the morning cram [one down, one to go edition]

Today on NPR:

Five takeaways from the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa.

In Kentucky:

A new Pew report cites a $23 billion shortfall in state employee pension funds.

Princeton's airport among the nine to receive federal money for upgrades in Kentucky.

Governor Beshear officially appoints new head of the Commonwealth's health insurance exchange and implements a new regulation on the administration of drugs to racehorses.

In Illinois:

A judge in Chicago orders Governor Pat Quinn to set aside money for state employee pay raises.