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"Free enterprise has done more to reduce poverty than all the government programs dreamed up by Democrats."   --Ronald Reagan

Supremes Uphold Campaign Finance Restrictions         By Theresa Fritz Camoriano           By now, you know that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law.  Some people think this is a wonderful decision, because it supposedly “gets the money out of politics”, which is supposed to clean up the political process.  The folks who support McCain-Feingold find “attack ads” to be unpleasant and offensive, and they look forward to being able to watch their televisions without having to endure such unpleasantness. However, this law does not clean up politics; instead, it further concentrates power in the hands of those who are already powerful, preventing “outsiders” from being able to participate freely and fully in the political debate.      (click to read more)

Economic development effort a lip-smackin’ success for Scottsville KY          (source BIPPS – Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions)          It would be appropriate if J.M. Smucker’s new plant in Scottsville began making its “uncrustables” on April 2, which is “National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day."        (click to read more)

GLI OPPOSES BLANKET SMOKING BANS IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS         Rich Gimmel, Chairman  Public Policy Committee Greater Louisville, Inc.          As an advocate for local business, Greater Louisville, Inc., the Metro Chamber of Commerce, is taking a position strongly in opposition to a blanket smoking ban in bars and restaurants.        (click to read more)

Bloated bureaucracy in Kentucky gets even bigger          (source BIPPS)         A planned expansion by the Legislative Research Commission to take over an additional 53,000 square feet of space in the Capitol Annex in Frankfort indicates the growing problem of government’s obesity.        (click to read more)

Speech by Donna Mancini on Helmet Laws, Presented to the Louisville Forum, Dec. 10, 2003          Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today and present my case against mandatory helmet laws.

First, let me say, that I am NOT here to advocate riding a motorcycle without a helmet. I wouldn’t ride a motorcycle with full body armor. It’s not my cup of tea. I see little protection coming from any amount of safety gear if and when your body hits the road. I did sit on a Harley once and had my picture taken. That’s the sum total of my experience on a motorcycle, and I plan to keep it that way.        (click to read more)

IS AMERICA BRAIN DEAD?           By John Riley           Well, the Supreme Court Decision is now in!  TODAY marks a very sad day indeed for our Constitution. Might as well say: What Constitution?          (click to read more)

Proposals would save money, restore trust in government           (source BIPPS)           House Speaker Jody Richards, D-Bowling Green, has pre-filed several bills dealing with ethics in state government that we hope will win the support of policymakers from both parties and be enacted during the 2004 session of Kentucky’s General Assembly.        (click to read more)

Smoking and Responsibility         by Terry Gray         I can only hope that you folks who support smoking bans have not considered a few things.  If you have considered them then we are more lost than I believed possible.        (click to read more)

“Democrats in Beverly Hills [last] Tuesday vowed
to raise $80 million to help defeat President Bush. He doesn't leave them much room. To get to the left of President Bush's prescription drug plan Democrats would have to nationalize the steel industry.” 

– Argus Hamilton

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