These stories always seem to get better as time passes. And this one doesn’t disappoint. In the first line he writes “In the spirit of full disclosure — which, in truth, is what this column is all about” yet he doesn’t disclose that he, Gene McLean is a lobbyist for Churchill Downs. What kind of a disingenuous “dick” doesn’t disclose that he’s a lobbyist for Churchill Downs (or at least was in 2016) in the article where he talks about truth and transparency?
This is the way the lowlife’s do it. Keep up the good work Gene.
And as always we will apologize IF we got the wrong guy but I don’t think so.
We never quit,
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Gene McLean, $119,916
12 clients including Kentucky Beer Wholesalers, Kentucky Hospital Assn.,
Churchill Downs
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Gene McLean began his professional career in 1977 as a sportswriter and columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky., and was recognized as one of the state’s best writers, winning the prestigious “Sportswriter of the Year” honor in 1985. Now the President and Publisher of The Pressbox, McLean sets the vision for the site and still finds time to handicap races, interview trainers and keep his finger on the pulse of the industry, More About Gene.
http://www.courier-journal.com/story...sion/84586966/
Excerpt:
Top paid lobbyists for 2016 session
Through the first four months of 2016 many of Frankfort’s top lobbyists have already made much more money in lobbying fees than the $140,000 salary that Gov. Matt Bevin will make for the whole year.
The nearly 700 corporations and associations that lobby the General Assembly are required to report exactly how much they pay each lobbyist they retain. These reports are filed monthly during legislative sessions with the Legislative Ethics Commission.
Recently, these groups reported their lobbying fees and expenses for the month of April. Listed below (according to the commission's website right now) are the total in fees paid to particular lobbyists by their many clients for the 2016 legislative session – Jan. 1 through April 30.
Each of the following lobbyists has many clients. Listed with each name is the total in reported fees paid by all those clients this year through April 30, the number of clients he or she works for, and a sampling of their clients.
