Category: Kentucky

Updating a Post on Lobbyist Donations

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 9, 2009
Categories In Kentucky

In this October 2008 I noted a news report (the link in the old post no longer works) involving alleged lobbyist contributions to state candidates, in apparent violation of a ban on such contributions. To follow-up, the complaint against Kathy Groob and Steve Newberry was dismissed. Ron Geoghegan, the lobbyist, was found in violation and was fined […]

Kentucky Straw-Givers

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 18, 2009
Categories In Kentucky

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that an executive with a road-building company allegedly reimbursed political contributions.

Kentucky Campaign Finance

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 19, 2009
Categories In Kentucky

With time running out in Kentucky’s 2009 legislative session, what will happen to a campaign finance reform measure? That’s the topic of this WFPL report. “We want to have more electronic filing,” says [Kentucky Secretary of State Trey] Grayson. “We also want to add an additional report for our fall elections. Right now, the first […]