Monthly Archives: June 2020

The Black Lives Matter Protests Have Taught Us More About The Coronavirus

The Black Lives Matter Protests Have Taught Us More About The Coronavirus

More than three weeks after hundreds of thousands of Americans started taking to the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, anticipated surges in COVID-19 cases have not shown up in the cities with the biggest protests. Some commentators are already speculating that the lack of protest-related spikes in…more »

Some KY ballots were processed with the wrong date. Post office says they fixed it.

Some KY ballots were processed with the wrong date. Post office says they fixed it.

Several thousand ballots mailed on Election Day were processed with the wrong postmark date, but the issue was quickly resolved, according to a letter postal officials sent to some county clerks in Kentucky. Postal workers were still processing ballots at a Louisville facility on Election Day when the clock switched over to midnight, automatically changing…more »

Federal judge rules in favor of protesters who sued Gov. Andy Beshear

Federal judge rules in favor of protesters who sued Gov. Andy Beshear

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of four people who were involved in a protest during one of Gov. Andy Beshear’s news conferences in April. The individuals sued the governor after barricades were put up around the Capitol building while they were protesting. The lawsuit states that Kentucky State Police (KSP) also “restricted…more »

State offers guidance for reopening schools amid pandemic

State offers guidance for reopening schools amid pandemic

Temperature checks before school, physical distancing in classrooms, contact tracing to limit outbreaks and a general requirement that students wear masks – all will be expectations for schools hoping to reopen in the fall during the coronavirus crisis. On Wednesday, the Kentucky Department for Public Health released its highly anticipated Healthy at School guidance document.…more »

Steve Beshear admits in book he defended same-sex marriage ban to protect son

Steve Beshear admits in book he defended same-sex marriage ban to protect son

When Gov. Steve Beshear surprisingly moved six years ago to appeal a federal judge’s order striking down Kentucky’s same-sex marriage ban, he insisted, “My decision was not a political decision.” And Kentucky’s 61st governor said his son Andy Beshear’s pending candidacy for the Democratic nomination for attorney general was “absolutely not” a factor. But in…more »

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