What a difference an Election Day makes
Kentucky Republicans should look past abortion and consider legislative reform
Analysis
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Kentucky’s gubernatorial race breaks records, exceeds $44 million
And when you add in the money from outside groups, enough money was spent to cover the state budget for years.
Health issues on the table for upcoming KYGA
Legislators expect to address youth vaping, maternal mortality, insurance issues and maybe abortion in upcoming session
Abortion rights victories show this issue is unlikely to fade in 2024 elections
Here are three takeaways from last week’s election results.
Rural voters shift toward Beshear in governor’s race
Incumbent Andy Beshear won reelection and gained ground with rural voters in a state that went for Donald Trump by 25 points in 2020.
Andy Beshear’s success is not a fluke
But that doesn’t mean other Democrats will replicate it
WHY Polling is Dead, Dead, Dead.
Excellent explanation why political polling (or any polling, for that matter) is no longer viable or reliable – if it ever was.
Ticket-splitters propel Beshear to resounding victory
In a race that was decided early in the evening, Andy Beshear won a second term.
A note about that poll showing the race tied
Are you freaking out over the latest Emerson poll? Take a breath, and let’s dig into it.
Among all the candidates, which will get the most votes?
Al Cross looks at where things stand in next week’s election, including which candidate might capture the “most votes of all the candidates” prize.
The race America should be watching
According to one analyst, the KY governor’s race could be “a harbinger of America’s future.”
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.
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?
