The Christmas and Holiday Party of America 2000 Democratic Club is this upcoming Friday, December 4, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., at O'Shea's House Bar, 956 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204-2065; 502-589-7373.
We hope you will be able to join us. [...]
MDC & LJCDP Holiday Party
Wednesday, December 9th
6:30 to 8:30 pm
American Legion Hall on Bardstown Road
[...]Information below has come for a Congressional Budget Office(CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation Report, which has been released on November 30, 2009. To read the entire report Download 11-30-Premiums
The CBO’s and JCT’S Definitions of insurance groups:
Nongroup Policies: New policies purchased from insurers individually
Small Group Market: Employer-based policies for [...]
From the Congressional Budget Office
To read the entire report Download 11-30-ARRA
Estimating the law’s overall effects on employment requires a more comprehensive analysis than the recipients’ reports provide. Therefore, looking at the actual amounts spent so far (where identifiable) and estimates of the other effects of ARRA on spending and [...]
(Media outlets and blogs are mostly putting a positive spin on this news. I disagree with that spin, but I don't see this news as overly negative. Looks like the economy and consumer spending are in holding patterns...)
According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation over the [...]
(Reid Wilson, the article's author, suggests that mountaintop mining might be the key issue in this primary.)
Mongiardo, from the rural eastern part of the state, has cast himself as the candidate most likely to favor the coal industry. Conway, from Louisville, is against mountaintop removal, a controversial method of mining [...]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Jimmy Higdon has filed a campaign finance report that shows he has raised far less than his Democratic opponent(Jodie Haydon) in Kentucky's special state Senate race.
Higdon filed the report Monday showing he has $131,499. Of that, he still has 73,628 still on hand.
[...]As shown below, FY 2010 promises to be a tramatic year for state governments and their leaders. The slow recovery from the great recession will force them to make some very painful decisions. Do the cut more governmental services (which will most likely create more hardships for the states' most vulnerable citizens)or do your raise [...]
Click CBPP for the accompanying data.
AT LEAST 42 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAVE CUT SERVICES
Public Health (28)
Elderly/ Disabled (24 plus DC)
K-12 and Early Education (26)
Higher Education (35)
State Workforce
(42 plus DC)
Alabama
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Alaska
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Arkansas
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida
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Georgia
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
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Washington
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West Virginia
Wisconsin
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Wyoming
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Dist. of Columbia
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[...]Here are snippets from Joe Arnold's (WHAS-TV) piece on this topic.
Daniel Mongriado
You’ve chosen to stand with me in my fight to bring quality healthcare, good jobs and affordable energy to the Commonwealth. This is not just my campaign – but our campaign for Kentuckians by Kentuckians.
Jack Conway
With Kentucky's can-do spirit, [...]
Here are snippets from Joe Arnold's (WHAS-TV) piece on this topic.
Trey Grayson
Thanksgiving began as a simple celebration of life and an appreciation of the blessings of freedom. Our forefathers celebrated their arrival to this land of open possibilities, and each subsequent generation of proud Americans has built [...]
General Facts (Source: Kentucky Secretary of State)
Date: December 8, 2009
Office: The 14th State Senate District; formerly held by Dan Kelly (R)
Counties in the District: Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor & Washington
Voter Registration Data for the District:
Dem: 54,306
Repub: 24,448
Other: 4,702
Total: 83,456
Democratic Candidate: [...]
From the Student/Farmworker Alliance
The Student/Farmworker Alliance, in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), is calling on food service industry leaders Aramark and Sodexo to do their part to end the exploitation of farmworkers in their supply chains! Add your voice to this call today by sending a [...]
· FRANKFORT, Ky. — Representative Ron Paul proved to be a surprising presence in the presidential race in 2008. Now his son, Dr. Rand Paul, has become an unexpected contender in the 2010 Senate race in Kentucky.
Capitalizing on a hearty [...]
by Rachel Nix; Posted on November 24, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Kentucky's governor continues to lose ground in our exclusive SurveyUSA poll results just released Monday.
Of 600 Kentuckians surveyed, 39% said they approve of the job Steve Beshear is doing and 55% disapprove...
[...]NEWS RELEASE
November 20, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kim Geveden
(502) 682-2010
kgeveden@drdan2010.com
Annette Lee
(502) 498-4008x230
aml@drdan2010.com
Conway's Refusing to Explain Why He Invested 91% of Stock Holdings - up to $4.98 Million - in Company that Calls Investments in Clean Coal Technology "Wasting [...]
(Material courtesy of a St Xavier High School Grad's father)
Important Notice
You may have received an email from jimkingformayor.com regarding a fundraising event which APPEARED to be authorized or sent by Saint Xavier High School and/or its Alumni Association.
Neither Saint Xavier High School [...]
REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- OCTOBER 2009(Data Released on November 20, 2009)
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed or higher in October. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 13 states registered rate decreases, and 8 states had no rate change, [...]
Download Reid_Subsidy_Examples_11-20 for the complete CBO analysis.
The enclosed table focuses on enrollees who purchase a “reference” plan—the second lowest cost “silver” plan, as defined in the bill—because federal subsidies would be tied to the premium for it. Such a plan would have an actuarial value of 70 percent, which represents [...]
…Fannie Mae is asking for an additional $15 billion in government aid after posting a $19.8 billion loss. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own or guarantee almost 31 million home loans worth about $5.5 trillion, or about half of all mortgages.
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), another government agency, is heading [...]
NKY.com blog on Kentucky Politics
Rand Paul’s official campaign site shows an entry was posted on his campaign blog…that says he believes Guantanamo Bay should be shut down – a viewpoint in direct conflict with his views today..
