CALIFORNIA ALLOWS NCAA ATHLETE COMPENSATION
The NCAA has a strict rule for college ballplayers that prohibits them from getting paid from outside interests. The NCAA argues that they're keeping college sports from becoming professionalized. But critics say that NCAA athletics is a multi-billion-dollar-a-year...
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU LIKE
If you're on Facebook, you're aware of the thumbs up icon which means "like." But a Frankfort judge found out the hard way that "liking" a Facebook post can get you into trouble. Judge Phillip Shepherd “liked” a Facebook post that supported Andy Beshear’s campaign for...
Register to Vote Today
Today is the last day to register to vote for the November election. If you've recently moved, gotten married and changed your name, or just turned 18, then you must be registered if you plan to vote on November 5. Of course, the top race is for Kentucky governor. But...
AOC’S NEW POVERTY-FIGHTING PROGRAM
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing new poverty-fighting programs which include an expansion of Medicaid to illegal immigrants. Her plan is called "A Just Society," and it would increase the federal poverty line and expand benefits to include...
VAPING UNDER FIRE
Vaping is under fire as a number of high-profile deaths have led to closer scrutiny of the vaping industry. Some vaping companies like Juul have been accused of marketing their product to kids which likely led to Juul's CEO being forced out. Vaping is largely...
DEMOCRATS LAUNCH IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats will launch an impeachment inquiry of Pres. Trump. The case involves a whistleblower, accusations of foreign entanglement in our politics and a Democratic presidential candidate. At issue is a phone...
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TARGETS CONSERVATIVES
Last week, the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on “How the Tax Code Subsidizes Hate.” Of course, nobody wants hate and they don't want tax dollars subsidizing it. But how do you define hate? In today's public arena, hate is...
KENTUCKY’S PURDUE PHARMA SETTLEMENT
Was Kentucky shortchanged by a settlement with Purdue Pharma? Senate President Robert Stivers believes that's the case. Purdue Pharma has made several state settlements regarding its painkiller OxyContin which is linked to addiction. In 2015, Kentucky Attorney General...
CLEANING UP VOTER ROLLS
The Kentucky State Board of Elections placed over 150,000 Kentucky voters on the inactive list. The state was ordered to do this by a federal judge because Kentucky was not in compliance with the National Voter Registration Act which requires states to remove inactive...
KY PRISON OVERCROWDING
Kentucky Justice Secretary John Tilley told a legislative committee that Kentucky has a huge problem of prison overcrowding and is “dealing with a powder keg at the state level and the county level. There’s not enough time to discuss how much of a powder keg this...
