KY Legislative Session Reconvenes Today

by | Feb 4, 2025 | Blog

The Kentucky Legislature reconvenes today in Frankfort to address important issues. One proposal is to raise the Kentucky minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour. The bill sponsor argues that people should be able to live off their wage without assistance. Republicans...

101st Airborne Sent to Southern Border

by | Feb 3, 2025 | Blog

Last week, Troops stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, were deployed to the southern border following President Trump’s national emergency declaration. The 716th Military Police Battalion, under the command of Lt. Col. Phillip Mason, will work with the...

Debanking Must Be Stopped

by | Jan 31, 2025 | Blog

Ever here of the term “debanking”? It refers to an attempt by major financial institutions to deny, restrict, or terminate banking services based on a customer’s ideological, political, religious, and social views. And it’s been a practice used in...

A Medical Conscience Rights Bill Would Protect Providers

by | Jan 30, 2025 | Blog

One of the most egregious and underreported actions of the Biden Administration undermined conscience rights of doctors and nurses by forcing them to participate in abortions. Healthcare providers have the right to refuse to perform procedures that violate their...

Biden and Trump Use Pardons for Good and Ill

by | Jan 29, 2025 | Blog

Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump made use of the pardon power last week. Biden preemptively pardoned several of his own family. He also pardoned political allies including Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the January 6 Committee. He also commuted the sentences of several...

Three Bills Would Protect Religious Liberty

by | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog

Three bills introduced in the Kentucky legislature aim to protect religious freedom. State Sen. Jimmy Higdon (R-Lebanon) is proposing to allow churches to build affordable housing units on their own property. Church buildings are used once, maybe twice per week and...

Trump’s First Day of Executive Orders

by | Jan 27, 2025 | Blog

President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on his first day in office. He declared the southern border a national emergency, and withdrew the US from the Paris climate agreements. Trump recognized male and female as the only two sexes recognized in federal...

CPC Opposes House Bill 33

by | Jan 27, 2025 | Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASECPC Opposes House Bill 33January 27, 2025 CONTACT: Richard Nelson (richard@commonwealthpolicy.org) (Frankfort, KY) – On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the State House introduced legislation that would expand casino gambling in...

Nearly Half of College Students Reject Mandatory DEI Classes

by | Jan 24, 2025 | Blog

According to a survey from the College Rover, 46% of college students believe that DEI classes should not be mandatory. And “1 in 10 students feel uncomfortable discussing race, gender, or sexual identity in class.” Many conservative students fear retribution for...

Companies Abandon Corporate Equality Index

by | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog

Several Fortune-500 companies have withdrawn from the Corporate Equality Index, which promotes DEI initiatives. It focuses on LGBT identity, race, and gender. These initiatives often include hiring quotas. While activists say it’s a step toward equity and inclusion,...