Stories and notes from Tuesday’s primary
Less than 12 hours after the polls closed, here are some notable results and some first impressions.
Analysis
Articles that dig into an issue, policy, or story, and present relevant research and insights.
Power plant debate helps push lobby spending to new high for Kentucky legislature
Over $12 million was spent lobbying our legislators in the four months of the session.
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Reproductive rights is definitely going to be an important issue in the fall.
How Republicans and Democrats see various government agencies
One party believes government can actually work; the other doesn’t. That belief shows up in these numbers.
Anti-Trump vote in Kentucky primary could be an indicator of his re-election chances
Next Tuesday’s Republican primary in Kentucky could be a harbinger of November, for Trump and for the country. Al Cross explains.
Broad public support for legal abortion persists 2 years after Dobbs
By more than 2 to 1, Americans say medication abortion should be legal.
Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR
Biden said he would be a union president, and he has (mostly) lived up to that pledge.
Primary 2024: NKY has 10 state legislative races this month; at least one going down to the wire
The nastiest race in the state; incumbents facing challengers; open seats where the winner of the primary wins the genera. All happening in northern Kentucky.
Former far-right hard-liner says pro-voucher billionaires are using school board races to sow distrust in public education
One goal was to drive a wedge between rural residents and their school district in an effort to build support for vouchers.
Which KY rep in DC is the most bipartisan, and which the least?
There’s a national index of how bipartisan each elected is in Congress. Where do our Kentucky reps fall on that scale?
Kentucky voters have some choices to make in legislative contests
Early voting begins Thursday for May 21 primary election. In-person absentee balloting is already under way.
Unopposed, Stivers dips into stuffed war chest to boost Republicans, entertain supporters
Kentucky Senate president amended campaign finance disclosure after Lantern asked about missing details
Republicans double down on school vouchers by taking fight to rural members of their own party
For years, rural Republican state legislators have bucked the party’s support for funneling public funds into private schools through education vouchers. Now Republican leaders are ramping up pressure on these holdouts.
Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal
Kentucky one of four states voting in November on constitutional amendment that even some conservatives say is a voter turnout ploy
More than ever, ‘Union Wages Buy More’
Union members really have only one choice for president this fall – and it isn’t Donald Trump.
Election 2024 races with ONLY a primary
In some races, this month’s primary will determine the overall winner. Here’s the list.
