Happy Independence Day!

Today marks the 249th anniversary of America’s founding. On July 4, 1776, delegates to the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming that all men are created equal and endowed by the Creator with unalienable rights. In a time of...

SCOTUS Nixes Funding for Planned Parenthood

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that said states should not be forced to do business with Planned Parenthood, the largest single abortion provider in the country. In the past, Planned Parenthood was reimbursed by Medicaid for various health services. But the...

Kentucky Auditor to Investigate Fayette County Schools

Earlier this month Attorney General Russell Coleman said that the Fayette County Public School Board violated the law in issuing a tax increase. Now the school board is under investigation by the Kentucky State Auditor’s office. Previously, Coleman found that the...

Kentucky’s Personal Health Shouldn’t Depend on Feds

Today Dr. Steven Stack begins as the secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. It's an important agency and Stack's experience as a physician and commissioner for the Department for Public Health for the past several years puts him in a good...

Trump Targets Kentucky’s Thomas Massie

Congressman Thomas Massie is on the outs with President Trump after he said that the bombing of Iran needed a declaration from Congress. And Massie has been outspoken about this. He posted on X last week that "[Trump) declared so much War on me today it should require...

When Public Officials Defy Reality

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker came under fire recently after an old tweet resurfaced. Pritzker urged the public to “use the other gender’s bathroom” in order to protest the Trump administration's policies on transgenderism. Now, Pritzker posted this in 2017, but...

Screen Addiction Linked to Suicidal Behaviors

The Journal of the American Medical Association released a troubling report last Wednesday linking screen addiction to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The study tracked screen use of over 4000 children between the ages of 9 to 14. The study specifically tracked signs...

Kentucky’s New Voter Registrations Lean Independent

Secretary of States Michael Adams says that more and more Kentucky voters are registering as Independents. While it's true that Republicans dominate most of rural Kentucky, Democrats are looking to catch up. At their annual convention in Owensboro, leaders of the...

SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Protecting Minors

Last week's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholds state laws that protect minors from gender transition procedures. The case is called U.S. v. Skrmetti which challenged a Tennessee law (SB1) banning high doses of hormones and surgical disfigurement of minors. The...

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