Frankfort, KY - State Blocks Jewish And Journalism Web Sites For It's Employees

Frankfort, KY - A site dedicated to Torah studys was included on a government blacklist of Internet pages blocked to state employees in an effort by administrators to boost workers' efficiency.

State officials of the Commonwealth Office of Technology, also blocked government employees' access to other Web addresses including at least three other Jewish-related Web sites and newspaper blogs.
Last week, officials blocked state employees from surfing various Internet categories including entertainment and humor, and the state also blocked employees from viewing a website after its operator Mark Nickolas was quoted in a New York Times article being critical of Governor Fletcher's administration, and he has used his site to criticize various politicians, and has blasted the governor during the ongoing personnel investigation.