Massie’s ‘yes’ vote key to passing of debt limit bill
Massie provided the necessary final vote to get the bill out of committee and onto the House floor.
News
Articles presenting objective information about events. If an article contains both details of the event and commentary about the event, it will be labeled with both tags.
Republican poll shows Beshear and Cameron tied in race for governor
A new poll from Republican firm Cygnal shows Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in a dead heat in the race for governor, five months out from the General Election.
News & Notes for Friday
Snippets and links to news stories and headlines from across Kentucky and national politics.
Emma Curtis announces historic bid for 93rd district House seat
Curtis is running to fill the seat of Lamin Swann, who died recently. If elected, she would be the first openly transgender state legislator in Kentucky history.
House passes debt/budget bill, sends it to Senate
All six Kentucky members of the House voted for the bill.
Dozens of GoFundMe users seek funds to flee states passing transphobic laws
Many trans individuals and their families see little recourse but to leave their states in response to anti-trans laws.
Top 20 lobbying orgs for first four months of 2023
Over $11 million spent on lobbying 138 legislators in just a few months.
Kentucky’s largest utility tests new law creating barrier to retire fossil fuel plants
GOP lawmakers passed SB 4 earlier this year
Progressives try to persuade Biden to use the 14th Amendment to resolve debt crisis
Kentucky’s U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, is among members of Congress urging President Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment in order to keep paying the country’s bills.
Headlines and snippets for Tuesday
The run-down for May 22, 2023 – with a focus on the start of the fall election.
Texas: Churches donated to candidates with conservative agendas
The town rejected their picks, and now the donations are under investigation.
Yes, there were other races on the ballot – here’s the results
These people campaigned as well, so let’s talk about their races.
Lexington State Representative Lamin Swann passes away at 45 following medical emergency
Swann became a state rep in 2022 via a special election.
Group restarts Democratic exec committee in Carlisle County
The group got kudos from across the state and beyond.
Virginia Moore, Beshear’s sign language interpreter, dies
Virginia Moore, the sign language interpreter that grew popular during Gov. Andy Beshear’s COVID-19 pandemic updates, has died.
