BluegrassReport.org is a Democratic Party-oriented blog covering Kentucky politics, particularly with regards to state government and the current Governor Ernie Fletcher. The blog was started in June 2005 by Democratic consultant Mark Nickolas, former campaign manager for both Speaker of the Kentucky House Jody Richards and U.S. House Rep. Ben Chandler's 2003 gubernatorial campaign. The blog describes itself as "An Unfiltered and Candid Look at Politics, Politicians and the Media in Kentucky". The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... It has been suggested that Online diary be merged into this article or section. ... Official language(s) English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: | | ... Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) has served as governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 2003. ... Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state legislature of Kentucky. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Rep. ... A governor is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered company which has...

Beyond covering ongoing political issues and scandals (many of them associated with Governor Fletcher and his subordinates), in June 2006, the blog became the focus of a new scandal involving a state government clampdown on the access of particular genres of websites, including political blogs, where BluegrassReport.org (a heavy critic of Fletcher) and other blogs were blocked, while other blogs were still accessible, leaving a widely reported impression that the blocks were selective and perhaps political in nature. ^{[1] [2] [3]} This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Political blogs are among the most common forms of blogs. ...

BluegrassReport.org won the 2005 Koufax Award for "Best State/Local Blog". ^[4] The Koufax Awards are left-wing blogosphere awards which have been awarded annually via a popular vote since 2002. ...

References

1. ^ Urbina, Ian, "Besieged Kentucky Governor Draws Fire From a New Quarter", The New York Times. Retrieved on 2006-06-23.
2. ^ Alessi, Ryan, "State lifts blog ban on one Web site, but publisher of another mulls lawsuit", Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved on 2006-06-23.
3. ^ Loftus, Tom, "State treasurer fights blockage of Internet sites; Miller criticizes Fletcher's action", The Courier-Journal. Retrieved on 2006-06-24.
4. ^ Meredith, Dwight (2006-04-03). 2005 Koufax Awards --The Winners. Wampum. Retrieved on 2006-06-23.

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External links

• BluegrassReport.org blog