Senator David Williams and Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer announced their slate for governor and lt. guv today.

The announcement that the slate would not start fundraising until after the November election in order to support the election bid of Dr. Rand Paul was a direct slap at their Democratic opponents. Governor Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson have been raising money for over a year

The announcement of a Williams/Farmer ticket ends speculation that has swirled around Farmer because he was term limited from running for another term as Ag Commissioner.

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign...

Tea Partiers share their ideals on poster boards at Tea Party Rally in Murray

Jim Waters at Tea Party Rally- teacher unions "educrats"

Speaking an overwhelming white crowd of 300 in the parking lot of Brandon Auto World in Murray, Jim Waters, Bluegrass Institute Vice President for Policy and Communications, took Attorney General Jack Conway to task for not supporting a lawsuit filed by other attorneys general against health care reform. 

 COLUMBUS REPLICA SHIPS PINTA AND NINA TO

LAND IN GRAND RIVERS

(Paducah, Ky.) Aug. 20, 2010 — Western Baptist Hospital soon will open the area’s first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic, so more families can stay close to home when expectant moms and babies need specialized care.

             Larry Barton, president and CEO, said the two new medical specialties – maternal fetal medicine and neonatology – allow earlier intervention in high-risk pregnancies and more specialized treatment for newborns. 

Mayfield

In a move that brought widespread applause from the crowd gathered at City Hall, Mayfield's Board of Zoning Adjustment denied the petition for a mosque at 312 E. Broadway.
The chief concern addressed by members of the board was parking.  The property itself has only limited parking.  Neighboring business owners voiced concerns over parking spilling onto their property during business hours and the rick of added congestion downtown.
published with permission from Jim Abernathy, editor, The Mayfield Messenger

For the second year in a row, Kentucky failed to get past the second round in Race to the Top education funding.  Governor Beshear's statement follows the jump.

KCHIP premium eliminated

KCHIP families whose  incomes up to 150% of federal poverty guidelines willl no longer have to pay $20 a month premium for coverage for children.