October 2007 Archives

Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson says he's been worried about Ernie Fletcher's coattails dragging him down on election day. But Grayson believes his ad campaign will give him better name recognition with voters and, perhaps, help him avoid democratic straight ticket voting.

>> Continue reading: Will Grayson Go Down With Fletcher?

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With Governor Fletcher trailing Steve Beshear in the polls, I decided to see how a Beshear landslide might rank among the past 36 years of gubernatorial elections.

>> Continue reading: Past Election Margins

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Steve Beshear has a 23 point lead over Ernie Fletcher in the latest Courier-Journal Bluegrass State poll.

>> Continue reading: C-J Poll Mirrors WHAS-TV Poll

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Steve Beshear has widened his lead over Ernie Fletcher and appears headed toward a double digit win in the Kentucky governor's race. Here's my story from Tuesday when I followed Fletcher and Beshear on the campaign trail.

>> Continue reading: Beshear's Lead Widens - Survey USA

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Governor Fletcher may have tipped his hand that he thinks the election might be over. It may have happened before and during the governor's news conference on Peabody Energy on Monday.

>> Continue reading: Fletcher Politically Tone Deaf??? UPDATED (2)

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Governor Fletcher's campaign is accusing Steve Beshear's campaign of making illegal calls to state employees.

>> Continue reading: Beshear Campaign Calling State Offices?

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I know it made headlines, including a big story on our station, but there really wasn't much news out of today's announcement from Governor Fletcher and Peabody Energy Corporation.

>> Continue reading: Peabody Not a Done Deal, Fletcher Happy, McConnell Silent

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The home county of Ernie Fletcher and Steve Beshear is giving big money to the challenger, according to an analysis by Fletcher's former press secretary.

>> Continue reading: Beshear Getting Big Money From Three Counties

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The only person who was ever charged with a crime in the Paul Patton-Tina Conner scandal has lost her legal appeal.

>> Continue reading: Tina Conner Loses Appeal

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The Lexington Herald-Leader is reporting that Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is trying to earmakr federal money to a defense contractor that's the focus of a bribery investigation.

>> Continue reading: McConnell Helping Firm in Bribery Probe

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Although candidates from Louisville can't seem to win the governorship, candidates from Kentucky's largest city always seem to do well in the down ticket races.

>> Continue reading: Conway Cruising in A.G. Race

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It looks like there really is a chance that being a republican candidate in Kentucky this fall may be enough to get one beat.

>> Continue reading: Grayson in Tight Race - WTVQ/H-L Poll

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The first public poll on the Louisville library tax referendum shows supporters far outnumber opponents. But the biggest number, in terms of impact, is the undecideds.

>> Continue reading: "Yes" Has Big Lead in Library Tax Vote

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Steve Beshear crushed Ernie Fletcher in fundraising over the past 15 days but doesn't have much more that Fletcher left in the bank for the closing days of the election.

>> Continue reading: Beshear Outraises Fletcher 4:1 in Last 15 Days

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Another employee of Greg Stumbo has been arrested, this time for allegedly stalking a female co-worker.

>> Continue reading: Another Asst. A.G. Busted

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It looks like Peabody Energy is finally going to pull the trigger and announce that they plan to build a coal-to-natural gas plant somewhere in Western Kentucky.

>> Continue reading: Peabody Finally Coming?

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Ernie Fletcher and Steve Beshear are both is Louisville today, Fletcher at a prayer breakfast attended by about 75 people, Beshear at a rally at a union hall tonight (about 200 people). Here's my story.

>> Continue reading: Fletcher and Beshear Campaigning UPDATED

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The AFL-CIO and Governor Fletcher's former press secretary have new polls out that tell us what we'd expect a poll from those respective groups to say.

>> Continue reading: Polls With Half the Story

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A series of recommendations which are about to be issued by a Lexington task force on immigration has apparently sparked a firestorm of controversy.

>> Continue reading: Immigration Report Is Political Fodder

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The Lane Report's October issue shows Secretary of State Trey Grayson locked in a dead heat with Democrat Bruce Hendricksen.

