by Michael Monks
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LAWYER/RADIO HOST ERIC DETERS SUSPENDED FROM PRACTICING LAW
Just a week after issuing a call for an armed revolution against President Obama, Eric Deters saw his law license suspended. Now he may want to carry two guns in DC:
Deters must also attend remedial ethics training. The board found Deters guilty of four ethical transgressions in three cases.Cincinnati Enquirer
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In case you missed coverage of his ridiculous call for an armed revolution against the President, see The River City News articles linked below:
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SEE ALSO: Today has been a bad day for bad NKY lawyers:
The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that 55-year-old Donald Lynn Richardson of Crescent Springs improperly kept the money that should have gone to a bank to complete the home sales in May 2010.Disbarred.
AP via Herald-Leader
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KENTUCKY SENATE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON CASINO BILL AT 2:00PM
Here we go! But...
Republican Sen. Damon Thayer, as sponsor of the bill, said he will ask leaders to delay a vote on the bill because some members will be absent on Thursday. “I think a fair vote would be one with all members present,” Thayer said.Herald-Leader/Janet Patton
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WILLIAMS MAY ASK FOR SECOND VOTE ON FRIDAY
In response to absent members, Senate President David Williams may ask for a second vote tomorrow if 22 votes are not attained:
Democratic Sen. Gerald Neal of Louisville had planned to be absent on business, Sen. R.J. Palmer of Winchester told Pure Politics on Wednesday. But the vote on the constitutional amendment is set for Thursday on the floor — the day it will receive its third required public reading. “The majority of the Senate Republican caucus wants to vote today,” said a statement issued later by Williams office. “… No excuses. The proponents have asked and demanded a floor vote. It is today.”cn|2/Ryan Alessi
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TURFWAY PARK AMONG THOSE CALLING FOR DELAY IN VOTE
The Florence race track and its partners in the Kentucky Equine Education Project want the Senate to wait:
PLEASE call your Senator before 2:00 p.m. TODAY, Thursday, February 23, and ask them to DELAY the vote on the expanded gaming issue until TOMORROW, Friday, February 24 when a full Senate will be seated. This will allow us, the citizens, a FAIR vote on this issue.KEEP
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KY SUPREME COURT TO HEAR REDISTRICTING CASE TOMORROW
This just in from the Commonwealth:
The Supreme Court of Kentucky will convene Friday, Feb. 24, in Frankfort to hear oral arguments about the constitutionality of the General Assembly’s redrawing of state legislative districts. Proceedings are open to the public and will begin at 10 a.m. EST in the Supreme Court Courtroom. The courtroom is located on the second floor of the state Capitol at 700 Capitol Ave.
The public may also observe oral arguments via the Supreme Court live stream on the Kentucky Court of Justice website. Oral arguments are available online as they occur in real time and are not available as archives.
Justice Will T. Scott is recused in this case.
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DO NOT MISS TONIGHT'S DOWNTOWN DIALOGUE WITH MAYOR SCHEPER
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EXCLUSIVE
NEW DETAILS ON RIVER'S EDGE AT EASTSIDE POINTE
Another story you won't see anywhere else...
"This is market-rate housing with an affordability component." Don't call Jacob Price's replace public housing. Plus, why is one building still standing? Full details with photos of what River's Edge will look like at the link.
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in case you missed...
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THIS MORNING'S NEWS
It includes the story that broke right here at The River City News: the Diocese of Covington may sell the grand old Victorian rectory mansion next to the Basilica so that a Walgreens could be built. Also, why the KY Attorney General is concerned with what Google has planned; A Covington singing group tapped to perform national anthem at Elite Eight; Plus, a Seinfeld actor shoots himself in Cincinnati then calls 911. Hear it at the link.
The RC News: Thursday Morning Round-Up
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FTC DROPS CHALLENGE TO OMNICARE
Since Omnicare is backing off its attempt at a hostile takeover of its closest competitor:
“We’re gratified that Omnicare has abandoned its efforts to acquire PharMerica,” FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a news release. “One of the Federal Trade Commission’s core missions is protecting competition in the health care market, which helps keep prices down and the quality of care up. As we said last month when we filed our complaint, this deal would have harmed an especially vulnerable group of patients — those in long-term-care facilities — as well as taxpayers, who foot much of the bill under Medicare, by raising the price of drugs for Medicare Part D consumers and others.”Business First/Ed Green
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BODY FOUND ON WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Yikes:
Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby told WBKO-TV that it appears the man fell from an adjacent parking garage at the university. He said the cause of death was blunt force trauma.AP via Herald-Leader
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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FISH FRY ACTION?
'Tis the season. NKY Spot has the complete NKY round-up of where to get your Lenten chow on. Click it.
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STORY BEHIND CINCINNATI'S DISAPPEARING SKYWALK SYSTEM
Another great piece from the folks at Urban Cincy:
Developed in the 1960’s as a way for downtown retailers to compete with the enclosed shopping environments found in suburban malls, the city implemented an ambitious plan to construct a series of elevated walkways extending from Fourth and Broadway northwest to the Duke Energy Convention Center.Read it.
Urban Cincy/John Yung
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CINCINNATI STREETCAR UPDATE
What an exciting project:
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KENTUCKY RANKS ELEVENTH AMONG STATES IN FAVORABILITY RATING
They like us! They really like us! Public Policy Polling spent four months asking Americans their views on each state and Kentucky tied for the eleventh most favorably viewed. Yes, ahead of Ohio and Indiana. Eat it! 42% viewed Kentucky favorably while only 16% had a negative attitude toward us. Read the results at the link.
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ALCOHOL SALES STAY BANNED BY A COIN TOSS
Part of Daviess County (Owensboro) will stay dry:
The coin toss on Wednesday came after the election ended with a tie vote of 21-all.AP via Local 12
Daviess Count Clerk David Osborne said the election's outcome was "unprecedented" in an issue vote.
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STATE'S MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ENDORSE VOTING RIGHTS FOR FELONS
Or at least allowing the public to vote on the issue. Following the Courier-Journal, the Herald-Leader, and others, the Hopkinsville New-Era chimes in:
We believe, that in most cases, a person’s penalty should not extend beyond that ordered by a jury or a judge. But that is what happens when the right to vote is withheld for years after a person leaves jail and completes a probationary period. This is an issue of fairness, so we have to ask if there is a good reason to deny the right to vote to a Kentuckian who has met the obligation of his or her criminal penalty?
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SECOND KY COMPANY FACES LOSING CONTRACT TO FEDERAL PRISONERS
Mitch McConnell stopped the first one that would have shut down the company that makes those sleek Air Force jackets. But now this:
Campbellsville Apparel Co., which makes millions of T-shirts and pairs of underwear for the armed services, has learned it is facing competition from Federal Prison Industries, a government corporation that provides jobs to federal prison inmates.Get it done, Mitch!
If the prisoners get the work, 115 of the 173 workers at the plant would lose their jobs, company president Chris Reynolds said in an interview Thursday.
Courier-Journal/James R. Carroll
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VOTE ON BLUEGRASS BOARDWALK TODAY
The former Kentucky Kingdom may be closer to reopening:
The Kentucky State Fair Board will vote on a tentative lease agreement that would have Bluegrass Boardwalk operate the park. Bluegrass Boardwalk was formed by the Koch family, who owns Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. Kentucky Kingdom's name could change if the deal is approved by the fair board.84 WHAS
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