Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy

Contents

Contents Foreword Senator Mitch McConnell ix Trey Grayson xi Introduction: Taking Kentucky Politics Seriously 1 James C. Clinger and Michael W. Hail Part I. State and Local Institutions 1. The Kentucky Constitution 9 Robert M. Ireland 2. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations in the Commonwealth of Kentucky 29 Michael W. Hail 3. The Kentucky General Assembly: Divided by Party, United by Necessity 43 James C. Clinger 4. The Kentucky Executive Branch 59 Kendra B. Stewart and Thomas M. Martin 5. Gubernatorial-Legislative Relations: Executive Dominance No Longer 83 Paul Blanchard 6. The Kentucky Judicial System 101 Bradley C. Canon 7. State and Local Public Administration 119 Murray S. Y. Bessette 8. Public Finance and State and Local Budgeting 137 Lisa A. Cave 9. Political Parties and Elections in Kentucky 163 Joel Turner and Scott Lasley Part II. Politics and Public Policy Issues 10. Campaign Finance in Kentucky: Escalating Costs and the Search for Reform 187 Donald A. Gross 11. Intermittent Attention: Political Oversight of Kentucky Regulatory Agencies 203 James C. Clinger 12. Look before You Leap: Louisville’s Merger and Its Aftermath 219 H. V. Savitch, Ronald K. Vogel, and Lucas Elliott 13. From Fragmentation to Collaboration: The Evolution of Interlocal Relations in Northern Kentucky 237 Julie Cencula Olberding 14. Education Reform in Kentucky: Just What the Court Ordered 259 Richard E. Day and Jo Ann G. Ewalt 15. Hiring Practices in the State of Kentucky: The Ethical Conundrum 275 Steven G. Koven 16. Developmental Disability Policies in Kentucky 293 Edward T. Jennings Jr. and Jeremy L. Hall 17. Economic and Community Development in Kentucky 309 Jeremy L. Hall and Michael W. Hail 18. National Health-Care Reform and Health in Kentucky 325 Ann Beck 19. The Politics of Kentucky Pharmacy Regulation 349 Jeffery C. Talbert and Amie Goodin Part III. Kentucky Politics: Past, Present, and Future 20. Future Political Developments in the Commonwealth 363 James C. Clinger and Michael W. Hail Acknowledgments 369 Appendices A. Kentucky Governors 371 B. Kentucky Lieutenant Governors 379 C. Kentucky Cities 385 D. Kentucky Counties 399 E. The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 405 F. Henry Clay’s 1850 Compromise Speech 411 G. Abraham Lincoln’s Eulogy of Henry Clay 413 H. Jefferson Davis’s Inaugural Address 421 I. Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address 425 J. The Kentucky Compact with Virginia, December 18, 1789 431 K. The Kentucky Constitution 435 L. Maps 499 Selected Bibliography 501 List of Contributors 505 Index 511 ...