Should the Rich Pay More in Taxes?
Calls to “tax the rich” are gaining political momentum again. Frustration over rising costs and a widening income gap is real. But populist slogans often promise more than what good policy can deliver. The reality is that high earners already pay a disproportionate...
Election Day!
Today is primary election day in Kentucky. Voters will go to the polls to vote for candidates running for all kinds of offices on the ballot, ranging from city and county government to the state legislature and all the way up to the open U.S. Senate seat, which is...
Pre-Election Day Thoughts
Early voting began Thursday, but tomorrow is election day. Every city, county, state House, and Congressional race is on the ballot. Elections are about who is most capable of leading well. Good leadership puts community interests above self-interest. Good leaders...
Last KY Abortion Clinic Demolished
Kentucky’s last abortion clinic was recently reduced to rubble after nearly forty years in operation. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, located in downtown Louisville, was the site of daily protests and prayer vigils by pro-life activists. But they haven't taken place...
AG Coleman Asks SCOTUS to Allow Religious Shrine
Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Catholic parish in Northern Kentucky to proceed with building a small outdoor shrine. The project was halted out of concerns of how it might change the character of the neighborhood. The...
AI May Help with Early Cancer Detection
There's a lot of fear over what artificial intelligence might do to our society. But here's some good news: according to a recent report, AI may soon help detect one of the deadliest cancers in the world – pancreatic cancer. Researchers using an AI model could...
KY Circuit Judge Strikes Down Personhood Definition
Jefferson Circuit Judge Brian Edwards struck down part of a Kentucky statute defining human life beginning at fertilization. This was in response to a Jewish woman who sought to overturn Kentucky's personhood law and argued she feared prosecution for IVF procedures...
Trump Endorses KY Candidates
President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of Congressman Andy Barr for U.S. Senate has shaken the political field with a little over a week to go until the primary. Apparently, Trump made a deal with top U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris to drop out of the race in...
Billionaire Tax Hurts Everybody
California is considering something called a "billionaire's tax." It's a ballot initiative that would impose a one-time tax of 5% on the net worth of individuals with assets over $1 billion. It's projected to impact up to 250 people and raise around $100 billion. But...
Kentucky’s Workforce declined in Last Two Months
A recent report from the Kentucky Center for Statistics revealed that our state workforce declined for the second month in a row. Over 11,000 people who are able bodied have left the workforce in the first two months of 2026. Even though the 4.2 percent unemployment...
