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  • Moving day for this blog

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    Sorry for the inconvenience, but I have to basically shut down this blog. I'll still post comments to existing threads, but I won't be adding any new posts. I will post at the new site that you can find by clicking here. You will have to register (it's free) in order to [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 1:41pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • McConnell, Bunning approval rates

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    Politickerky.com reporting A new SurveyUSA poll shows U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell with a 57 percent approval rating. SurveyUSA asked the same question about U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, and he did not fare as well as McConnell. Forty-nine percent of respondents approved of Bunning's job, 40 percent disapproved and [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 12:01pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Job approvals improve for McConnell, Beshear

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    Scroll down through WHAS' Mark Hebert's political blog to read about improved job approval ratings for KY U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and Gov. Steve Beshear. [...]
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    Posted: May 30, 2008, 3:42pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Groob hits Westwood on Senate redecorating

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    Cov Dem Kathy Groob wasted little time in taking Republican Sen. Jack Westwood to task over the Senate GOP's plans to redecorate Senate offices in Frankfort while state budgets are being cut. Groob is challenging Westwood in November's 23rd Senate District race. Here is her statement on this story publised [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 6:20pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Dem leadership fight in Franfort

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    Polwatchers reporting that Rep. Joni Jenkins, a Louisville legislator who played a key role last session in leading a study committee on casino gambling, announced to House Democrats that she will seek the Speaker Pro Tem position currently held by Rep. Larry Clark of Louisville. [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 6:09pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Schickel-Walton vote count unchanged

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    A recanvass of the vote in last week's 11th Senate District GOP primary between John Schickel and Charlie Walton ended this morning with no change in the vote count - Schickel elected by 24 votes. With no Democrat in the race Schickel will be sworn into office in January. He [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 2:21pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Grayson criticizes Beshear ethics plan

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    PolitickerKY reporting that Secretary of State Trey Grayson, a Boone County Republican, targeted the executive order signed by Gov. Steve Beshear for not including Grayson's own office in the system for making appointments to the Executive Branch's Ethics Commission. GRAYSON'S STATEMENT While I am encouraged to see Governor Beshear’s increased attention to [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 11:01am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Amid budget cuts state Senate renovating own offices

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    Lexington Herald Leader reporting The Kentucky Senate is renovating its offices at the state Capitol Annex in Frankfort, while public health programs, law enforcement, education and other state services face cuts. From the story: On Tuesday, the state requested bids for construction on the Annex's second floor to build new Senate offices, [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 10:45am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Beshear proposes pension reform, special session possible

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    Gov. Steve Beshear said today that he could call a special session for the final week of June if legislators can agree on a solution to the state’s public pension crisis. STATEMENT FROM GOV. STEVE BESHEAR Gov. Steve Beshear today called on legislators to agree on major pension reform issues in the [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2008, 10:39am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Beshear orders ethics changes

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    Gov. Steve Beshear on Tuesday imposed by executive order most of the changes in ethics laws he proposed unsuccessfully to the 2008 General Assembly. Beshear's order would require quick disclosure of contributions to a state official's legal defense fund. ... Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, said later that Beshear's move was an [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 4:00pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Former spokesman: Bush misled country on war

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    The White House called former press secretary Scott McClellan disgruntled after he wrote a blistering review of the administration and concluded that his longtime boss misled the nation into an unnecessary war in Iraq in a book due out Monday. Some excerpts from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution story referenced above: "What I do [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:56am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Terwort supports Alecia Webb-Edgington

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    Apparently some rumors have been circulating (in NKY politics? No!) that Republican Will Terwort is not supporting Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington in her November race against Lakeside Park Dem Ken Padgett. Terwort lost last week's 63rd House District GOP primary to Webb-Edgington, and he sent me the following e-mail to dispel [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:49am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Covington spurns hillside homes

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    Covington City commissioners adamantly denied a developer's request Tuesday for the controversial rezoning of a hillside ravine above Rays Lane in Covington's Peaselburg neighborhood, to the applause of concerned residents. Will hillside development be an issue in the fall city commission and mayoral races? [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:22am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Pools still free in Cov

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    Covington city officials have quickly backed off of the idea of charging $5 per Covington resident to use city pools this summer. [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:11am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Kenton Co. selling jail site

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    Kenton County commissioners passed a resolution May 27 authorizing Judge Executive Ralph Drees to proceed in the liquidation of approximately 25 acres located on KY-17 south of Pelly Road. The land was originally intended to be the location of the new county jail, but the fiscal court decided last December to [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 11:08am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Fort Wright moving on vacancies

