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Bluegrassreports.com passes along Whitfield set to make "major announcement in Henderson this morning.
 GO Tigers! And Eagles and Bobcats and Purples and all the other Kentucky high schools named in US News and World Report’s 2007 list of Best High Schools in the US.
In his position as Secretary of the Executive Cabinet for the Beshear Administration, Larry Hayes will be one of those individuals well grounded in the art of problem solving for complex issues of intergovernmental relations and budget concerns. Kentucky will be well served by having this type of individual within the Governor’s inner circle.
Louisville, Kentucky WHAS 11 TV reporter Mark Hebert is reporting on his blog site as of December 13, 2007, that Bill Cox, former mayor of Madisonville, will be named by Governor Beshear to be the next Revenue Department Commissioner.
Then Lt. Governor Beshear undertook the daunting task of chairing Kentucky Tomorrow, a mega study of the problems and opportunities facing the state. The report brought input from hundreds and is remarkably accurate - even into 2007.
Standing before an estimated crowd of 5,000, Governor Steve Beshear offered up an inaugural speech of concern, hope, and vision. With the State Capitol as a backdrop, Governor Beshear delivered one of the most important speeches of his life.
Taking control of Kentucky State Government operations requires bold action from knowledgeable people. it is not a game for amateurs as Fletcher found out. With some 35,000 plus state workers, the task of reorganizing them and their cabinets into smooth functional units is, at best, an art form as well as science.
Experienced government attorney serves both as governor's general counsel and head of mega-agency as acting head of Health & Family Services.
Here's a brief bio of fourteen people chosen by the new Governor to work closely with him. The list runs the gamut from fresh new faces to veterans of state government. No. 15, the acting secretary of Health and Family Services is spotlighted in another story
Update: Democrats choose Will Coursey as their candidate.
Will Coursey of Marshall County is running for J. R. Gray's old seat, HR 6 which includes all of Marshall, Lyon Counties and part of McCracken.
Robert D. Vance, 67, from Maysville, Kentucky, will be the next Secretary of the Environmental & Public Protection Cabinet. With a background in banking, Vance justified his appointment by remaining reporters that banking was “one of the many businesses that the cabinet regulates
Democrats Party night before Governor takes office
.gif) The new Democratic Administration will throw three free shindigs on the grounds of the Capitol Tuesday night for supporters, well wishers and anyone else who wants to brave the cold winter night to party.
 Next year, 2008, could be the Year of the Busted Budgets for many state governments. This was the findings of three of the most prestigious public state organizations in America.
There have been two other times since 1972 when a new governor has reorganized the operations, missions, and functions of the state bureaucracy in radically new theory of structure. The first event took place with Governor Wendell Ford, the second under Governor John Y. Brown.
Governor Elect Steve Beshear has now announced, as of December 7, 2007, eight major cabinet level positions. This is 89 % of the existing cabinet structure of state government. Not bad for only having a total of 35 days from the election to put together a new government to take on the immense problems facing Kentucky for the next four years. Beshear’s transition team has only been working full time since November 15.
Representative Gray, (D, House District 6) of Benton will take over the Labor Cabinet.
Over the past twelve years, the state of Kentucky has given Wal-Mart over 43 million dollars in economic development incentives.
Considering the Iowa Study, where are the Wal-Marts in West Kentucky?
At 4:00 a.m. on Friday November 23rd, the young, the bold, and the bargain hunters rushed the doors of Best Buy, Kohl’s and J. C. Penney’s to secure the first treasures of the 2007 Christmas shopping season. Many of these shoppers had been camping out in Paducah for hours in the cold waiting their chance to make the run into the bargain tables before anyone else.
At 45, Wal-Mart is now middle aged. With sales of $345 billion last year in 5,779 stores in 13 countries, Wal-Mart employs 1.9 million people. Walmart has the clout to dictate prices and package design to giant suppliers like Proctor & Gamble, Campbell Soup and Dell which rely on Wal-Mart's stores as one of their biggest, if not the biggest, distribution channel.
This Wal-Mart is the Borg.
In name only is Wal-Mart an American company. In practice, Wal-Mart is a global conglomerate of interlocking world suppliers and vendors, forced to cut costs each year by using inferior ingredients and almost slave labor. Wal-Mart is a global corporation that reaches out for global domination of the marketplace.
Shoppers jammed the Internet on the first Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday to spend a record $733 million online for gifts. This day marked the official start of the holiday season for online retailers. The online research firm, ComScore Inc. reported that this season’s Cyber Monday sales of $733 million was a 21 % gain from the same day a year ago.
Posted on: November 30, 2007
Where does a small town get its income when 70% of the Central Business District is not income producing? Here's a graphic of downtown Clinton, a typical small West Kentucky town, showing land use.
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