Gov. Beshear’s Education Proposal

by | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is calling for funding universal pre-K for all four-year-olds in Kentucky, and he’s proposing an 11% pay raise for teachers and all school staff. This is a response to Daniel Cameron’s promise to catch students up...

Daniel Cameron’s Education Proposal

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog

Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron released his “Cameron Catch-up Plan” to address the learning loss experience by students during Covid lockdowns of Kentucky public schools. Cameron points to the NAEP progress report that shows fewer than...

San Francisco Retailer Laments Civil Breakdown

by | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog

After 165 years, a historic San Francisco department store may be about to close down. It’s not due to the lack of sales, but rather due to lawlessness. The famed retailer called Gumps criticized public officials in an open letter. They said city leaders are failing...

Biden Administration Limits Archery and Hunting Programs

by | Aug 29, 2023 | Blog

Over 100,000 Kentucky students participate in an archery or hunting program at their school, but if the Biden Administration has its way, these programs will be history. The administration is interpreting the 2022 Bipartisan Safe Communities Act to prohibit funding...

Kentucky’s Foster Care Challenge

by | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog

Kentucky has a lot of kids in foster care, and the state’s Citizen Foster Care Review Boards play an essential role in the commonwealth’s foster care system. This group reviews the case of every child and makes sure they’re placed in safe homes. 700...

Parental Rights in Kentucky Governor’s Race

by | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog

Parental rights is shaping up to be a major issue in the Kentucky governor’s race. Both the Republican and Democratic candidates say they are for parental rights. Yet they believe very different things. Current Governor Andy Beshear believes that parental rights...

Kentucky’s Childhood Well-being Dismal

by | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog

A recent study revealed that Kentucky ranks 40th out of the 50 states in childhood well-being. This is based on parental employment, educational achievement, and health care accessibility. Dr. Scottie Day of Kentucky Children’s Hospital proposed a solution. He said to...

Children Have Right to a Healthy Environment in Montana

by | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog

Youth activists in Montana sued the state for failing to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions. And they won. A judge ruled that Montana must consider climate impacts when approving new fossil fuel projects. The case has a purported constitutional...

Beshear Administration Caught in “Pay to Play”

by | Aug 22, 2023 | Blog

WBKO News in Bowling Green broke a story involving a fundraising scheme between the governor’s office and illegal campaign contributions. WBKO uncovered a $12,500 donation by the Barren County Economic Authority (BCEA) to the Democratic Governors Association....

Louisville Public Schools Bus Debacle

by | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog

Jefferson County Public Schools made national news on the first day of school for all the wrong reasons. Its bus routes and service to its 90,000 students were a fiasco. Some kids spent nearly seven hours on the bus, and didn’t make it home until 10 pm. JCPS...