Quote of the Day Archive

"A simple meeting in Frankfort that lasted less than five days is going to be huge across the state."

-- Florence Mayor Diane Whalen, praising the Kentucky General Assembly's passage and Gov. Steve Beshear's signing of a law reforming the state's public pension system.

"He is the quintessential poster boy of the old Washington politics."

-- U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville), on his opponent, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville).

“Not only are the lives and liberty of some of our most vulnerable citizens at risk, but the fairness, reliability and credibility of the criminal justice process are rightly in question,”

-- Louisville's chief public defender, Dan Goyette, on a lawsuit filed by State public defenders Monday seeking a declaration that Kentucky's criminal-defense system for the indigent is inadequately funded and unconstitutional.

”In Justice Minton's courtroom, all are truly equal under the law.“

-- Gov. Steve Beshear (D-Lexington), on state Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr, who was sworn in Friday.

"Royce controls the purse strings," Richards said. "The people of the 61st District don't want to lose that."

House Speaker Jody Richards, on House budget committee member and state Rep. Royce Adams (D-Dry Ridge), who is seeking a ninth term in the Kentucky House.

“Now I know how those victims feel.”

-- Attorney General Jack Conway, on becoming a victim of America’s fastest growing crime — identity theft.

”They found that testing wasn't a very reliable way of determining who the best candidate is."

-- Mark Sipek, executive director of the state Personnel Board, on the elimination of standardized testing as part of the application process for certain rank-and-file state jobs.

"A quick and successful special session can signal the beginning of a new era in Frankfort, one where cooperation on critical public policy is the norm and where politics and partisanship are reserved for campaigns."

-- Gov. Steve Beshear addressing a special joint session of the state legislature, which is trying to tackle issues like pension reform.

“Being mayor of your hometown ... There is no higher honor. It’s too much."

-- Outgoing Ashland Mayor Steve Gilmore, on his last week in office.

"On an issue that requires a constitutional amendment, you have to take time to let that simmer down and regroup."

-- Former Gov. Brereton Jones on not pushing casino legislation through too quickly