Planned Parenthood Funding Nixed

The Trump administration changed Title X regulations regarding which organizations can receive federal family planning funds. Under the new rules any facility that performs abortions or counsels women to receive abortions cannot receive any federal funds. This means...

Google Underpaying Men

Google is in the middle of a class-action lawsuit alleging that it underpays women for performing the same job as men. However, Google's annual pay equity analysis for 2018, found something nobody expected. Google was actually underpaying men for doing the same...

KY Teachers Group Threatens Strike

The Kentucky legislature is considering a bill that modifies the teacher retirement board by including a broader group of board members. Another bill would create a tax credit for businesses that want to donate to scholarship funds for underprivileged kids trapped in...

Why Are We in So Much Debt?

Ever wonder why the federal government is in so much debt? A recent news story out of the far-west community of Hickman helps us better understand.  This depressed community near the Mississippi River received a Community Development Block grant from the federal...

Drafting Women?

Should women be forced to join the military draft? According to a federal judge in Texas, the answer is yes. U.S. District Judge Gray Miller ruled that  women should be forced to register for the draft if its ever needed. This is in line with the trend which...

Crowded Democrat Field

The 2020 presidential election is still two years away and 10 Democrats have already announced they're going to run. Another 13 are considering running for the highest office in the land and candidates in the packed field are trying to distinguish themselves from...

Abortion Survivors Protection Act

The U.S Senate considered a bill to protect babies who survive an abortion attempt. But it fell seven votes short. The Abortion Survivors Protection Act is a response to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's outrageous claim that the decision of life and death for a baby...

Sports Gambling in Kentucky?

ESPN ran a story about NBA official Tim Donaghy who took bribes to fix games over a four year period. Donaghy bet on the games he reffed and took in huge amounts of cash. He also helped others rake in millions until he was caught. It's ironic that ESPN's...

Crime in America

According to a recent story on NPR, an estimated 60 million Americans have a criminal record. One report estimates that there as many people with criminal records as college diplomas. The majority are misdemeanors, but when nearly one in five citizens has been in...

Green New Deal

Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal whose goal is to end fossil fuel use in 10 years. The deal also aims to make every existing building more energy efficient; expand electric car manufacturing, and build "charging...

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