{Kentucky}...Kentucky Democrats have filed an ethics complaint against Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer accusing him of using a state account to buy a refrigerator for his home and using his state vehicle for personal use "for almost eight years" without reporting the mileage. Donald Storm, campaign chair for the Williams-Farmer ticket, said Tuesday that the Democratic Party is using the levers of government to generate headlines in a pathetic attempt to cover up Governor Beshear's record when it comes to job creation. The complaint, filed Tuesday, arrives in the middle of a campaign season that has seen allegations of improprieties raised by both camps. Late last month, Republican Party Chairman Steve Robertson filed a complaint with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission alleging that a Beshear aide solicited contributions from state employees. Farmer spokesman Bill Clary said last month that two refrigerators were bought with a state credit card. Clary says Farmer used one when he worked from home, but it has been returned to the office, and the other had not been located.
