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Mitch blew it
After all he has done to destroy the Senate and our democracy, Senator Mitch McConnell had one last chance to do the right thing. And today, he blew it. Transcript (for paying members) Hi there, let's talk about Mitch McConnell's last chance and how he blew it. ::. Mitch McConnell...
Hitler, Trump, and their friends in judicial robes
A century ago this month, Adolf Hitler was on trial for treason for trying to overthrow the Bavarian government. The failed coup went down in history as the Beer Hall Putsch because Hitler hatched the plot in a beer hall in Munich, Bavaria’s capital. Hitler was convicted on April...
Kentucky House approves ‘Momnibus’ maternal health bill
A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing Kentucky’s high maternal mortality rate is one step closer to becoming law. Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser (R-Taylor Mill) and Rep. Nancy Tate (R-Brandenburg) are the primary cosponsors of House Bill 10. The Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously passed the legislation on Tuesday. Also...
A Trump/Stormy Daniels legal brief reads like a disturbing work of literature
Deep and profound writing that reveals larger truths about ourselves doesn’t always come as a novel or a poem. Last month an insightful essay on the state of American society came in the innovative literary form of a legal brief. On February 22 the New York District Attorney’s office...
Welcome to Gilead
The Handmaid’s Tale when it was first released in paperback in the 1980s. This fictional memoir from the future posits a post-apocalyptic America transformed into a Christo-fascist state rechristened the Republic of Gilead. As with our Christian Nationalists, the portions of the Bible that Gilead’s leaders highlight aren’t those of compassion, helping the destitute and oppressed, or inclusion; instead, it’s all about policing women’s fertility, public executions, concentration camps, and warring with the heathen.
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Bill expanding access to ID, driver’s license services advances
Some Kentuckians may soon have a way to get a state-issued ID or driver’s license closer to home. The House Transportation Committee approved House Bill 434 on Tuesday. Primary sponsor Rep. Kevin Jackson (R-Bowling Green) said the legislation allows a third party to partner with the Transportation Cabinet to issue and renew driver’s licenses and personal ID cards.
Explainer: election bill HB 595
HB 595 is a long and multi-faceted bill dealing with elections. Here is a ForwardKY Explainer with a list of its major provisions. Note especially numbers 12, 14, 16, and 17. Says that hearings of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance (KREF) must follow all the rules for administrative hearings, as outlined in KRS 13B.
Candidate interview: Adam Moore
An interview with Democrat Adam Moore, running for the Kentucky House in District 45. Definitely a flippable seat, so why not put some money in the coffers? Here’s his website with a Donate button: https://www.kydeservesmoore.com. Watch the video here or on YouTube, or listen to the podcast here or...
Use your lunch break to save your lunch break
House Bill 500 would strip workers of their right to lunch and rest breaks, and jeopardize pay for travel between job sites. Kentuckians across the commonwealth are planning to use their lunch break TODAY to tell lawmakers to vote NO on HB 500. Join the day of action by calling...
Beshear vetoes bill that would make it harder for families to access affordable housing
Today, Gov. Andy Beshear was joined by Louisville Councilman Phillip Baker, who represents Metro Council District 6, as he vetoed House Bill 18, which would make it harder for many Kentuckians – including those with disabilities, senior citizens, low-income families and homeless veterans – to access affordable housing.
Action Alert: LGBTQ Rights
The Kentucky Senate is planning to vote on Anti-Drag Senate Bill 147 Tuesday. Act now to oppose it by clicking this link and by calling 1-800-372-7181. Tell your State Senator and Senate Leadership to VOTE NO on Senate Bill 147!. While you’re on the phone, ask to leave an additional...
Medical marijuana eligibility would expand in Kentucky under a new GOP bill
State Sen. Stephen West of Paris filed Senate Bill 337 last week to increase the eligible conditions from six to 21, closely resembling the recommendations of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and two committees who studied the issue. West said he has worked on the bill since the 2023 session in...
From U.S. senate vacancies to paid parental leave: Five bills to watch this week
A Kentucky bill that would eliminate the governor’s authority to fill U.S. senate vacancies – filed one week before U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced his impending retirement from Republican leadership – is one of five to watch in Frankfort this week. Other bills expected to come to...
Appeals court sides with GOP constitutional officers on ethics commission power
Republican constitutional officers celebrated a ruling from the Kentucky Court of Appeals that upheld a law allowing them to each appoint a member of the Executive Branch Ethics Commission. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, whose office has said it will ask the Kentucky Supreme Court to hear the case, filed a...
Who wants the U.S. Supreme Court to limit abortion pill access? Here’s the list.
Anti-abortion groups, attorneys general from 25 states and more than 140 members of Congress have signed on to dozens of briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court during the past two weeks, encouraging the justices to revert use and prescribing of the medication abortion pill mifepristone to what was in place prior to 2016.
McConnell gives way to Trump, but will he still endorse him?
When Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday that he would not run again for Senate Republican leader, he tacitly acknowledged that he doesn’t fit well in a party headed by Donald Trump – whose presidency he aided and whose candidacy he has pledged to endorse. “Believe me, I know the...
A Catholic priest’s list of legislation – from 1909
Berry Craig recently did a story about reviving the Social Gospel in Frankfort, specifically in our legislature. In that story was a list of reforms laid out by a Catholic priest over a century ago. As we fight, once again, against the robber barons of our time, the list still seems timely and needed.
Let’s bring the gospel back to Frankfort – the Social Gospel
You can’t make this stuff up. Republican lawmakers in the mega-majority GOP General Assembly are pushing a pair of bills that hearken to the days of the Robber Barons. HB 500 would yank away workers’ rights to meal and rest breaks on the job and trim their pay, to boot. HB 255 would weaken state child labor law. Both measures are sponsored by Rep. Phillip Pratt (R-Georgetown).
Labor report card is out. How did our electeds do?
“Elections have consequences,” former Kentucky State AFL-CIO President Bill Londrigan is ever-reminding Kentucky union members from Jordan to Jenkins. On Thursday, the national AFL-CIO provided proof that Londrigan is right. The country’s largest labor organization unveiled its 2023 Legislative Scorecard. “This voting record lets you know where your...
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