Beshear lets ‘teens tried as adults’ bill become law
As his 10-day veto period came to a close, Kentucky’s Democratic governor allowed a bill to become law that automatically tries 15-year-olds charged with gun felonies as adults.
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EPA finalizes the nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water
Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive ones.
Governor Beshear – Please read this
HB 509 is STILL a threat to transparency. Gov. Beshear, don’t defend it – VETO it.
Christian pastor: In a Christian nationalist America women should lose the right to vote
“One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them” ― Aldous Huxley
Outside billionaires are pushing charter schools for KY – will we let them win?
They got their constitutional amendment on the ballot, so they won the first round. Will we let them win in November?
Reentry program for people incarcerated offers a model for others
General recidivism rates are over 50%; this program’s rate is 24%. In other words, it works.
Mitch McConnell’s legacy: promoting himself, not Kentucky
Some have labeled McConnell a “leader.” A true leader has qualities that obviously don’t reside with the Senator. In fact, he could be more accurately described as “a wind sock,” someone who moves with whichever way the wind is blowing when those gusts work to his own advantage.
KY General Assembly continues to chip away at public’s right to know. What are they hiding?
This year’s multiple attacks on government transparency continues a disturbing trend.
Kentucky state budget bill clears legislature, heads to Beshear
The final budget bill outlines $30 billion of state government spending over the next two years, with Republicans lauding it as a historic investment in Kentucky education and Democrats criticizing it as falling too short.
KY plastics plant ranks in nation’s top ten emitters of chlorine
The plant was also the subject of an in-depth story by Pro Publica, as noted below this article.
KY Senate passes measure to take Horse Racing Commission out of governor's office, create independent body
Another mule bill turns into a real bill – about horses and horse racing.
Black student's statement on anti-DEI legislation misrepresented to Kentucky lawmakers, she says
A Black University of Louisville student says a Frankfort lobbyist acting in a personal capacity misrepresented a statement from her under oath to support anti-DEI legislation.
The GOP has handed Dems the keys to the majority ... if the Dems take them
Beau of the Fifth Column lays it all out.
Investigation: Murray State University
The conclusion of a three-part series covering the conflict and lawsuit between WPSD and Murray State.
Civics Education Bill — something good from the KY Legislature?
Despite the plethora of outlandish, unnecessary, and generally stupid bills that emanate from the current Kentucky Legislature, it can, apparently, get something right.
Jamie Comer, alias Comer Pyle, has proved to be abject failure; no facts on his side
“The only information ever pushed on the Bidens and Ukraine has come from one source and one source only: Russia and Russian agents.”
