All those years, you thought Obama was coming for your guns. Haha – fooled you! But now, with Repubs in charge of everything and Paul Ryan calling the shots, guess what they’re coming for? Your Medicare coverage! For years and years, Paul Ryan has pushed for the privatization of Medicare.
This post is for all persons who call themselves Christian and are facing a Trump presidency, whether or not you voted for him. As Christians, what is our response? What should we do? Here are six things that seem obvious to me. * Pray for Donald Trump and everyone in his
(This article is cross-posted from Huffington Post, and is written by a good friend of Forward Kentucky, Reverend Ryan Eller. Ryan is Vice President & Chief of Staff of Define American and #EmergingUS. Ryan is a storyteller, writer, & ordained chaplain dedicated to justice & a ministry of hope.) Every
So you’re really active on Facebook. You post links to all the latest stories. You read all the “good” polls, and you share the results with anyone who will listen. You tweet, and retweet, and re-re-tweet. And if anyone asks, you tell them you are an activist. But guess
Worried about Trump’s “Poll Watching Police” disrupting your polling place? Fired up about protecting the vote, and think you want to go be a poll watcher yourself to counter Trump’s talk? Before you get scared and decide to stay home, OR decide to pick some random polling location
See that sign in the picture? It’s illegal … and the candidate should know better. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials have stated repeatedly in the past (here and here, for example) that placing campaign signs in the right-of-way is illegal. In addition, every search on “campaign signs Kentucky” turns up pages
Dear Governor Bevin — We heard your statement on Donald Trump’s comments about women. We have a statement back to you: Too Little. Too Late. In an interview on Terry Meiners radio show, Governor, you said that Trump’s comments about grabbing women by the genitals (!) were “foul, vulgar, and
The Cincinnati Business Courier reported in September that L’Oreal USA, a competitor of Procter & Gamble, will start construction in Florence later this year on the largest solar array in the state—5,000 panels—to supply electricity to its plant in northern Kentucky. That’s electricity that won’
Governor Bevin thought the KY state flag could use some updating …
A leaked video appears to show Governor Matt Bevin encouraging pastors to ignore Federal law and bring politics into the pulpit. Is this “political pulpit” as over-the-line as it appears, or could there be another way of looking at it? Being Prophetic Is Part of the Job. One of the
Not a headline you expect to see on a progressive site – but in this case, it’s accurate. Good on you, KY Republican leadership. By now, you certainly have seen the story about the Bullitt county pastor running as a Republican for the state House, who posted amazingly racist and
As justification for his “Red Tape Reduction” program, Governor Bevin has cited a study by the Mercatus Center, a think tank founded and funded by the Koch Brothers, and with ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). What might this tell us about the direction of the Governor’s
It has been a quite unsettling week, listening to our governor ramble on about the potential need to redeem something in blood if Hillary Clinton wins the upcoming election. Many people are justifiably alarmed, even leading some to call for Governor Bevin’s impeachment. I strongly advise that the governor’
I had a chance to speak with Senator Morgan McGarvey after his talk to the Downtown Metro Dem group today, and he had some good insights into Governor Bevin and boards, including which recent actions are probably within the law, and which ones aren’t. Here is a summary of
As we continue to learn more about the Governor’s actions toward various legislators, we thought it might be helpful to review what the Kentucky Revised Statutes have to say about “coercion.” We’re not saying that the Governor or others are guilty of coercion (yet); we just want everyone
Let me be clear right up front: I do not know any of the players in this saga personally. Whether they are known for being truthful, or whether they are one of those people who lie smoothly and without shame, I cannot say with certainty. But there is one thing
