Monthly Archives: May 2012

Senate 19th Q&A, part IV

As promised, here is the fourth part of the Q&A LEO Weekly conducted with all four candidates in the Senate 19th Democratic primary race (first three parts here, here and here). We’ll have more questions and answers up through Monday. In this edition, we talk about Louisville’s tax burden and bridge tolls. ***** Does Louisville [...]

Jim Wayne, Crit Luallen make their case in the Senate 19th primary

For liberal Democrats in Kentucky, there aren’t many politicians more respected and beloved than Rep. Jim Wayne from Louisville and former state Auditor Crit Luallen. But in the Senate 19th Democratic primary, they are coming down on different sides, with Wayne supporting Sarah Lynn Cunningham, and Luallen supporting Morgan McGarvey. LEO Weekly asked both Wayne [...]

Yarmuth tees off on Speaker Boehner

House Speaker John Boehner had so much fun holding the American economy hostage last year during the manufactured debt ceiling crisis that he wants to do it all over again this year. Rep. John Yarmuth was on MSNBC yesterday to hit some hanging curveballs from Martin Bashir on the subject: And here’s Yarmuth on the [...]

Rand Paul rejects campaign pledge, Republicans reject Rand Paul

When Rand Paul was running against Trey Grayson in the 2010 Republican primary, one of his major campaign pledges was that he would never, NEVER vote for a budget that was not balanced. None of these five-year or 10-year plans like that RINO Trey Grayson, because Rand Paul was the real anarchist conservative deal. And [...]

My milkshake brings all the wins to my barn

Pop quiz: What do you get when you bring together a cookie-loving pay day loan tycoon, a jolly average Joe, a prized colt and a milkshake … Guesses?? Answer: The winning team that brought you this year’s Kentucky Derby longshot champ — I’ll Have Another! While Derby enthusiasts will likely forever coat horseracing with nostalgia’s [...]

Senate 19th Q&A, part III

As promised, here is the third part of the Q&A LEO Weekly conducted with all four candidates in the Senate 19th Democratic primary race (first two parts here and here). We’ll have more questions and answers up throughout the next few days. In this edition, we talk about the percentage of energy Kentucky uses from [...]

Kentucky Coal Association warns that Sierra Club is “Thy Enemy”

The Kentucky Coal Association — the propaganda arm of the coal industry in Kentucky — is very worried. Despite giant profits, there is a growing movement across the country — with a big assist by the EPA deciding to finally do their job — to switch to cleaner forms of energy. While 44 percent of [...]

Another whistleblower lawsuit filed against Kentucky State Fair Board

Marcus Green at The Courier-Journal reports today that yet another whistleblower lawsuit has been filed by a former employee at the Yum! Center against the Kentucky State Fair Board. And who is at the heart of the lawsuit? Once again it is Ted Milby, Harold Workman’s old fishing buddy who runs operations at the Yum! [...]

Senate 19th Q&A, Part II

This week’s LEO has just a slice of our conversation with all four candidates in the Democratic primary of the state Senate 19th race, but throughout the next few days, we’ll be posting snippets from the full interview, which covers an wide range of issues, including bridge tolls, payday loans, coal, and much more. Below, [...]

Get your elections on, Louisville

We’re now in a seven-day sprint to the finish line, with Kentucky’s primary day on May 22. Here’s a quick forecast/breakdown/update of some of the primary races you’ll see on the ballot in Louisville on Tuesday: U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth — aka, Congressman Awesome — is looking to go back to [...]