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The New Deal is still a big deal in Kentucky, if you know where to look.

The New Deal is still a big deal in Kentucky, if you know where to look.

President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure bill “brings us one step closer to repairing, rebuilding and restoring our country,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a statement. “Repairing, rebuilding, and restoring” reminded me of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “three Rs” of the New Deal: “relief, reform, and

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What's up with Forward Kentucky?

What's up with Forward Kentucky?

If you are a regular visitor to this site, you have no doubt noticed some changes. And you may have wondered, Just what is going on with Forward Kentucky? The simplest answer is: We are refocusing our work. For almost six years, we have worked to grow into the go-to

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The real reasons for Kentucky's GOP voter "reforms"

The real reasons for Kentucky's GOP voter "reforms"

Some well-intentioned liberals are praising Kentucky Republican lawmakers for making it easier to vote in the Bluegrass State instead of passing laws aimed at suppressing minority votes, most of which go to Democrats. They’d never admit it, of course. But the Republicans approved voting “reform” legislation because it helps

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