by Staff | Jun 1, 2026 | Blog
Is exposing college students to raunchy and vulgar performances part of higher education? Some at Eastern Kentucky University apparently think so. According to the Lexington Herald Leader, EKU officials agreed to pay controversial rapper Ice Spice $275,000 for an...
by Staff | May 29, 2026 | Blog
Parents in California lost custody of their daughter after opposing a child’s gender transition. Alexandra Lyashchenko and her husband, both Ukrainian immigrants, lost custody of their 15-year-old daughter in 2024 after they opposed her desire for gender transition....
by Staff | May 28, 2026 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court was asked to stop tele-health abortions and drugs to continue while litigation proceeds. Some believe it may reflect a strategic procedural choice rather than a final ruling on the issue. Still, the broader trend regarding abortion is clear: the...
by Staff | May 27, 2026 | Blog
The 2026 primary election is in the books, and, to the surprise of the Secretary of State, voter turnout was five percentage points higher than projected. 25% of eligible voters turned out to vote in the midterms. Biggest news in Kentucky is that Congressman Thomas...
by Staff | May 26, 2026 | Blog
Last week’s primary election cycle highlighted Pres. Trump’s sway over Republican candidates and the outcome of some elections. Nowhere was this clearer than in Trump’s effort to oust Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie from office. Trump recruited...
by Staff | May 25, 2026 | Blog
Today we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. Memorial Day began just after the Civil War ended, and our nation began the healing process from the bloodiest war in history that left some 600,000 dead. We also remember the soldiers who...
by Staff | May 22, 2026 | Blog
Nearly 43 million Americans are bogged down in student loan debt, which altogether comes to about $1.8 trillion. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average federal student loan debt balance stands at $39,547. And that’s a heavy weight for new grads...
by Staff | May 21, 2026 | Blog
Governor Andy Beshear announced he’s launching new pre-K pilot programs through executive action. But it’s drawing criticism from Republican lawmakers who argue the governor is bypassing the legislature. Their concern is over whether a major education...
by Staff | May 20, 2026 | Blog
Calls to “tax the rich” are gaining political momentum again. Frustration over rising costs and a widening income gap is real. But populist slogans often promise more than what good policy can deliver. The reality is that high earners already pay a disproportionate...
by Staff | May 19, 2026 | Blog
Today is primary election day in Kentucky. Voters will go to the polls to vote for candidates running for all kinds of offices on the ballot, ranging from city and county government to the state legislature and all the way up to the open U.S. Senate seat, which is...
by Staff | May 18, 2026 | Blog
Early voting began Thursday, but tomorrow is election day. Every city, county, state House, and Congressional race is on the ballot. Elections are about who is most capable of leading well. Good leadership puts community interests above self-interest. Good leaders...
by Staff | May 15, 2026 | Blog
Kentucky’s last abortion clinic was recently reduced to rubble after nearly forty years in operation. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, located in downtown Louisville, was the site of daily protests and prayer vigils by pro-life activists. But they haven’t taken...
by Staff | May 14, 2026 | Blog
Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Catholic parish in Northern Kentucky to proceed with building a small outdoor shrine. The project was halted out of concerns of how it might change the character of the neighborhood. The...
by Staff | May 13, 2026 | Blog
There’s a lot of fear over what artificial intelligence might do to our society. But here’s some good news: according to a recent report, AI may soon help detect one of the deadliest cancers in the world – pancreatic cancer. Researchers using an AI model...
by Staff | May 12, 2026 | Blog
Jefferson Circuit Judge Brian Edwards struck down part of a Kentucky statute defining human life beginning at fertilization. This was in response to a Jewish woman who sought to overturn Kentucky’s personhood law and argued she feared prosecution for IVF...
by Staff | May 11, 2026 | Blog
President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of Congressman Andy Barr for U.S. Senate has shaken the political field with a little over a week to go until the primary. Apparently, Trump made a deal with top U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris to drop out of the race in...
by Staff | May 8, 2026 | Blog
California is considering something called a “billionaire’s tax.” It’s a ballot initiative that would impose a one-time tax of 5% on the net worth of individuals with assets over $1 billion. It’s projected to impact up to 250 people and...
by Staff | May 7, 2026 | Blog
A recent report from the Kentucky Center for Statistics revealed that our state workforce declined for the second month in a row. Over 11,000 people who are able bodied have left the workforce in the first two months of 2026. Even though the 4.2 percent unemployment...
by Staff | May 6, 2026 | Blog
Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball recently testified before Congress. She told the House Oversight Committee that our state executive branch is a “target-rich environment” for waste, fraud, and abuse. In just two years Ball and her staff uncovered over...
by Staff | May 5, 2026 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down race based voting districts. In its 6-3 decision, the Court declared Louisiana’s creation of a second majority-Black Congressional district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The rationale is that political voting districts...
