On AlterNet: kentucky

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "kentucky"

Kentucky and Oklahoma Reject "Anti-Meth" Bills Banning Over-the-Counter Cold Medicine

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 24, 2012.

This week, prescription-only bills were killed in Oklahoma and withdrawn in Kentucky, and unhappy police and prosecutors are blaming the over-the-counter industry.

5 Right-Wing Governors Gutting Schools to Fund Prisons, Tax Breaks for the Rich...And a Bible Theme Park

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 9, 2012.

When state after state slashes education dollars, we see what matters to them--and where they spend while cutting schools tells us even more.

Of Religious Intolerance, House Music and Jobs to Kentucky

alguien, Daily Kos. November 2, 2011.

Right winger attacks Kentucky governor for showing respect to Hindu businessmen

How JP Morgan Took Over All Kentucky's Financial Services, And Why You Should Be Scared

Danny Mayer, North of Center. August 4, 2011.

One of the major players in the global financial crisis is now in charge of all financial transactions in an entire state. Could this spread?

While Cutting Social Services, Kentucky Gives $43 Million Tax Break to Bible-Themed Amusement Park

Alex Seitz-Wald, ThinkProgress. May 20, 2011.

Naturally, this raises serious questions about the separation of church and state.

"Family Friendly" Machine Gun Festival Welcomes Neo-Nazi Extremists

David Holthouse, Media Matters for America. April 13, 2011.

What's up with the little kids in Nazi shirts at the Knob Creek Gun Range Machine Gun Shoot?

Legislators Are Going to Unbelievable Lengths to Gouge Clean Water Laws and Cozy Up to Big Coal

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. February 25, 2011.

'As an air-breather and a water-drinker, I take offense to the notion that coal company profits are more important than my children's lives.'

Vision: Fight for a World Without Coal

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. February 16, 2011.

Philosopher Wendell Berry helped stop the building of the Louisville International Jetport, the damming of the Red River Gorge, and the nuclear power plant on the Ohio River.

Vision: Green Jobs Are Not Just for Blue States

Kristin Tracz, AlterNet. January 4, 2011.

It's not just the usual suspects that are or can make progress in clean energy development.

Kentucky's National Defense Strategy: "Reliance on Almighty God"

Church & State MagazineNovember 14, 2010.

Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate are demanding the state acknowledge "reliance upon Almighty God" in its Homeland Security department.

Kentucky Millionaire Spends Big Bucks to Defeat DA Who Investigated Sexual Abuse at His Shady Nursing Home

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 29, 2010.

We could see the purchase of not only political influence, but also 'prosecutorial discretion' as a result of the Citizens United ruling.

Tea Party's Rand Paul Squashes GOP Candidate in KY Primary

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. May 18, 2010.

Tea Party libertarian Rand Paul handed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell his head in Kentucky's primary. A lurch to the right, or just an anti-establishment election?

Bailed-Out AIG Forcing Poor to Choose Between Running Water and Food

Yasha Levine, AlterNet. November 26, 2009.

Thanks to AIG, some of the poorest residents of rural Kentucky learned you can always be made poorer by corporate villains.

[VIDEO] Anti-Government Murder? Census Worker Found Dead, Hanging From Tree -- "FED" Written on Body

deleted, AlterNet. September 24, 2009.

In what authorities are describing as "an apparent homicide," Census worker Bill Sparkman was found dead in a Kentucky forest, hanging from a tree.

SPLC Wins Fight Against Kentucky Klansmen Who Attacked Teen

Staff, Truth in Immigration. December 2, 2008.

Like the Southern Poverty Law Center, we hope this verdict will spell the end of the Imperial Klans of America.

Many Kentucky Voters Misinformed About Obama's Faith

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. October 27, 2008.

"I don't blame the ignorant bigots as much as the educated people who try to perpetrate this."

Partisan Contractors to Count Votes in Illinois, Colorado and Kentucky

Bev Harris, BlackBoxVoting.org. September 30, 2008.

In Illinois, Colorado and Kentucky, contractors with partisan ties to the GOP will be counting the 2008 vote.

Abstinence-Only Sex-Ed Most Prevalent in the South

Catherine Morrison, RH Reality Check. July 31, 2008.

The children of Kentucky and Alabama for example are treated to a mix of religious propaganda, gender stereotypes, and misinformation.

Free College for Poorest Students Puts Ivy League to Shame

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. July 26, 2008.

Berea University in rural Kentucky is one of the wealthiest colleges, but it accepts the poorest applicants and gives them a free education.

Obama Claims Delegate Victory; Clinton Stays In

John Nichols, The Nation. May 21, 2008.

Last night, Senator Obama secured a majority of pledged delegates in the Democratic contest.

GOP Governor Recruits Pat Boone to Make Homophobic Robo-Calls Smearing Opponent

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. November 6, 2007.

Pam Spaulding: Trailing in the polls against his Democratic opponent, Gov. Ernie Fletcher resorts to desperate measures.

The Next Joe Lieberman

Cliff Schecter, May 17, 2007.

Cliff Schecter: If Bruce Lunsford manages to win the Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial primary next Tuesday he will only advance Mitch McConnell's agenda.