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Louisville news: Who needs votes when you have Facebook fans? edition [News roundup] [2]

Posted On: 13 May 2010 - 9:52am

News [1]
By Zach Everson [3]
  • "A  new SurveyUSA poll conducted for The Courier-Journal of Louisville and WHAS-TV in Louisville shows Democrats Jack Conway and Daniel Mongiardo in a statistical tie in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate primary. Meanwhile, Republican Rand Paul continues to hold a double-digit lead over his main opponent, Secretary of State Trey Grayson." [Bluegrass Politics [4]]
  • Jim King sets a new standard for transparency. [Louisville.com [5]]
  • The Louisville Free Public Library system is ready to show off the results of almost $12 million in work at the Main Library (301 York St.) with a grand re-opening for the public from 1-4 p.m. Saturday [Courier-Journal [6]]
  • Good news for Tyler Allen: he's winning the mayoral race on Facebook. Bad news for Tyler Allen: Facebook "likes" don't count as votes in elections. Expect that to change by 2014 though. [Twitter [7]]

Photo: Courtesy Tyler Allen for Mayor

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  • Louisville Free Public Library [8]
  • Facebook [9]
  • Jack Conway [10]
  • Rand Paul [11]
  • Daniel Mongiardo [12]
  • Jim King [13]
  • Trey Grayson [14]
  • Tyler Allen [15]

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[3] https://archive.louisville.com/users/zach-everson
[4] http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/05/12/surveyusa-poll-conway-and-mongiardo-in-dead-heat-paul-up-big/
[5] http://louisville.com/content/king-shows-his-crown-jewels-tv-ad-louisville-mayor-gross
[6] http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100513/NEWS01/5130302/
[7] http://twitter.com/tylerformayor/status/13885690301
[8] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/louisville-free-public-library
[9] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/facebook
[10] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/jack-conway
[11] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/rand-paul
[12] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/daniel-mongiardo
[13] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/jim-king
[14] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/trey-grayson
[15] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/tyler-allen