September 23, 2009 – 5:59 pm
Yesterday, in a magical land known only as “Frankfort,” a group of some 16 state lawmakers gathered in Room 171 of the Capitol Annex building to hear testimonies on behalf of House Bill 70, a piece of legislation that would amend Kentucky’s constitution to grant former felons the right of suffrage. Joining the lawmakers were [...]
Anne Northup is our new national guardian against lead-laden Chinese toys?! Nooooooooo!
The ex-congresswoman from Louisville, who has been out of the limelight since her 2006 defeat for re-election after 10 years in the U.S. House, is to be nominated as a commissioner on the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, the White House announced Thursday evening.
Northup [...]
March 31, 2009 – 12:42 am
For years, we’ve enjoyed the benefits of cheap spirits, cheaper smokes, and the health rates to claim bragging rights. Come Wednesday, however, and the twin-engines of Kentucky’s vice economy suffer their latest shocks in the form of a much ballyhooed tax hike.
And ballyhooed is right: Surly cigar store merchants are fucking furious! How dare they [...]
March 11, 2009 – 12:15 pm
Senate Bill 68 is dead this session, according to this CJ story. The bill, known as “The Child Welfare Adoption Act,” was shepherded by state Sen. Gary Tapp and would’ve prohibited unmarried, cohabiting couples (a euphemism for gays and lesbians) from adopting or fostering children in Kentucky.
Here’s a funny quote from David Edmunds, a Family [...]
President Obama has, at long last, reversed the asinine ban on embryonic stem cell research enacted by the Bush adminstration, lo those many years ago.
If you’re a person who believes in the power of science to extend human life and reduce the suffering attendant to it, but maybe you have an itch about the whole [...]
January 23, 2009 – 7:00 am
Metro Council members Ken Fleming, R-7, and Hal Heiner, R-19, will introduce an ordinance later today that could give Louisville residents better online access to the city’s financial records and business dealings.
The e-transparency ordinance would create an online resource website with multiple inquiry options for the public to easily navigate the city’s budget and view [...]
December 11, 2008 – 12:00 pm
Jerry saves the day (so to speak): Without raising taxes or fees and avoiding layoffs, Mayor Jerry Abramson cut enough to match up the projected $20 million budget deficit. It still hasn’t shielded him from criticism from union leaders, who are upset about an additional furlough day, the increase in the take-home car program and [...]
December 8, 2008 – 11:51 am
Lower learning: A 4 percent budget cut would devastate Kentucky public schools, the state education chief says. Your move, David Williams.
The (vain)glorious return of the C-J Exclusive: Remember those fancy little red “C-J Exclusive” buttons the paper started running on stories it reported first? It began, it appears, in response to heavy criticism about the [...]
November 3, 2008 – 1:38 pm
Early and once: Tomorrow’s the big day, folks. Go vote for the person you think can pull the country from the shit-pile in the quickest, most economically sound and viable way possible — all the way down the ticket. If you’re in KY, here is the best site for all the relevant voting info. If [...]
October 27, 2008 – 12:00 pm
Debates are so 2006: If the gods of electoral justice had their way, we’d all be gathering around the heater tonight watching Mitch McConnell and Bruce Lunsford duke it out on KET. Of course, McConnell pulled out of that one for a previously scheduled campaign event, ostensibly at least, which now just so happens to be [...]
