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Daily Beast follows the money: Daniel Cameron’s $42 million bet on psychedelic drug ibogaine
In a meticulously researched piece published Monday, Roger Sollenberger of The Daily Beast delves into the perplexing decision by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to allocate $42 million for research into the psychedelic drug ibogaine as a treatment for opioid addiction. The article, titled “The Big Money Behind Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron’s Bizarre Psychedelic Drug Crusade,” raises critical questions about the motivations and interests that may be influencing this controversial move.
Friday News and Notes
VP Harris, Sen. McConnell tout success after KY army depot destroys chemical weapons. Following years of work from the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, several high-profile state and federal officials celebrated the complete destruction of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile Wednesday. Both Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Gov. Andy Beshear (D) were in attendance for the event and gave speeches, expressing their gratitude for the work done at the plant.
Cameron and Beshear each say the other will divide Kentuckians
In their first debate this election cycle, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron accused the other of dividing Kentuckians. While Beshear and Cameron have attended some events together, the Paducah debate held Thursday marked the first time the candidates for governor shared a stage and were asked questions at the same time. The room held an audience of more than 600 people.
The UAW strikes are working, and now Kentuckians are joining in
The United Auto Workers’ (UAW) Stand Up strikes came to Louisville last night when the 8,700 workers at the massive Ford Kentucky Truck Plant held a surprise walk out. They join the 25,300 employees now on strike at other Big Three facilities across the country. And the movement they’re...
At Ford’s most lucrative plant, strikers say they don’t see their share of the profits
Tim Heil never expected Ford’s most profitable plant to go on strike, yet on Thursday morning he and dozens of others were on the picket line in front of the sprawling Kentucky Truck Plant. The walkout of about 8,700 workers in Kentucky came as a surprise Wednesday night after...
Study finds that state-mandated civics test policy does not improve youth voter turnout
The United States has the largest age gap in voter turnout among advanced democracies. Youth voter turnout remained low, at 48 percent, in 2020. Scholars, educators, and policymakers often recommend civic education as a solution to low youth voter turnout. However, new research finds that a commonly used state-mandated civics...
Kim Reeder for Auditor
Kim Reeder is the Democratic candidate for Auditor of Public Accounts and she spoke to us about why she is running, her incredible story, and her background (which may make her the most qualified person to ever run for the office). Before the interview, Allison Wiseman and Robert spoke about the recent Kentucky Family Foundation policy conference and the different anti-trans mailers making their way to mailboxes across the state.
Keeping clenched on the poller coaster w/Sierra Enlow
Aaron, Chris and a late-arriving Kimberly cover Kentucky’s political news of the week, including a surprising new poll, some upcoming debate opportunities as well as KY GOP’s judicial setback on Jefferson County schools, and a distressing source of their horrible rhetoric and political agenda came to Lexington. Then, we’re excited to share our check-in with Sierra Enlow, Progress Kentucky’s preferred candidate for Ag Commissioner!
Voting straight D is the only sensible choice this election
Even though I am a committed progressive — and in today’s political climate, that means also being a committed Democrat — I am willing to admit that occasionally the Republican in the race is the better choice. But not this year. In fact, the disparity between the...
Legislature’s curbs on Louisville school board unconstitutional, appeals court rules
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has rejected a 2022 state law aimed at curbing powers of the Jefferson County school board because it singles out the school district for special treatment, which the judges said violates Kentucky’s Constitution. The decision could hamper efforts by Republicans who control the General...
Kentucky SOS candidates Wheatley, Adams trade heavy blows in KET forum
The two candidates in the Nov. 7 general election for Kentucky’s Secretary of State attacked each other’s integrity Monday night in a joint appearance on Kentucky Educational Television. Their sources of discontent ranged from a drunken driving incident by Democrat Charles “Buddy” Wheatley of Covington and a news...
Prevention is conspicuously absent from Louisville Republicans’ ‘Safer Kentucky’ plan
After watching the Sept. 26 news conference held by Louisville House Republicans to introduce their proposed 18-point Safer Kentucky Act, I pulled out my scribbled, contemporaneous notes from a Sept. 19 meeting of the legislature’s Task Force on School and Campus Safety. An hour into that meeting, I wrote:...
Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians’ First Amendment rights ahead of others’ dignity and rights to equal protection
When the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis in 2023 that a businessperson could not be compelled to create art that violates their religious beliefs — specifically, a wedding website for a same-sex ceremony — supporters of the decision celebrated it as a victory for freedom of religion and expression.
Poll shows Beshear with 16-point lead over Cameron in Ky. governor’s race
A new poll shows Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear with a double-digit lead over Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron in Kentucky’s race for governor. The survey was conducted a little more than a month before Election Day. Of the 450 Kentucky voters surveyed Oct. 1-3, 49% said they would vote...
Why the UAW union’s tough bargaining strategy is working
The United Auto Workers union isn’t backing down as it bargains for more compensation and better benefits in its new contracts with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. Under the deft leadership of its president, Shawn Fain, and other officials elected in March 2023, the union has thrown the three companies off balance with a strike that began on Sept. 15 – the minute its prior contracts expired.
Can you name all 5 protections in the 1st Amendment?
Americans’ understanding of the First Amendment is not getting better with time. In 2006, the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum commissioned a poll, which revealed that many Americans knew more about the Simpsons than the First Amendment, reports the National Constitution Center. “The phone survey found that only 28% of...
Putin’s war on Ukraine bears alarming historical parallels
Current events are eerily – and ominously – imitating those that have gone before. And those who have the power to control or alter these events appear to be woefully ignorant of what has previously transpired. What went before. In March 1938, Austria became a part of Germany...
Candidates try to have it both ways on abortion
Two months ago, I began gathering string to write about abortion and Attorney General Daniel Cameron, after he seemed to have a problem dealing with the issue. Now he’s having bigger problems. The day before the annual Fancy Farm Picnic, the Republican nominee for governor spoke to about 25...
Planned Parenthood endorses Kim Reeder for Auditor
Planned Parenthood Action Kentucky (PPAK) is proud to endorse Kim Reeder for Kentucky State Auditor. Reeder is a lifelong Kentuckian and a fierce advocate for reproductive health and freedom. In 2021, in an unprecedented attempt to expand the Auditor’s authority, the Republican-led Kentucky General Assembly introduced legislation granting the Kentucky...
Daniel Cameron, you're no Ed Morrow
Daniel Cameron ought to open a Kentucky history book and read about Ed Morrow, the GOP candidate for governor in 1915. Kentucky’s attorney general, Cameron seldom misses a chance to demonize Gov. Andy Beshear, the Democrat whose job he wants. “Howdy Ed” Morrow refused to demagogue against his opponent,...
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