan Alessi has a story in today's Herald-Leader about the legal fees that Steve Beshear's law firm received during the collapse of Kentucky Central Insurance Co.
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4:15 PM Sun, Jun 24, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Just read through all the C-Js and on line political news I missed while sunning on the beach.
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9:47 PM Thu, Jun 14, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Lots of politics will be happening the week of June 17-23, but I won't be around to report on it.
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9:39 PM Thu, Jun 14, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Louisville attorney Richard Beliles has filed a complaint with the Legislative Ethics Commission, claiming Senate President David Williams has violated state ethics rules.
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10:41 PM Wed, Jun 13, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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John Y. Brown III is leaving ResCare to join Hunter Bates and Patrick Jennings in a new, bipartisan lobbying and consulting firm.
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10:22 PM Wed, Jun 13, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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It appears David Williams is in some legal trouble. No, not that David Williams. David Lynn Williams, the democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner.
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11:18 PM Mon, Jun 11, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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It looks like there might be a new investigation of the Fletcher administration, this one involving allegations of bid rigging in the Transportation Cabinet.
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11:12 PM Mon, Jun 11, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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As I reported in an earlier posting, Democratic candidate for secretary of state Bruce Hendrickson was the only democrat who didn't get the endorsement of the Kentucky Education Association's PAC last week.
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12:12 PM Mon, Jun 11, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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State Sen. Dan Seum says he's looking at the possibility of running for congress next year.
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9:13 PM Sun, Jun 10, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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One of the worst kept secrets in Frankfort these days is that some House Democrats have some questions about spending by the Democratic Caucus' Campaign Committee.
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10:37 PM Fri, Jun 08, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The Kentucky school districts who filed a lawsuit challenging the state's funding of school districts, has decided not to appeal their loss in circuit court.
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10:28 PM Fri, Jun 08, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The new heads of the Kentucky Democratic are "seriously considering" filing an ethics complaint against state Senate President David Williams.
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10:25 PM Fri, Jun 08, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Apparently the only criminal defendant left standing in the Commonwealth vs. Fletcher Administration cases has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. Tom Loftus of the Courier-Journal has the story:
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4:26 PM Fri, Jun 08, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The Kentucky Education Associations political action committee, is handing out its endorsements today.
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11:24 AM Fri, Jun 08, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The Kentucky Education Association's PAC is hearing from candidates for statewide office today and will announce its endorsements late this afternoon.
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10:44 AM Fri, Jun 08, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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An investigator with the Kentucky Attorney General's Office has been placed on administrative duty while state police launch an investigation of his behavior on primary election day.
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9:48 AM Wed, Jun 06, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Kentucky's republican congressmen are holding a D.C. fundraiser for Trey Grayson tonight.
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6:18 PM Tue, Jun 05, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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House Speaker Jody Richards has backed off his earlier statement that a special legislative session might be necessary this summer.
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6:02 PM Tue, Jun 05, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The Republican who lost a campaign for PVA in Jefferson County in November, 2006 will soon be making a six figure salary with the Fletcher administration.
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5:56 PM Tue, Jun 05, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Ted Kennedy Jr. will be in Louisville on Friday for a workers comp seminar.
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10:49 AM Tue, Jun 05, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The former Press Secretary for Governor Fletcher has admitted that he lied to a Courier-Journal reporter last week when he said he'd filed an Open Records Request to get records of phone messages left for Crit Luallen during her years as Gov. Patton's Secretary of the Cabinet.
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9:11 AM Tue, Jun 05, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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A campaign to make gay marriages legal in the United States is using the interracial marriages of some prominent couples, including Sen. Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao to make their point.
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3:07 PM Mon, Jun 04, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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A group called Working America is sending letters to police chiefs in the Louisville area, giving them a heads up that workers for the AFL-CIO affiliated group will be knocking on doors in their area.
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10:08 AM Sun, Jun 03, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The Kentucky Republican Party will have a new chairman. It's the head of the Governor's Office of Local Development, Steve Robertson, a close aide to Governor Fletcher.
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6:53 PM Fri, Jun 01, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Lexington Herald-Leader columnist Larry Dale Keeling talked to Greg Stumbo today about his political future.
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6:38 PM Fri, Jun 01, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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The Executive Branch Ethics Commission has filed ethics charges against four former Fletcher administration higher-ups.
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6:19 PM Fri, Jun 01, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Governor Fletcher has appointed Franklin Stivers to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board.
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12:11 PM Fri, Jun 01, 2007 | Permalink
Mark Hebert
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Both sides are claiming victory in the battle over two Kentucky state universities offering domestic partner benefits to employees' loved ones.
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