Posts Tagged ‘greg-stumbo’

The Kentucky Poverty Task Force

September 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

I read a lot.  I work in social services.  I also live in the poorest Congressional District in the United States which is in one of the poorest states in the nation.  So, needless to say, I’ve seen poverty and deal with it rather regularly.  So, I took particular interest when I received this newsletter: [...]

Louisiana elects a young Republican governor?

October 23rd, 2007 | No Comments

I have written a lot on Louisiana’s propensity to condone corruption in their government.  From governor to mayors to congressmen, it just seemed to be an accepted part of doing business.  No matter how bad things got, they just kept sending the same people back.  William Jefferson’s still there, Ray Nagin’s still there, Blanco decided [...]

Fact vs Rhetoric: Kentucky Governor’s race

August 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment

A central theme in this year’s gubernatorial race in Kentucky has been the consistant charge of how corrupt the current governor’s administration has been.  Fletcher was hit with several charges of illegal hiring practices by the current attorney general, Greg Stumbo.  When Stumbo decided to run for governor, this presented a conflict of interest.  So, [...]

Prosecuting your way to the mansion?

May 22nd, 2007 | No Comments

Here in Kentucky, we had to endure a rather ugly political fight for about a year ( it felt like a LOT longer ). Attorney General Greg Stumbo indicted Governor Ernie Fletcher and just about everyone that worked for Fletcher in any shape or capacity. As soon as the indictments were released, every media outlet [...]