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    Fort Wright city officials are moving forward in filling two key vacancies: city administrator and an unexpired council term. [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2008, 8:15am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • In the basement - sort of

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    Taking this week off, so the posts will be fewer than usual and it may take me some time to get to some of the breaking news. I'll be back on the beat Monday. [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2008, 8:48pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Dueling polls in Senate race

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    The Arena reporting about dueling polls in KY's U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell and Dem Bruce Lunsford. McConnell's poll was internal and shows him leading, but the other was independently done and shows Lunsford leading. From the Lunsford camp: "It’s certainly mysterious that this poll shows McConnell’s job [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2008, 8:38pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Dems upset over Fox "joke"

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    Some Campbell County Dems are circulating this clip from Fox News. They are upset with the joke about assassinating Barack Obama. Do they have the right to be upset, or are they being too sensitive? [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 6:18pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Draud's new car

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    As the Kentucky Department of Education faces transportation and operating cuts, the state's education commissioner is driving a new vehicle, one with options he requested that added $13,000 to its base price, according to Louisville Courier-Journal. Jon Draud said the lease had expired on the previous car he had been driving, [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 4:00pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • FBI questions state engineer

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    Louisville Courier-Journal reporting than an engineer who oversaw the state's highway contracting process in 2005-07 and resigned earlier this year has been questioned in the FBI's investigation of Transportation Cabinet procedures during the Fletcher administration. [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 3:56pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • CJ slaps McConnell for hypocrisy

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    Louisville Courier-Journal editorial board takes Sen. Mitch McConnell to task for predicting that Dem Bruce Lunsford will run a negative campaign in trying to unseat him. [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 3:53pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • McCain campaign woes

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    Stories in the Politico and and NY Times expose some problems in John McCain's presidential campaign. From the Times: Senator John McCain's presidential campaign is in a troubled stretch, hindered by resignations of staff members, a lagging effort to build a national campaign organization and questions over whether he has taken [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2008, 2:54pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Bad day for Clinton

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    As The NY Times puts it, Friday might have been one of the worst days of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s political career. Her campaign, as everyone knows, was already struggling. But on Friday, she made a reference to Bobby Kennedy’s assassination — a terrible choice of phrase in a presidential [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2008, 2:49pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Covington pushing for pension fix

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    When Covington City Commission meets Tuesday it will consider pushing for a fix of the state pension system, which is costing local governments millions of dollars in increased costs. This is from a story Enquirer reporter Mike Rutledge has on the upcoming meeting. Also to be considered is a resolution calling [...]
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    Posted: May 24, 2008, 11:40am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Clinton RFK gaffe

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    Hillary Clinton defended staying in the Democratic nominating contests Friday by saying that her husband did not wrap up the nomination until June 1992 and that, ?We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California.? [...]
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    Posted: May 24, 2008, 11:26am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • NASCAR says no to Sprint Cup race in KY in '09

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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 5:39pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Fischer supporting Lunsford

    Former political foes Bruce Lunsford and Greg Fischer said Friday they will work together to defeat four-term Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Read story [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 5:14pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Walton wants recanvass

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    Charlie Walton, who lost Tuesday?s 11th Senate District GOP primary by just 24 counts, has asked for a recanvass of the vote. Walton asked for the recanvass Friday morning, according to Secretary of State Trey Grayson. Walton lost the race to John Schickel. Both are from Union and the district covers all [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 2:11pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • "KY Tonight" tackles elections

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    KET's ?Kentucky Tonight? will feature the 2008 election season. It airs at 8 p.m. Monday. Scheduled guests are: Jennifer Moore, chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party; Steve Robertson, chair of the Republican Party of Kentucky; Former Kentucky Secretary of State John Y. Brown III of Commonwealth Alliances, a governmental advocacy and consulting firm; Former White [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 1:38pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Hillary as VP?

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    Talk is starting once again about Hillary Clinton running as vice president with Barack Obama. Will this happen? Should this happen? [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 9:49am EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Dems hold "unity" press conference

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    Top KY Dems will hold a "unity announcement" Friday at state party headquarters in Frankfort. Scheduled to participate are Gov. Steve Beshear, KDP Chairwoman Jennifer Moore, U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford and other candidates and office holders. "Much like we did after the gubernatorial primary last year, we're bringing everyone together [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 4:51pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Ads start against McConnell

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    Polwatchers reporting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee began running online ads Thursday that point out Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has raised $580,000 in campaign contributions over the years from the oil and gas industry. Here is the McConnell response: Today the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) issued a press [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 4:03pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Knipper endorses Kerr

