The news of corruption charges against Chicgao Gov. Rod Blagojevich dissipated some of the pride that enveloped the city after Obama’s election last month and landed Chicago’s unappealing side on the front pages of newspapers across the USA. While shocked, some residents weren’t surprised. After all, Blagojevich’s predecessor, George Ryan, is serving time for his 2006 convictions on 18 .
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Steve Beshear will outline his ideas Thursday for handling a $456 million Kentucky budget shortfall. Beshear has scheduled a morning news conference at the state Capitol. The state is facing a $456 million shortfall in the current fiscal year that ends June 30. Kentucky’s two-year $19 billion state budget is not set to expire until summer 2010. Earlier this .