Jan 4, 2018Top Albums of 2017I have done a post about my favorite albums for about a half-decade. It’s become a bit of a tradition, but I admit I somewhat dreaded this year’s list. It’s been a weird year for me with respect to music. There is a lot of new stuff that I am…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 20181/3/18 — Cherlynn StevensonSession Starts, Jeff Hoover is playing House of Cards The session began yesterday, Jan. 2, and man were there some fireworks. As we talked about in a previous show, Jeff Hoover had to resign DURING the session in order for it to be legal. …Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201812/22/17 — Rep. Dan Johnson, Bevin’s Blocks, Who’s Speaker?, and the Shortfall BluesDan Johnson The biggest story in Kentucky politics over the past few weeks has been the massive Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting story about Bulleit County state representative Dan “Pope” Johnson, and Rep. Johnson’s suicide last week. We first started talking about Dan Johnson last year, when the the Republican…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201812/14/17 — The Budget Process in KentuckyThe Budget Process in Kentucky We’ve talked about a ton of stuff that the legislature has done since we started the podcast, but in reality, the Kentucky legislature has ONE real job: setting the biennial budget. Kentucky’s legislature actually didn’t used to meet every year, it used to be the…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201812/6/17 — Updates on Sexual Harassment in KY Legislature, Eric C. Conn, & the 6th US Congressional RaceJim Gray Jumps In After months of speculation, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announced that he was running for the 6th District US Congress seat in 2018. Gray has been the Mayor of Lexington for 6 years and before that, he ran his family business Gray Construction and served on the…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201811/30/17 — Movies and RoadsMovie Money So today we’re talking about a part of state government that many don’t think about — movie production incentives! Can you think of movies made in Kentucky? About once a month or so, people appointed by the governor meet in secret session to discuss movie making. The goal…Transportation5 min readTransportation5 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201811/23/17 — Bevin Wins on Boards, Dan Johnson Removed, & Trump v. LouisvilleCourt rules mostly, but not all the way of favor of Bevin This case is about several education boards. Andy Beshear sued Bevin, arguing that reorganizations should be left up to the legislature and that Bevin exceeded his authority by reorganizing these boards For actions in June that were issued…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201811/14/17 — Updates: Pension Plan, Rand Paul, Dan Johnson, & Jeff HooverPension Reform Update When we last talked about pensions two weeks ago with Morgan McGarvey, Jeff Hoover was still the speaker of the House and a bill had been released. Now that people have had a few weeks to process the bill, there is more to say. We have a…Pensions5 min readPensions5 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201811/8/17 — The Fall of Jeff Hoover, Councilman Dan Johnson’s Harassment Trial, Rand Paul Assaulted, & Alison Lundergan Grimes ControversyThe Fall of Jeff Hoover On Nov. 1, the Courier-Journal reported that Speaker Jeff Hoover had secretly settled a sexual harassment claim against him. The Courier was made aware of this settlement by being leaked copies of the text messages. …Politics13 min readPolitics13 min read
Published in My Old Kentucky Podcast·Jan 4, 201810/25/17 — Took Back Cheapside & Pension FrameworkTook Back Cheapside Back in August, the city council unanimously voted to move two Confederate statues (John Breckenridge and John Hunt Morgan) that were located in the Cheapside pavilion area of downtown Lexington. A group called Take Back Cheapside had been advocating for the removal of these statues for the…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