Within hours, the (Trey) Grayson camp issued a statement saying “Rand Paul proved today … that he [...]
NEWS RELEASE
November 19, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kim Geveden
(502) 682-2010
kgeveden@drdan2010.com
Annette Lee
(502) 498-4008x230
aml@drdan2010.com
Conway Stands to Make Huge Profits At The Expense of Kentucky’s Coal Industry & Consumers
Conway Stonewalls Answering Why He Invested Over 90% of His Assets in [...]
…The House bill would impose a 5.4 percent surtax on individuals earning more than $500,000 a year and couples making more than $1 million. It also raises money by imposing a 2.5 percent excise tax on medical devices, by ending some tax breaks for multinational companies…and iincludes a 40% excise [...]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has assembled a compromise health package that would expand coverage to more than 31 million Americans at a cost of $849 billion over the next decade, a senior leadership aide said late Wednesday.
The cost of the package would be more than made up [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Kathy Groob 859-291-9001
Jennifer Moore, 502-724-3577
November 18, 2009
Emerge Kentucky, a non-profit organization established in 2009 to recruit and train Democratic women who want to run for public office, today announced that they are now accepting applications for the 2010 candidate-training program. Twenty-five women will be [...]
Democrat Kimberly Greenwell remembers when she decided to run for public office. Following a serious 2007 automobile accident, the 32-year-old advertising sales executive said the idea of giving back to the community through elective office simply came to her.
Now, some two years after deciding to try her hand at electoral [...]
Conway reported in August with the U.S. Senate clerk that he had invested between $1 million and $5 million in Kinder-Morgan Energy in 2008, Mongiardo’s campaign (spokesperson Kim Geveden said)
Geveden also repeated earlier comments that Conway needs to explain why he has more than 90 percent of his wealth invested [...]
NEWS RELEASE
November 17, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kim Geveden
(502) 682-2010
kgeveden@drdan2010.com
Annette Lee
(502) 498-4008x230
aml@drdan2010.com
Conway Invests in the Millions on Texas Energy Products over Kentucky Coal Workers
"Jack Conway's apparent failure to report the Kinder-Morgan stock and the fact he owns millions in a Texas company that [...]
Senator McConnell should accomplish three things vis-a-vis the New York fundraiser cited below. He shows support for two moderate Republicans in key primaries. He also gives Cathy Bailey(R-KY) a clear negative message about running for U.S. Senate. I doubt that Ms. Bailey, a former U.S. Ambassador and Republican National Committeewoman, would run for [...]
For dates and locations Download Energy Management Workshops
(opportunities from now until December 14)
Neighborhood & Community Leaders
Attached is a list of FREE Energy Management Workshops offered by Project Warm. Attendees will receive weatherization materials for their homes along with “how to” training.
Please forward to all interested parties.
To Register:
Call the phone [...]
November 16, 2009
Media Contacts
Trey Pollard (Yarmuth) 202-225-5401
Jack Bergwerk (SCORE) 502-425-9587
( Louisville , KY ) Today, the Louisville chapter of SCORE announced it awarded an honorary membership to Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) in recognition of his work to help strengthen and develop small businesses in Louisville .
“John Yarmuth has [...]
From the Office of Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway
Attorney General Jack Conway, along with the attorneys general of 31 other states, today announced an agreement with Vonage, one of the nation’s largest providers of an Internet-based phone service known as “Voice Over Internet Protocol” (VOIP). The agreement requires Vonage to [...]
The prevalence of food insecurity was up from 11.1 percent (13 million households) in 2007 and was the highest observed since nationally representative food security surveys were initiated in 1995. About one-third of these households (6.7 million households, or 5.7 percent of all U.S. households) had very low food security, [...]
Washington Post, November 16, 2009
Women in their 40s should stop routinely getting annual mammograms, and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded, challenging the use of one of the most common medical tests.
In its first reevaluation [...]Washington Post, November 16, 2009
Women in their 40s should stop routinely getting annual mammograms, and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded, challenging the use of one of the most common medical tests.
In its first reevaluation [...]From the Courier-Journal
In an interview with WHAS-TV earlier this week, …Rand Paul declined to say if he would support McConnell for another term as Senate GOP leader if he is challenged by Sen. Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina
“I like both of them…(Rand Paul said in the interview), but I think [...]
The best way to honor those who have given their lives in service to the U.S. is to make this country the best it can be.
That was how Kentucky Lt. Gov. Dr. Daniel Mongiardo opened his speech Wednesday during the monthly luncheon for the Southern [...]
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the House passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, to much celebration by the Democratic party. Healthcare-NOW!'s view, however, is that the House bill is a gift to the insurance industry at the further expense of the people of this nation.
The bill's [...]
White House Counsel Gregory B. Craig is expected to announce his departure as early as Friday, people familiar with the situation said, ending an embattled tenure in which he struggled to lead the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
To Read More:Click Washington Post
[...]NEWS RELEASE
November 12, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kim Geveden, (502) 682-2010
kgeveden@drdan2010.com
Annette Lee, (502) 498-4008 x230
aml@drdan2010.com
Conway To Profit If Cap and Trade Passes, While KY Families Lose Jobs and Pay Higher Electric Bills
FRANKFORT---As reported in Monday’s Courier-Journal, according to his Senate personal financial [...]
(AP) President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
That stance [...]
(Health-care reform)Bills in both the Senate and the House of Representatives would make more people eligible for Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor that states administer with reimbursements from the federal government.
At the same time, any bill that makes it to President [...]
