Welcome

I've been around the Kentucky Legislature since I was a kid and oddly enough it still holds some fascination for me. Back in the late '70s we lived in Frankfort and my Mother had a job with the Legislative Research Commission (the LRC, which is the administrative arm of the legislature.) I got to be a page for a couple of days in the 7th grade. Two years later, I served as a Constitutional Page -- a more "permanent" position. I got to be there everyday.

Twenty years or so later I went to work as a Staff Attorney for a state government agency and ended up back over in the General Assembly, monitoring bills, attending committee meetings and talking to legislators. I did that for about 10 years.

Now I'm what is politely referred to as "between situations." I figured that since I would be watching the legislative circus, I might as well share some of the fun with my fellow Kentuckians. Interesting stuff happens in the legislature. Not all of it is important, world-shattering or ground-breaking matters of public policy. A surprising amount of what goes on is silly, petty or self-serving. But I've always found it fascinating to watch. And I think everybody in the state has a right to know what goes on up here during the sessions.

So, I've decided to blog about the session. I'm not an insider -- I don't know about what goes on behind the scenes. All I know is what I see in public at the Committee meetings and open sessions. But I promise there's plenty of interesting characters and odd behavior, even if the subtler points of parliamentary procedure aren't your cup of tea. I invite you to stop in to keep an eye on what's going on in Frankfort.