As expected, the governor vetoed the “let’s be like Kansas” bill. Not expected was the tack of tossing the new taxes back into the face of the legislators.
As we and others have called out since this bill was introduced, shifting the state to an all-sales-tax approach to funding state government is one of the dangerous bills ever to come out of Frankfort. The “Kansas Experiment” is a warning, not a playbook.
Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and other avatars of American conservatism wouldn’t recognize it under Trump.
PAC’s political strategist says the plan all along has been to spend most of the money in the fall, right before the election.
Nema and Aaron dig in on the big news of the day: Kentucky finding itself smack-dab in the biggest political story of the ... decade? Then bring in Kentucky Democratic Party chair, Colmon Elridge, to discuss whether Andy’s being vetted for Veep yet.
Kentucky Hall of Fame journalist retires from UK, leaving a legacy of good journalism for rural folks and beyond
