Kentucky voters delivered two mild surprises in Tuesday’s primaries for governor: Rocky Adkins ran a strong second to Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear, and Robert Goforth ran a comparable second to Republican incumbent Matt Bevin. What does that mean for the fall? The performance of Adkins, the state House minority leader, has several threads that…… more »
WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — In a story May 24 about property damage at a Noah’s Ark attraction in Kentucky, The Associated Press reported erroneously that flooding caused the damage. The damage was caused by heavy rains over a period of two years. A corrected version of the story is below: In the Bible, the ark…… more »
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Warren County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested Bowling Green City Commissioner Brian “Slim” Nash late Thursday night on a charge of alcohol intoxication in a public place. A deputy saw Nash, 49, exit the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, walk to his car and start the engine, according to his arrest citation.…… more »
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has labeled Joe Biden a “fool of low IQ” and an “imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being” after the U.S. presidential hopeful called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a tyrant during a recent speech. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday said the…… more »
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, doesn’t trust Barack Obama to protect Americans against Ebola, defeat the Islamic State, oversee the IRS or revamp the health insurance system. He decries the expansion of federal power Obama has brought about. But Cruz wants to give him another power: deciding that some Americans will no longer be Americans. That’s…… more »
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — Registered voters should be aware of a change at several local precincts on election day, May 21. According to Warren County Clerk Lynette Yates, there is a new electronic polling book system which will be available at half of the polling places in Warren County. These e-polling books are used…… more »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky abortion clinic is asking a federal appeals court to rehear an appeal in the case of a state law that requires doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients prior to abortions. A divided panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that…… more »
Despite a pension crisis, a state budget set to expire in 2020 and a record number of Kentucky residents registered to vote, the Warren County clerk is unsure what to expect in regard to turnout for Tuesday’s primary election. In a word, Warren County Clerk Lynette Yates said she is “perplexed.” “We want it to…… more »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ahead of next week’s primary election, Democrats running for Kentucky governor promised during a debate Wednesday to push for increased state funding for higher education. During the hourlong televised debate — their second one this week — candidates called for expanding election laws to allow Kentuckians more time to vote. They…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Another abysmal voter turnout is being predicted for Kentucky’s primary election Tuesday, according to Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. Only 12.5 percent of the 3,421,796 Kentuckians registered to vote will head to the polls, Grimes said on Thursday. “Based on historical data and current absentee voting patterns, it appears the…… more »
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