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The Kentucky Club for Growth's
Comrade of the Month
The Comrade of the Month is an award to recognize those who are making a special effort to set up barriers to economic freedom in the Commonwealth.
This Month's Nominees
Speaker Greg Stumbo
In a controversy, Stumbo nonchalantly admits to allowing a lobbyist to write state law, a change that allowed some business associates of Rep. Keith Hall to sit on a board they were not otherwise eligible for, a board that awards projects that Keith hall builds.
Editorial writer Larry Dale Keeling
Larry proposes that the problem with legislators abusing the pay system is not to curb the abuses, but to pay them $60,000 for their four-and-a-half months of work.
Senate Minority Leader Ed Worley
Sen. Ed Worley not only voted for a project that he is directly profiting from, he was unrepentant after the Legislative Ethics Commission scolded him for using his elected position for personal gain.
Governor Steve Beshear
Despite pushing the rest of state government for "5% budget cuts" Beshear had no problem creating an $80,000 job for US Congressman Ben Chandler's wife in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.VOTE NOW!
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Who is your choice for Comrade of the Month for September?
About the Comrade of the Month
Each month, we'll take nominations from members and put them to a members' vote.
Nominees can be public officials or really anyone who is advancing the kind of anti-growth policy that is keeping Kentucky in poverty and making our commonwealth an unattractive place for economic growth. Since we are the Kentucky Club for Growth, we'll focus on Kentucky officials and actions by them that affect Kentucky specifically.
Throughout each month keep an eye on the goings-on in your city, in Frankfort, and throughout the state, and send us examples of people and policy standing in the way of prosperity.
Ky. House nears tax vote - Pat Crowley, NKy.com
The Kentucky Club for Growth is proud to announce its 2007 scorecard rating members of the Kentucky General Assembly on fiscal issues.
How did your legislators do?
This is a reposting of the first article of email update sent out earlier today. If you don't receive them, you may want to sign up.Here's the Governor's proposal:$147.1 million in spending cuts $81.5 million from a 70-cent cigarette tax...
Governor Beshear has told agencies to plan for 4% budget cuts, suggesting that he's either expecting to raise taxes, or not expecting the $456 million shortfall to materialize. 4% of FY 2009 appropriated spending is only $373 million....
Governor Steve Beshear announced that he is expecting a $294 million budget shortfall and is going to gauge public reaction before making a specific proposal to address it in December. Cuts and taxes are on the table.Waiting until December is...
The media is so sure there's a revenue problem, that it's hard to even fathom that the reality is that state revenue is increasing.
We're #34 according to the Tax Foundation's 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index.
"The Negative Outlook reflects plans to continue to deplete fund balances and virtually drain the budget reserve trust in the current biennium. Further, Fitch remains concerned about the weakened pension funding levels and the commonwealth's rising debt position as an additional $1.65 billion in debt has been authorized for the biennium."
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