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Archive for April 2010

Anti-government group threatens Kentucky’s gay-friendly Governor; orders him to resign

Governor Steve Beshear has been receiving threatening letters ordering him to resign according to his security detachment from the Kentucky State Police. Governor Beshear kept a campaign promise to Kentucky’s gay and lesbian community by issuing an executive order adding equal opportunity employment to all employees and prospective employees.

Tags: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Healthcare, Kentucky Attorney General, Kentucky Governor, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. President, U.S. Supreme Court Posted in Kentucky Political News, National News | 2 comments

Kentucky budget negotiators stop talking; still no funding for KADAP

Apr 1st, 2010 | By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor | Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story

Budget negotiations in Frankfort collapsed Wednesday amid enormous differences over a sliver of the spending plan that would create a spate of state-backed construction projects while adding to the Commonwealth’s debt. Organizations across the Commonwealth have expressed alarm and dismay that the budget will be passed that does not include funding for the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP).

Tags: AVOL, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Election 2010, HIV/AIDS, KADAP, Kentucky Budget, Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky Governor, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Planning and Advisory Council, Kentucky House of Representatives, Kentucky House Speaker, Kentucky Senate, Kentucky Senate President, Kentucky Supreme Court Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story | 7 comments