A major open-records decision: the Court got it right
The Kentucky Open Government Coalition won a major court case in the ongoing fight for government transparency. Amye Bensenhaver explains.
Analysis
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Fact check: Evidence supports Democrats’ case that Joe Biden made a personal loan to his brother
Once again, James Comer has been caught promoting a nothing-burger.
New speaker has worn his evangelical beliefs on his sleeve, but tries to assure moderates that they are part of his team
The new speaker is definitely not moderate – but can moderates push him toward the center?
‘Speaker Mike Johnson does not stand with workers’
Johnson says he wants to get back to the business of legislating. But for whom is he legislating? It’s not for working people – that’s for sure.
On the MAGA madness in Congress and the country
The House Republicans have chosen a far-right Christian nationalist Trump supporter with a good smile and pleasant personality. What does this tell us?
Who is Mike Johnson? New U.S. House speaker belongs to GOP’s religious conservative wing
Get to know the newly-elected Speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson.
Kelly and Joe Craft give the max to Trump’s rivals in GOP field for president
Former president did not endorse his U.N. ambassador in her run for Kentucky governor
Beshear defends pandemic work as Cameron cites learning loss, makes false claim about founder of Planned Parenthood
Lots of back and forth, with Cameron repeatedly saying Beshear was lying.
Many rural counties are poorly equipped to deal with rising gun homicides – especially those in the South
Some rural counties have higher homicide rates per citizen than many urban areas.
What will Americans do when birth control is illegal?
Are Republicans warming up the jail cells they want to put American women into who have the temerity to continue using birth control after the GOP’s bans take effect?
Advocates: Proposed KY law criminalizing homeless camping ‘will make our work harder’
A Louisville Republican is proposing a law making homelessness a jail-able offense.
Daily Beast follows the money: Daniel Cameron’s $42 million bet on psychedelic drug ibogaine
The Lexington Times looks at the Daily Beast investigation of Cameron allocating money for ibogaine treatment.
The UAW strikes are working, and now Kentuckians are joining in
Jason Bailey of KY Policy explains why the UAW strike goes beyond just the auto industry.
Study finds that state-mandated civics test policy does not improve youth voter turnout
Getting more youth to vote is an admirable goal. Testing them about civics, though, doesn’t seem to help.
Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians’ First Amendment rights ahead of others’ dignity and rights to equal protection
The so-called “Christian Right” is using the courts to limit the freedoms of groups of Americans they disapprove of. Ultimately, this will actually limit our freedoms.
Why the UAW union’s tough bargaining strategy is working
The UAW is doing what unions are supposed to do: get companies to share the wealth with the people who actually produce it. And it’s working.
