by Staff | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
Senator Chuck Schumer threatened two Supreme Court Justices at a pro-abortion rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court building last week. Schumer said in a speech “I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you...
by Staff | Mar 9, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Mar 6, 2020 | Blog
An American hero who overcame segregation and long odds to contribute to the U.S. Space program that put the first man on the moon passed away. Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in the movie ‘Hidden Figures,’ calculated the trajectory for...
by Staff | Mar 6, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Mar 5, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog
Is socialism good for the United States? Bernie Sanders, the leading Democratic candidate for president, thinks so. Socialism is the economic system where the government controls production and redistributes the wealth of citizens. Sanders is proposing free...
by Staff | Mar 4, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
A bill considered in the Kentucky legislature makes clear that abortion is not a protected right. But if you’d read Kentucky’s biggest newspaper you get a different story. The Louisville Courier-Journal headline said: Kentucky Constitution would include no...
by Staff | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog
School safety has been a big concern to Kentucky lawmakers. That’s why a bill to require school resource officers (SROs) to carry firearms easily passed. That may not have been a surprise considering Republicans are in charge. However, it surprised some that...
by Staff | Mar 3, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Mar 2, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog
The group that used to be known as the Boy Scouts has filed for bankruptcy. Scouts USA has been mired in a sexual abuse scandal rivaling the Catholic church’s. According to court documents, 12,254 victims were prey to 7,819 suspected abusers over several...
by Staff | Feb 28, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Feb 28, 2020 | Blog
According to the 2019 Nielsen Total Audience Report, half of the average American adults’ day is spent on a screen. Nielsen says that adults spend nearly 11 hours per day on their phones, iPads, computers or televisions watching, listening to, or interacting with...
by Staff | Feb 27, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog
The Kentucky state House passed a bill that would ban the paddling of students. Kentucky is one of 19 states that still allow corporal punishment of students. The House also passed a bill that would require school resource officers to carry a firearm to better protect...
by Staff | Feb 26, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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by Staff | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
College student loan is $1.6 trillion dollars. And this debt is having a ripple effect on the economy. College students with a lot of debt often spend a good chunk of their income just paying back their loan which means most won’t be able to buy a new home. Many...
by Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | Blog
The Commonwealth Policy Center had the privilege of working on two of the pro-life pieces of legislation passed in the last legislative session. In 2020, CPC is going to monitor the following bills as we work alongside the Kentucky House and Senate: Pass the...
by Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | Radio - The Commonwealth Minute
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