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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear blasts Trump-Vance presidential ticket to Iowa crowd
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear drew standing ovations from the crowd Saturday at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration event. Beshear said the upcoming election would be vital to protecting Americans’ rights and keeping former President Donald Trump out of office. “Women’s rights are on the line, our economic recovery is on the […]
Beshear’s PAC has raised $493,000, but given little so far to help other candidates
FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear’s political action committee raised $493,000 in its first six months, but so far it has made few contributions to fulfill its purpose of helping “good people” win closely-contested elections across the country. Through June 30 the Beshear PAC, named In This Together, has donated only $24,800 to candidates it has […]
No need to further victimize children through legislative ineptitude or gubernatorial stubbornness
Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s access to iTWIST, a database maintained by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that “track[s] the state’s efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens” and that was available to the ombudsman attached […]
U.S. home prices hit a record high as sales fell. Here’s how housing experts explain the trend
U.S. median home prices hit a record high for the second month in a row as sales continued to fall, according to a report released this week, as potential buyers continue to lie in wait for lower mortgage rates. Existing home sales fell 5.4% in June and median home sales reached its highest level on […]
Citizens United, GOP state parties file FEC complaint over Biden-Harris campaign funds
WASHINGTON — A conservative group and a group of Republican state parties Thursday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of improperly assuming control of Biden campaign funds after he withdrew from the race. The complaint is asking the FEC’s six-person commission — split evenly between Democrats and Republicans […]
Beshear dodges questions about whether Harris is vetting him as possible running mate
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear during a Thursday press conference dodged questions about reports he’s being vetted to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate in this fall’s presidential election, instead pointing to areas where he believed Harris and he have common ground. Various national media outlets have reported that the second-term Democratic governor […]
Six U.S. House Dems join GOP in condemning Harris, Biden administration over border policy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Thursday passed a Republican-led resolution condemning the president and Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, for the administration’s immigration policies. Republicans announced they would move forward with the resolution hours after President Joe Biden suspended his reelection campaign and threw his support to Harris to become the […]
Tennessee Valley Authority faces a push to get greener and more transparent
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. — When he heard about the sale, Kerry McCarver was perplexed. In 2020, the mayor of rural Cheatham County discovered that the Tennessee Valley Authority bought about 280 acres of rolling farmland “in the middle of nowhere” in his county, which lies just west of Nashville and is home to about 42,000 […]
Anti-abortion researchers back riskier procedures when pregnancy termination is needed, experts say
The day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the medical board that certifies OB-GYNs in America released a statement calling legal pregnancy termination and knowledge of abortion procedures “essential to reproductive health care.” But a small number of influential anti-abortion doctors have spent the last two years trying to change the […]
Biden approves major disaster declaration for May tornado, severe weather outbreaks
President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster declaration for Kentucky counties hit by a deadly tornado outbreak and other severe weather in May, opening up applications for individual Kentuckians to apply for federal aid. A release Wednesday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says that federal funding, including money for temporary housing and […]
Andy Beshear sees a path: running through J.D. Vance
Gov. Andy Beshear obviously wants to be in the White House – first as vice president. He went from coy to clear as soon as President Biden deferred to Vice President Kamala Harris and she started looking for a running mate. Until he endorsed Harris, Beshear said he would consider being on the ticket if […]
Fired University of Louisville professor claiming free-speech violation argues for jury trial
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether a case involving former University of Louisville professor Dr. Allan M. Josephson’s comments about how to treat gender dysphoria should go to a jury trial. Judges heard oral arguments Tuesday morning, the latest in a roughly five-year legal battle to reinstate Josephson as chief of […]
Kim Davis’ legal counsel moves to make her appeal a springboard for overturning marriage rights
A conservative legal group has filed a brief on behalf of a former Kentucky county clerk that it says could lead to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the right of same-sex couples to marry. Kim Davis, then the Rowan County clerk, made national headlines in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to several same-sex […]
Whooping cough outbreak ‘a stark reminder’ of decline in vaccinations among Kentucky kids
Kentucky’s outbreak of whooping cough comes amid a decline in childhood vaccinations, which a health insurance industry group is looking to combat by funding a messaging campaign to address vaccine hesitancy and increase immunization rates. “This outbreak is a stark reminder of what can happen when immunization rates fall,” Tom Stevens, the president of the […]
‘She’s ready to lead:’ Kentucky Democrats quickly line up behind Kamala Harris
In the hours after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign, Brian Clardy, historian and Kentucky delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, worried that a divisive fight for the nomination could spell electoral disaster for Democrats in November. “Democrats cannot afford to go into this thing split. They just cannot afford to do it. […] The post ‘She’s ready to lead:’ Kentucky Democrats quickly line up behind Kamala Harris appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Political rhetoric about third trimester abortion is misleading, experts say
It’s an oft-repeated talking point of anti-abortion rights groups and Republican politicians, before and after the June 2022 Dobbs decision — that those who are supportive of abortion rights also must be in favor of abortions that happen during the last weeks of pregnancy, or even “after birth.” Former President Donald Trump brought it up […] The post Political rhetoric about third trimester abortion is misleading, experts say appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Secret Service director faces mounting calls to resign over Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON — Congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle berated U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday over the agency’s failures to prevent the attempted assassination against former President Donald J. Trump, urging her to resign amid dissatisfaction with her testimony. Nine days since a 20-year-old shooter killed one rallygoer and injured two […] The post Secret Service director faces mounting calls to resign over Trump assassination attempt appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
Coleman will not attend Fancy Farm, conflicts with event supporting cancer survivors
Democratic Lt. Gov. Jaqueline Coleman will not be attending the Fancy Farm Picnic because she will be attending an event to support cancer survivors — a cause she says is personal to her because of a recent medical diagnosis. The Graves County church picnic has become a Kentucky politics highlight over its decades-long history. Gov. […]
Jacqueline Coleman says she’s ‘ready’ to become governor should Beshear get vice president nod
LOUISVILLE — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman told reporters Monday that her job is to be ready to lead Kentucky should Gov. Andy Beshear ascend to a higher office. Beshear is being floated as a possible running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now seeking the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden ended […]
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