Covington Independent School Board Implements SB 150

by | Aug 1, 2023 | Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington Independent School Board Implements SB 150Date: August 1, 2023Contact: Cole Cuzick – cole@commonwealthpolicy.org (Covington, KY) – Yesterday, the Covington Independent School Board implemented Senate Bill 150 by a vote of 3-1 with...

Looking Out for the Vulnerable

by | Aug 1, 2023 | Blog

The federal government under the direction of the Biden administration is expanding what it calls privacy protections for Americans who try to get an abortion, but some states are pushing back. 19 Republican attorneys general, including Kentucky’s Daniel Cameron,...

‘Utah Family Miracle’

by | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog

Something is happening in Utah that the rest of the nation is noticing. The state ranks first in both economic growth and well-being (which includes physical health, work environment, and happiness). Their success is attributed to strong family life. 55% of Utah...

Beshear Resists Audit of Mishandled Funds

by | Jul 28, 2023 | Opinion Pieces

Controversy is brewing around the Beshear Administration regarding disaster relief funds being sent to people not affected by the 2021 tornados in West Kentucky and the 2022 floods in Eastern Kentucky. In February, several Kentuckians unaffected by the disasters...

Defense Bill Takes Aim at Social Activism

by | Jul 28, 2023 | Blog

Earlier this month, Congressional Republicans passed the annual defense authorization bill, but it does more than fund our military. The measure ends funding for soldiers seeking abortions, prevents transgender procedures on soldiers, limits DEI programs, and bans the...

SB 150 Upheld

by | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog

SB 150 is now “fully in force.” This is the embattled bill passed earlier this year by the Kentucky legislature that protects gender dysphoric children from puberty blockers and sex change surgery. Judge David Hale, who blocked the bill, reversed course in light of a...

Louisville coffee shops are unionizing and striking

by | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog

Last Monday, several Louisville coffee shops weren’t open for business as usual. That’s because employees at Sunergos Coffee and Starbucks recently unionized. They organized a one-day strike to protest low wages and working conditions. Both Starbucks and...

Gender Ideology and Politics

by | Jul 25, 2023 | Blog

A photo of Gov. Andy Beshear posing in the Capitol building with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a drag queen troupe parodying nuns, has resurfaced. Beshear said, “Everyone in Kentucky counts. I would absolutely take that picture again.” It’s one of many...

Prevent Student Loan Debt Instead of Forgiving It

by | Jul 24, 2023 | Blog

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that President Biden’s $430 billion student loan forgiveness plant was unconstitutional. The Court said that Congress, not the President, has the authority to forgive the debt. Even so, that hasn’t dissuaded Biden from trying...

Crisis at Southern Border

by | Jul 21, 2023 | Blog

More than six million illegal immigrants have crossed our nation’s southern border since 2020, and the problem will likely get worse. That’s because Title 42, a set of immigration restrictions implemented under Pres. Trump, prevented over 2.5 million migrants...

Netherlands Chooses Man for Miss Universe

by | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog

The new Miss Netherlands was crowned this month, but the winner wasn’t a woman. This year’s champion made history as the nation’s first transgender nominee for Miss Universe. Interestingly, this isn’t the first nation to nominate a transgender...

Sound of Freedom 

by | Jul 19, 2023 | Blog

One of the top movies earlier this month reveals an urgent and global struggle against child sex trafficking. Sound of Freedom recounts the true story of Homeland Security investigator Tim Ballard, whose mission to end sex trafficking begins with a search for a...