The Courier-Journal reports that Kentucky Education Commissioner Jon Draud knew and approved the extra cost of his new state vehicle, even after a finance official offered him a chance to reconsider because of the state's bleak budget.
"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.