13 Quotes by Leah Rush

Legislators don't want to feel their hands tied, but you've got to balance that with the public's right to know.

She's a solid player. I don't think she has any glaring weaknesses. She can shoot the three and she can play inside. Our coaches do a good job scouting the teams we play. I always get familiar with the tendencies (of the opponents' best player) on paper.

Kentucky has a fairly good system in place to try to get the information out to the public and the press and make sure citizens have tools to hold their government accountable.

Lobbyists are just priming the pump. They don't have to make contributions, so you have to assume they are doing it for a reason.

Time is money, and you can tell how much an industry is interested in getting their legislation through by how much they pay.

The question about does this stuff work is a good one. It's also sort of impossible to answer.

The plays she makes, that's what motivates me. I can't speak for the rest of my team, but I catch myself running down the court over and over just shaking my head and laughing, the things she does.

With every win, you get a little bit more greedy. You know, we're this far, so let's go ahead and finish it all the way. I don't think we're taking for granted that we won the Big 12. It's a great conference and we're proud of that. But at the same time, we're not done. We want to finish it right.

They should be more open to letting their colleagues decide the merits of the bill, so that even the appearance of a conflict is avoided.