Blue Grass Red State

The Governor of Kentucky is calling a special session to settle the issues of our budget, or so he says. But all of the focus isn’t on our budget issues as much as it is on his passion to increase gambling in Kentucky. Sure, we aren’t going to have the Bellagio built in downtown Lexington, [...]

Not too surprising the Governor has called a special session to iron out some of the state’s budget woes. But what surprised me was that once again we see gambling as a part of the solution.  Kentucky’s governor is going to add casino style slots (at designated horse tracks) as just another desperate solution to [...]

Kentucky offically became a part of the United States on this day in 1792.