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    Steve Knipper was beaten in Tuesday's GOP primary by Rep. Tom Kerr. Now, Knipper is backing Kerr and asking his supporters to do the same. Knipper, of Erlanger, endorsed Kerr Thursday in the 64th House District race. Kerr, a 23-year-statehouse veteran from Taylor Mill, is challenged by Democrat Ed Worland of [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 3:59pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Signs, signs everywhere there's signs

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    We'll give candidates the long Memorial Day weekend to take down their campaign signs. But then we start naming names, and I want comments from posters about where they see signs Tuesday morning. [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 3:48pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Lape appointed to court seat

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    A candidate running for Kenton County District judge was appointed to the seat today by Gov. Steve Beshear. Beshear has appointed attorney Kathleen Lape to the open seat on the Kenton District bench. Lape, of Erlanger, is running for the seat in the November General Election. She finished second in Tuesday's [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 3:06pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Still no superdelegate support for Hillary

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    Two KY superdelegates still aren't ready to back Hillary Clinton despite her big primary win Tuesday. [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 10:43pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Chill

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    We're all a little tired and wound up about the elections, but lets chill. I'm not going post comments about "shady land deals", candidates' sexual preferences, dirty business dealings, alleged criminal records, the physical appearances of people active in politics and the like. So stop wasting your time. You want [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 5:43pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Changes coming to this blog

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    Staring later this week, this blog will be published in a new blog tool on a brand-new NKY.com website. You will have to register (it's free) in order to post comments on the new site. It's all part of a relaunch of Cincinnati.com coming soon. I hope to make some big improvements, like [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2008, 5:13pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Obama emails supporters

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    Barack Obama e-mailed supporters about tonight's results in KY and Oregon. The polls are closed in Kentucky and votes are being counted in Oregon, and it's clear that tonight we have reached a major milestone on this journey.We have won an absolute majority of all the delegates chosen by the people [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Cov results in; Carran, Megerle lead the pack

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    Incumbent Sherry Carran won by a significant margin over Commissioner Steve Megerle and the rest of the field for four City Commission seats that will be available during the Nov. 4 general election. Also moving on: Commissioner Jerry Stricker, as well as challengers Mildred Rains (a former city Code Enforcement director), [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:41pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Obama claims majority of delegates

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    With the addition of two more delegates from Tuesday's Kentucky contest, CNN projects that Barack Obama now has 1,628 pledged delegates ? a majority of the pledged delegates available in this year's Democratic presidential nominating contests. [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:40pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Clinton mentions Emma Hollis

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    In her victory speech Hillary Clinton mentions Cov Dem Emma Hollis, who just last week was given a lifetime achievement award by the Kenton County Democratic Women's Club. People ask me all the time, how do you keep going? Well, it is you who keep me going. And tonight, I?m thinking [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:22pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Schickel wins in 11th Senate District

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    Republican John Schickel defeats Charlie Walton by just 24 votes in 11th Senate District GOP primary. Walton wins Boone by 94 votes and Gallatin by 29, but Schickel wins the race in Kenton County, where he prevails by 147. [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:16pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Turnout 32 percent

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    Statement from Sec of State Trey Grayson of Boone County. Kentucky had a tremendous election day. We had a smooth elections process and record breaking turnout for a Presidential Primary. Election officials at the state and local level should be commended for their work in this primary election. Although we will [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Easterling, Lape move on in judge race

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    Ken Easterling and Kathleen Lape will face off in the Kenton District Court primary in the fall. Finishing out of the money, and in this order, are Pat Monohan, Mary Fortner Rafizadeh, Dorenna Fox and Dennis Alerding. [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Kerr wins 64th District GOP

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    Rep. Tom Kerr defeats Steve Knipper in 64th House District GOP primary. Kerr now faces Dem Ed Worland in November. [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 8:54pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Lunsford nominated

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    AP calling Dem's U.S. Senate primary for Bruce Lunsford. He takes on Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell in the fall. [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 8:35pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • KY Dem Senate update

    From AP on Dem Senate primary, with focus on front runners Bruce Lunsford and Greg Fischer. With 54 percent of precincts reporting, Lunsford had 160,182 votes or 50 percent, compared with 113,928 votes or 35 percent for Fischer [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 8:12pm EDT
    by patrick crowley

  • Cov update

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    By Mike Rutledge and Cindy Schroeder NKY.com COVINGTON – Only one vote separated the critical 8th place position from 9th place for City Commission seats with 24 of the city’s precincts reporting. Challenger Craig Johnson had 582 votes, while fellow challenger Fritz Kuhlmann had 581 in the race for the final spot [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 7:51pm EDT
    by patrick crowley
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