>> Continue reading: Month Old Poll Shows Grayson Tied

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State lawmakers haven't been allowed to ask Frankfort lobbyists for campaign donations to their own campaigns since the post Boptrot ethics reforms. Now lawmakers can't ask lobbyists to contribute to their political parties either.

>> Continue reading: Lawmakers Can't Ask Lobbyists for Donations

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As part of our televised debate Sunday night, we asked Survey USA to poll some hot button issues for us, so we might use some of the results during the gubernatorial debate. Here are some of the results:

>> Continue reading: Gays, Casinos, Bridges and Schools

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A new article in Roll Call suggests that Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio won't be the political battlegrounds that they were in 2006.

>> Continue reading: Kentucky Not A Battleground

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I don't know about you, but my intrusion on to Mark's political blogosphere looks scary to me.

>> Continue reading: Boy is my head that much bigger than Hebert's?

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Is the library tax increase proposal a way to bail the city out of growing health care and pension costs?

>> Continue reading: New Wrinkle in Library Tax Plan UPDATED

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Here's some more of the information and breakouts on the Survey USA/WHAS-TV poll released today. UPDATE: Video of story I did at 5 on Tues.

>> Continue reading: More on Survey USA/WHAS-TV Gov's Poll UPDATE

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The new Survey USA/WHAS 11 poll is not kind to Governor Fletcher's reelection chances.

>> Continue reading: Fletcher Losing Ground - Survey USA

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I know comedian Stephen Colbert isn't serious about running for president, but there is a pretty funny possibility out there if he manages to file proper papers.

>> Continue reading: Colbert With FEC Probs???

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This story that I did last week didn't make it to our web page, so I thought I'd share the guts of it with you web surfers.

>> Continue reading: Fletcher Hirings Not As Political As Portrayed

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First, an apology to Governor Fletcher. As you watch the debate you'll see I challenged his recollection of the fate of the "Boni Bill" during the 2007 legislative session.

>> Continue reading: Fletcher/Beshear Debate

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Former Deputy State Transportation Secretary Dick Murgatroyd has been gone from the Fletcher adminstration more than two years. But today he was hit with ethics charges in connection with his actions while he was in Frankfort.

>> Continue reading: Murg Hit With Ethics Charges

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Kentucky finally has its first female african american judge, courtesy of an appointment from a Republican governor.

>> Continue reading: Glass Ceiling Punched By Judge Clayton

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I'm trying to figure out why Greg Stumbo is happy with a ruling from a Franklin Circuit judge, allowing the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to go forward with an investigation of his office.

>> Continue reading: Stumbo Pleased With Defeat

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Well isn't this a stick in the eye of the Transportation Cabinet?

>> Continue reading: I.G.'s Employee Wins Ethics Award

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We need your questions for the debate Sunday night between Ernie Fletcher and Steve Beshear.

>> Continue reading: Live Debate on Sunday Night

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If you want to watch one of Al Smith's last hostings of KET's Comment on Kentucky, you can watch live in Louisville this friday.

>> Continue reading: Comment On Kentucky Audience Avail

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It appears lots of folks who gave money to the candidate who promised to "clean up the mess in Frankfort" in 2003 have decided to give money to the candidate who's pledging to "stop the corruption" this time around.

>> Continue reading: Fletcher Loses Donors to Beshear

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The Old State Office Building, where hundreds of political deals were cut in the old Transportation Cabinet offices, has been refurbished and is about to reopen.

>> Continue reading: S.O.B. Back in Action

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A Survey USA/WHAS-TV poll of Kentuckians shows they would narrowly pick Fred Thompson or John McKain in a head to head matchup with Hillary Clinton.

>> Continue reading: Kentuckians Favor Thompson, McCain Over Hillary

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Jim Carroll of the C-J has more on the continuing controversy surrounding the criticism of Graeme Frost, the 12-year-old boy who democrats used to help boost their case for passage of the S-Chip bill.

>> Continue reading: More on McConnell and Controversy

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Former Fletcher administration official Erwin Roberts reports raising more than $100,000 since he filed to run for the 3rd District Congressional seat currently held by John Yarmuth.

>> Continue reading: Roberts Raises Over $100,000 For Congressional Bid

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