Tag Archives: certain doom

More Fun With Kentucky’s Insolvency

January 8, 2010 – 2:11 pm

You are probably aware that our great commonwealth is broke. In case you were wondering just how broke we are, here are some general fund receipts just released by the Office of the State Budget Director. According to the report’s cover letter, our state government collected 8.3 percent less in December 2009 than December 2008 [...]

By | Posted in economy, KY Gov't | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Grim Unemployment News Actually Much Grimmer, If You Think About It

July 24, 2009 – 3:10 pm

Yesterday the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (KEWDC) released some typically bleak data regarding the Commonwealth’s unemployment levels that, while legitimately bleak, don’t even come close to painting the actual, “face-of-death bleak” picture that is more in tune with reality.

By | Posted in economy | Also tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Bunning’s Approval Rating Obviously Terrible

May 21, 2009 – 8:45 pm

Joe Gerth over at The Courier-Journal has unearthed this latest tell-tale sign that Sen. Jim Bunning will, in fact, lose horribly should he live long enough to participate in next spring’s primary: “[Public Policy Polling], which uses automated phone calls — which many question the accuracy — found Jim Bunning had the third worst approval ratings [...]

By | Posted in politics | Also tagged , | Comments (0)