Medical Marijuana Vote in Over 100 KY Counties and Cities

by | Sep 19, 2024 | Blog

Voters in over 100 Kentucky counties and cities will decide in November whether they want to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in their communities. Who knew there was this much interest in growing and selling cannabis across the commonwealth? Kentucky will only...

Louisvillian Sentenced for Role in J-6 Riot

by | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog

Daniel Wilson of Louisville was sentenced to 5 years in prison for participating in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Wilson was one of over 1,000 people who’ve been charged with breaking into the Capitol building that day and trying to disrupt the electoral...

Professors Complain About Political Interference

by | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog

A recent survey of professors in the American South found that 70% are concerned with the politicization of higher ed, especially protections for academic freedom and tenure. Legislators in conservative states like Kentucky have taken action to fight divisive...

Biden Administration Pressured to Censor Social Media

by | Sep 16, 2024 | Blog

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted in a letter to Congress that officials from the Biden Administration pressured Facebook to censor content about COVID. He also admitted that Facebook should not have censored content about Hunter Biden before the 2020...

Is Kamala Harris Giveaway to First-time Homebuyers Good Policy?

by | Sep 13, 2024 | Blog

Kamala Harris announced that she wants to oversee the building of three million new homes during her first term if she is elected President. She’s also proposing that the federal government distribute up to $25,000 to first time home buyers. She’s doing this because...

Kentucky’s Amendment 2 Receives National Attention

by | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog

Kentucky’s Amendment 2 would empower parents and give families more options for the best education fit for their children. Now, the vote is getting attention from a prominent national newspaper. The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board is encouraging Kentuckians to...

Baby Box Info Coming to Kentucky High Schools

by | Sep 10, 2024 | Blog

Kentucky Right to Life announced that it will sponsor posters in high schools across the state that list the baby box hotline number. This is in response to House Bill 272. The bill passed unanimously earlier this year and it requires that the number be displayed in...

Would Amendment 2 Send Tax Dollars to Church Schools?

by | Sep 9, 2024 | Blog

School choice critic John Schaaf recently wrote a column criticizing the Amendment 2 initiative, which empowers parents with more education options for their children. He implied that the amendment would unjustly give vouchers for religious schools. However, Amendment...

Democrats Support Choice About Motherhood, Not Schools

by | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, addressed the Democratic National Convention. In her speech, she accused Republicans of “gutting funding for public schools.” This was a veiled reference to school choice efforts like Kentucky’s...