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Latest blog posts from Kentucky Politics

Budget Problems for Kentucky Government
Looks like Gov Steve Beshear has inherited a budget crisis from Ernie Fletcher.  Why is it so hard for people to balance a checkbook?  Don’t spend more than you make.   Its economics 101.   Mark Hebert believes the problems are even worse than we are hearing about.  ... Read more...
Published 9 months ago

Will Fletchers Roll of the Dice Pay off?
Fletcher’s gambling focus yet to pay off By Ryan Alessi HERALD-LEADER POLITICAL WRITER The all-anti-casino-all-the-time message from Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s re-election campaign has worked brilliantly in one respect: it has so far dominated the governor’s race. Fletcher’s first two... Read more...
Published a year ago

Kentucky Governor Candidates Debate on Local Radio
Want to hear more from our candidates for Governor?  WKYX in paducah hosted a debate between the candidates.  P ADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher and Democratic challenger Steve Beshear sparred over casino gambling, health care and pardoning powers in a lively radio debate... Read more...
Published a year ago

Polls still show Beshear ahead in Kentucky Governors Race
POLL: Preston-Osborne Kentucky Gubernatorial A new Preston-Osborne statewide survey of 600 registered voters, “selected at random from a list of those who have voted in at least three of the past five general elections” in Kentucky (conducted 7/25 through 8/2 for The Lane Report) finds Steve... Read more...
Published a year ago

Fletcher is running behind in the polls
Fletcher is still getting beat up in the polls.  Could this be a sign of the final few months. FRANKFORT �" All summer, SurveyUSA �" an automated polling service �" has shown Democratic candidate for governor Steve Beshear with more than a 20-point lead over Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher.... Read more...
Published a year ago

Republican’s Host Fundraiser for Democratic Candidate
The Herald Leader is reporting that former Vice Mayor of Lexington Mike Scanlon is hosting a fundraiser.  Usually, fundraisers for politicians are not a new thing.  Here is the twist Scanlon is a Republican and the fundraiser is for Steve Beshear.  You already know that Steve Beshear is the... Read more...
Published a year ago

Fletchers special session a political gift.
Great Article from Larry Dale Keeling outlining the Special Session request of Gov Ernie.  Special session donation to Fletcher Read more...
Published a year ago

Kentucky Personnel Board Investigates
Michael Duncan is now being investigated by the Kentucky Personnel Board over his hiring.The Pol Watchers reports The state Personnel Board voted 5-1 today to initiate an investigation into the hiring of Michael Duncan, the Transportation Cabinet’s former Chief Deputy Inspector General. In an... Read more...
Published a year ago

Lunsford-Stumbo and the Unions of Kentucky
Great AP article about the divisive issue of Unions in Kentucky not endorsing Lunsford-Stumbo campaign.  It really is too bad that Stumbo chose to join up with this campaign. Several unions lining up against Lunsford in governor’s race BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. -... Read more...
Published 2 years ago

Billy Harper the anti Jonanthan Miller
The courier journal has a nice piece on Billy Harpers lack of ideas in Kentucky Government Harper flunks first test How gubernatorial candidate Billy Harper reconciles cheerleading for education, while pledging to veto any new state taxes, is hard to figure. Kentucky’s education system is... Read more...
Published 2 years ago

Jonathan Miller talks about Bruce Lunsford
More from the hillbilly report.  Does anyone else think its a bit early for the Governors race in Kentucky?  Kentucky Politics being what they are I think we should let everyone run for 2 weeks before the vote day and thats it.  Not 6 months, 12 months or more.  You get to start campaigning... Read more...
Published 2 years ago

Mitch Mcconnell on the Hillbilly Report
Who said politics wasn’t funny.via the Hillbilly Report Read more...
Published 2 years ago