Heather Cox Richardson reports on recent op-eds where well-known Repubs called on other Republicans to only vote for Democrats "until the authoritarian faction that has taken over their party is bled out of it."
Charles Booker, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Senate, sent a letter to President Biden urging action on the Build Back Better bill, and calling out Mitch McConnell for statements in McConnell's recent letter to Biden.
Mae Suramek, a Berea business owner, is running in the Nov. 2 special election as the Dem candidate for KYH-89. She's just released a new campaign video. Watch it here!
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled today that the bill establishing "scholarship tax credits" was unconstitutional, and he enjoined the state from carrying out the provisions of the bill.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Friday he will seek reelection in 2023. In a short post on his personal Facebook page, Beshear said, “There are so many challenges facing our Commonwealth. Kentuckians are counting on me to deliver, and I won't let them down.”
The Office of the Attorney general issued an opinion last week which found that the Kentucky State University Foundation, the school’s primary private fundraising arm, is a public agency.
The KDP has a new executive director, just days after the current ED, Mary Nishimuta, announced she was returning to the private sector. Sebastian Kitchen, currently working in the communications office of Governor Beshear, will be moving into the executive director role at KDP.
With all the other news these days, it's easy to forget that this is actually an election year in Kentucky. Three seats in the General Assembly will be decided on November 2nd in special elections in each district.
For over a year, we have heard repeatedly that deciding to not be vaccinated against COVID is a "personal choice." Now all those "personal choices" are having real and deadly consequences, not just for the person refusing to be vaccinated, but for people all around them. Rachel Maddow has more.
A group of Louisville pro-choice organizations and individuals have come together for an empowering women's rally on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 11 AM, Federal Square, 600 West Chestnut (behind the federal building) in Louisville KY.
GOP operative Jesse Benton was indicted on Monday of multiple federal felonies, including causing an illegal campaign contribution by a foreign national.
The past two days, we have shared a list of the provisions in the new Freedom to Vote Act. Today, we're finishing up with the third section.
Yesterday, we shared a list of the provisions in the first section of the Freedom to Vote Act. Today, we're sharing the second section.
This week, Senate Democrats unveiled a new voting rights bill that trims down and adjusts what was previously proposed in the For the People Act, which was passed by the House in March. This post provides a detailed summary of what’s in the proposed bill.
“Our action follows AG Cameron’s decisions that discussions of public business by public officials on private devices and accounts are not subject to the Open Records Act because they are not ‘possessed’ by the public agencies the officials serve,” said coalition Director Scott Horn.
A comprehensive business survey conducted by Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions found that 93% of the 1,143 U.S. employers surveyed in August currently require or encourage employee vaccinations.
