ELLIOT COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT)- Kentucky Republicans jumped on Governor Andy Beshear’s decision to speak at a statewide LGBTQ rally last week, according to a report from the Lexington Herald-Leader. In a video shared to the Rowan County Republicans Facebook page by Representative-elect Richard White, State Senator Phillip Wheeler (R-Pikeville) was shown telling White’s supporters that…… more »
WASHINGTON (BP) — The U.S. Senate failed again Tuesday to approve protections for unborn babies late in their mothers’ pregnancies and newborns who survive abortions. Supporters of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act fell short in afternoon attempts to bring the proposals to the Senate floor. They needed…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky House passed five bills Monday, dealing with such topics as elections, battlefield preservation and the rights of sexual assault victims. House Bill 388, sponsored by Rep. Kevin Bratcher, R-Louisville, deals with elections. It would change when county board of election members are chosen so that their first election would…… more »
Bernie Sanders’ nomination could drag down vulnerable House Democrats trying to hold onto their competitive districts, according to a new poll conducted for Mike Bloomberg’s campaign that is circulating among members — providing fresh data for moderates warning about a wipeout if Sanders emerges to lead their ticket against President Donald Trump. The poll of…… more »
Photo: @joesonka FRANKFORT — Gov. Andy Beshear spoke at an LGBTQ-rights rally in the Capitol on Wednesday, advocating for a statewide fairness law and a bill banning “conversion therapy.” “Kentucky cannot reach its full potential if all of our people don’t feel supported to be themselves,” Beshear said. “Discrimination against our LGBTQ brothers and sisters…… more »
Michelle Obama is taking us back to our prom days. In her latest social media post, the former first lady shared a throwback photo of herself on her 1980’s prom night. “Throwing it back to my 1982 prom night and this pink satin, polka-dotted dress,” she wrote on Instagram, accompanied by a picture of her…… more »
Presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to belittle both farmers and factory workers in 2016 comments made at a university forum, continuing a trend of old remarks resurfacing to plague the billionaire’s bid for the Democratic nomination. Joining the Distinguished Speakers Series at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School,…… more »
FRANKFORT — A bill to limit the state’s partner in the KentuckyWired project from competing with private broadband providers in already-served areas advanced through a House committee Thursday with an 11-4 vote. The 3,000 miles of fiber-optic cables making up the KentuckyWired project were designed to provide internet service to government sites across the state,…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A key Kentucky lawmaker said Friday that former Gov. Matt Bevin’s four last appointments to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees were out of compliance with state law. Senate President Robert Stivers, a Republican from Manchester, tells the Lexington Herald Leader that the Senate will be unable to confirm Republicans Bevin…… more »
FRANKFORT, Ky. — “I would recommend this to anybody,” says Karen Wotier, one of the first users of KentuckyWired – the state-owned, high-speed fiber optic cable network going into government offices in all 120 Kentucky counties. Wotier is the building manager for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) branch location in Owenton. It…… more »
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